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"Dene" dene@(nospam) ipns.com wrote in message ... Thank you all for the great advice. I do intend to take a course this winter. A friend gave me Chapman's book and I've begun perusing....chanting, "right of red returning from sea." Now if I just knew what the green ones meant. -Greg Basically, the greens mark the opposite side of the channel. As stated, you're talking IALA "A" buoyage where it's "red right returning to sea" or "right of red returning from sea", so if you pass a red buoy on your port side returning from sea and you see a green buoy, keep it on your stbd hand as you pass it. otn |
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Dene wrote:
"NeptunesJester" wrote in message oups.com... Greg, You may want to pick yourself up a copy of Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling. You can find it in bookstores and marine stores. You may also want to contact your local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla, or your local United States Power and Sail Squadron. Both these organizations offer public safe boating classes that cover the Inland Navigation Rules. The classes are well worth the time. Dan Schiro M/V Sea Ranch Dene (nospam) wrote: With the acquisition of my first "yacht" (a 25 footer) this week, I've been on a learning curve. Given this, is there a site which explains, in layman's terms, the meaning of various buoys. I'm still struggling with "right of red returning from sea," especially when I see a green river buoy. -Greg Thank you all for the great advice. I do intend to take a course this winter. A friend gave me Chapman's book and I've begun perusing....chanting, "right of red returning from sea." Now if I just knew what the green ones meant. -Greg We simplify the chant... red...right...return when entering harbour..keep green to port when leaving harbour...keep green to starboard. |
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krj wrote:
If you go "right of red" returning from sea, you will run aground. It's "red right" returningfrom sea, meaning that you keep the bouy to your right or starboard side. The green marks the other side of the channel. Which means that it will be on your port (left) side. krj Should we tell this guy that in Europe & most of the rest of the worls...it's opposite? |
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"Dene" dene@(nospam) ipns.com wrote in message ... With the acquisition of my first "yacht" (a 25 footer) this week, I've been on a learning curve. Given this, is there a site which explains, in layman's terms, the meaning of various buoys. I'm still struggling with "right of red returning from sea," especially when I see a green river buoy. -Greg |
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as others have said
it is red on right when returning your green river bouy may be a bit more challanging if the river is open at both ends or if it is so long that you don't know which way is returning. keep in mind that the bouy numbers go up when returning. One of the best things to do is to get charts and see what the red and green bouys are keeping you away from. then you begin to understand what they mean hope this helps |
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Don White wrote:
Dene wrote: "NeptunesJester" wrote in message oups.com... Greg, You may want to pick yourself up a copy of Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling. You can find it in bookstores and marine stores. You may also want to contact your local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla, or your local United States Power and Sail Squadron. Both these organizations offer public safe boating classes that cover the Inland Navigation Rules. The classes are well worth the time. Dan Schiro M/V Sea Ranch Dene (nospam) wrote: With the acquisition of my first "yacht" (a 25 footer) this week, I've been on a learning curve. Given this, is there a site which explains, in layman's terms, the meaning of various buoys. I'm still struggling with "right of red returning from sea," especially when I see a green river buoy. -Greg Thank you all for the great advice. I do intend to take a course this winter. A friend gave me Chapman's book and I've begun perusing....chanting, "right of red returning from sea." Now if I just knew what the green ones meant. -Greg We simplify the chant... red...right...return when entering harbour..keep green to port when leaving harbour...keep green to starboard. Nobody navigates anything but the smallest boat (when it really doesn't matter) without looking at a chart. It will be obvious which side to leave the buoys on. Get a chart. |
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"krj" wrote in message ... Dene wrote: "NeptunesJester" wrote in message oups.com... Greg, You may want to pick yourself up a copy of Chapman Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling. You can find it in bookstores and marine stores. You may also want to contact your local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla, or your local United States Power and Sail Squadron. Both these organizations offer public safe boating classes that cover the Inland Navigation Rules. The classes are well worth the time. Dan Schiro M/V Sea Ranch Dene (nospam) wrote: With the acquisition of my first "yacht" (a 25 footer) this week, I've been on a learning curve. Given this, is there a site which explains, in layman's terms, the meaning of various buoys. I'm still struggling with "right of red returning from sea," especially when I see a green river buoy. -Greg Thank you all for the great advice. I do intend to take a course this winter. A friend gave me Chapman's book and I've begun perusing....chanting, "right of red returning from sea." Now if I just knew what the green ones meant. -Greg If you go "right of red" returning from sea, you will run aground. It's "red right" returningfrom sea, meaning that you keep the bouy to your right or starboard side. The green marks the other side of the channel. Which means that it will be on your port (left) side. krj You're right. I'm meant right of which means left, not right of red. Just right....... Damn.....confused again. Ok....better question. When I run aground, what's the first thing I should do? ; -Greg |
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Don White wrote:
krj wrote: If you go "right of red" returning from sea, you will run aground. It's "red right" returningfrom sea, meaning that you keep the bouy to your right or starboard side. The green marks the other side of the channel. Which means that it will be on your port (left) side. krj Should we tell this guy that in Europe & most of the rest of the worls...it's opposite? Is there a world outside the US? |
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richard wrote:
as others have said it is red on right when returning your green river bouy may be a bit more challanging if the river is open at both ends or if it is so long that you don't know which way is returning. keep in mind that the bouy numbers go up when returning. One of the best things to do is to get charts and see what the red and green bouys are keeping you away from. then you begin to understand what they mean hope this helps In Europe the direction of bouyage is the same direction as the flood tide, and when entering a harbour or river mouth the bouyage is red-to-red and green-to-green. Time the shipping world got together on this and agreed a worldwide system. |
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:50:35 GMT, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote: richard wrote: as others have said it is red on right when returning your green river bouy may be a bit more challanging if the river is open at both ends or if it is so long that you don't know which way is returning. keep in mind that the bouy numbers go up when returning. One of the best things to do is to get charts and see what the red and green bouys are keeping you away from. then you begin to understand what they mean hope this helps In Europe the direction of bouyage is the same direction as the flood tide, and when entering a harbour or river mouth the bouyage is red-to-red and green-to-green. Time the shipping world got together on this and agreed a worldwide system. But IALA A and IALA B are the result of the world getting together and agreeing! I undertand that IALA B, now used only by the US, its territories, and its client states in Asia, was the original proposal. But the Europeans were slow to understand the import of a unified marker system. So they failed to support it. And then came IALA A and the current mess. |
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