USA didn't want to join the rest of the world in a single unified
buoyage system, so a compromise unified buoyage system was
devised which wasn't unified, but was called unified. So in all
the world except the Americas, the lateral system is green to
starboard entering harbour. In the Americas, of course . . .

I guess the states couldn't afford to change their system, so
hoped the rest of the world would change theirs.

Bit like the Japanese and British road systems, driving on the
left. Except we're islands, so it's clear when there's a change,
and the investment to change (as Sweden did) is enormous compared
to the investment of changing a buoyage system.

PS, if you want info on the Greek islands, do email me direct.
I've lived, worked and cruised there for a long time.

jim(dot)baerselman(at)ntlworld(dot)com

Yacht Rapaz, sadly for sale to pay for my lovely Greek house.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.bae...cification.htm


BIANCO ROBERTO wrote in message
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Hi all,

I am perusing the "Greek waters pilot" by Rod Heikell in
preparation for a possible cruise in the Aegean. The maps of
the harbors' entrances show a Green buoy on starboard and Red
buoy to port.

Is "Green Right Returning" the Med-equivalent of "Red Right
Returning" on this side of the pond?

E-references for navigational rules in the Med anybody?

Thanks
Roberto