stern

     

300px|thumb|Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern.

Trivia about stern

  • If you want to sail west, this part of your boat should be easternmost
  • The rear end of a ship, or an adjective describing a hard or strict teacher
  • Smee heads "aft" to this part of the boat, like the angry look the skipper just gave him
  • Radio's Howard knows it means harsh, severe or firm
  • The bow is the front part of a ship; this is the rear part
  • Dummkopfs! This German newsmagazine paid millions for forged diaries of Adolf Hitler in 1983