"HK" wrote in message
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On Aug 10, 10:06 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Just,
The OP was discussing the NAV lights on his boat, not Nav Markers.

I thought so too, but he also asked about direction, so I figured I
would add a quick tip there too just in case. He being a new boater
might not know what he is or really needs to ask.

The
Port light on a boat is red, the Starboard Light on a boat is green, so
when you see a green light on your port side, the boat is going to cross
your path. If you see a red light on your starboard side, the boat will
cross your path.- -

Someone posted this link the other day:
http://www.boatsafe.com/flash/reviewlights.html
I am going to study till I know it, going to make my kids do it too.

Anyway, I hope in the long run, the guy gets the "tip" he needs.




Let's see. I'm heading north. I look to my left, or port, side, and I see
another boat's lights. Actually I see its green nav light. So, according
to Reggie Retardo, the other boat is going to cross my path.

Except the other boat is on a course parallel to mine, and is heading in
the same direction.

Now, I'm a few miles upstream. The other boat is far behind. I see a red
nav light on my starboard side. According to Reggie Retardo, the boat will
cross my path.

Except the other boat is on a course parallel to mine, and is heading in
the same direction.

Whoops.


Yup whoops. Whoops you can not read. He specified bouys.

On Aug 10, 9:16 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 10, 9:01 pm, HK wrote:
Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:54:11 -0700, quizno mouse
wrote:
I am new to boating and I always get confused with portside and
starboard or the red and green nav lights position and direction.
Is there an easy trick or rule of thumb one can use to always remember
these ?
Thanks for the help
I remember it as the opposite of the "Red, Right Returning" Bouy
system.
Mark E. Williams.
Sounds stupid but that's how I remember it.
Everyone learns Red Right Returning.

Like I said, on the boat I use the letters method

left, port, red all have less letters than right, starboard, green,

But I think it was WB? that noted the colored tape method, I plan to
do that too near the bow with tape or paint, maybe even on the center
thwart. A stupid word by the way. Why can't I say seat? Cause it's not
a seat kid. Justwaitafrekinminute here

But what do you call it if it is not running athwart? :}- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Interestingly enough, in a design by Phil Bolger I have here, the
place you put your butt runs fore and aft, and in the drawings, Bolger
calls it a thwart. Payson, (AKA Dynamite Payson) in his description of
the build calls it a seat :O
I just call it sit, and point my finger... I fish a lot with my dog

On Aug 10, 8:58 am, wrote:
On Aug 10, 8:54 am, quizno mouse wrote:

I am new to boating and I always get confused with portside and
starboard or the red and green nav lights position and direction.
Is there an easy trick or rule of thumb one can use to always remember
these ?

Thanks for the help

Port has less letters than starboard, left has less letters than
right. Port is left, right starboard.

If you are traveling in a river and looking at the bouys to stay in
the lane, remember to keep the Red bouys, on the right side of your
boat, while returning up river. So remember red, right, return... HTH

Now that's a neat little trick Thanks HTH.

I took boating courses in French and they had a trick similar using
the word Battery ( batterie in French)
Left for BAT and right for TERY ( in French Port is Babord and
Starboard is Tribord) so the word Bat-Terie came in pretty handy)
usefull trick for anyone sailing in the french isles,
The Port red and green Starboard is already anchored in my mind Thanks
guys!!!

Don