> Starboard is presumably where the wheel was Not the wheel, but (as this article also says) the steering oar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_oar https

> Starboard is presumably where the wheel was Not the wheel, but (as this article also says) the steering oar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_oar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_oar: “The steering oar or steering board is an over-sized oar or board, to control the direction of a ship or other watercraft prior to the invention of the rudder.“