Port Side Boat Sticker | Die Cut Vinyl Nautical Decal | Red Navigation Label for Sailboats | Sailing Gift for Boat Owners

The details

Port has four letters. So does left. And somehow that still isn't enough at 6am in a crosswind. This is the red one. PORT in white condensed capitals on signal red, with a solid arrow pointing outboard to the left — the same red that's been marking the port side of every vessel afloat since long before anyone reading this owned a boat. Put it where the argument happens and the argument stops. Clean flat marine lettering, a crisp white keyline, a rounded rectangle, and nothing else. No clip art, no rope borders, no distressed texture, no cartoon anchor. It reads instantly from across a cockpit and looks like it came with the boat rather than off a gift-shop rack. Sold on its own — for the owner who only needs the one, for replacing the side that finally gave up after five hard summers on the water, or for the person who wants two on the port coaming and one below at the nav station. If you want the matching green, the STARBOARD decal is listed separately, and the pair is listed as a set. Goes on coamings, cockpit locker lids, either side of the companionway, beside the helm, on bulkheads below, or on the hatch boards. Genuinely useful on a new boat, a charter, a club dinghy, or a training keelboat where half the crew are still learning — and quietly funny on a boat where everyone should know better by now. ✦ THE PERFECT GIFT FOR: • New boat owners still learning where everything is • Sailing instructors and club race coaches with rotating crews • The friend who bought the boat before taking the course • Anyone briefing a fresh crew every week • Sailing club gift exchanges and end-of-season crew gifts • Anyone outfitting a first dinghy, daysailer or cruiser ✦ DESIGN Single die-cut vinyl sticker, 4" x 1". PORT in white condensed bold on signal red (#C8102E) with a left-pointing white arrow and a white inner keyline on a rounded rectangle. Drawn as flat vector artwork and printed at 300 DPI with a contour cut and a thin white border. ✦ THE STICKER • Durable die-cut vinyl with a clean printed finish • Weather resistant and rated for outdoor use • Strong permanent adhesive that holds on gelcoat, fiberglass, painted surfaces, glass, metal and hard plastic • Contour cut to the rounded-rectangle shape — not a square with a picture on it • Sized to sit neatly on a coaming, locker lid, bulkhead or hatch board ✦ APPLYING IT Clean and dry the surface first — salt and wax are the enemy of adhesion. Wipe with an alcohol wipe if you have one, peel, position, then press firmly from the center outward. Give it 24 hours before it gets rained on or washed down. On a curved surface, warm the vinyl gently with your hands and it will follow the shape. ✦ SIZING / CARE / SHIPPING Measures 4 inches wide by 1 inch tall. Sold individually — this listing is the PORT decal only. Hand wash the surface around it rather than pressure washing directly at the edges, and it will outlast several seasons. Red to port. Every time, no thinking required. ⛵🔴

Also known as

• port sticker
• boat sticker
• nautical decal
• sailboat sticker
• sailing gift
• vinyl boat decal
• die cut sticker
• new boat gift
• port side label
• marine decal
• boat accessories
• sailor gift
• helm label