That’s awesome, I don’t have any experience on the lakes. There’s some incredible Coast Guard stations and Cutters up there that I wish I could have served on but the closest I was offered was Niagara Falls. Thank you so much for commenting!
Thanks for the video! Very informative! Forgive me for asking, but do the numbers on the red or green buoys indicate how far or how close you are from a harbor or marina (e.g. descending numbers mean your're getting closer to a harbor)?
The higher numbers simply mean it’s a longer channel. The beginning of the channel is 1 or 2 or together which we call a gate (Red & Green Go Between). The numbers get greater sequentially as the channel progresses. However, they skip numbers eg 1&2, 4, 6 the next green buoy would be 7 not 3. I hope that makes sense. Thank you so much for commenting!
@@boattrainingonline6561 Thanks for responding to my question! It sounds like the numbers do not necessarily tell us proximity to a harbor, but like you inferred the beginning/ending of a channel. So, the descending numbers could lead you to a harbor or to a junction in the channel.
@@richardl6188 It could but the absolute takeaway from this video and our conversation is getting with a chart or on your chart plotter and research where you’re going before you get there. Plotting out your courses in advance ensures a safer voyage. I was involved in a rescue in an area I was unfamiliar with and I hadn’t laid down track lines in advance, and it was at night. People’s lives were in jeopardy!The entire rescue was so stressful it’s knotting me up to think about it. My point is, I could have reduced my stress level by simply plotting my courses while sitting at the dock where I had plenty time and could look at all my options, figure out how the designer laid out the channel. I hope this helps and thank you for commenting!
Off the top of my head, it looks like a light house. Buoys are to close to the water's surface to be seen that far away. You'll find the best information on light characteristics from the Coast Guard's Light List Booklet.
I've heard that the reason that your system is different to that of most of the rest of the world on IALA System A is that your locals swapped the bouys to confuse the English during your battles for independence? Enemy ships floundered on bars and in shallows because of the confusion that ensued. Quite a clever and cheap defense! It seems to have some merit, and you simply never swapped back afterwards. So very American. ;) LOL Still, Australians and so many others simply can't watch these US-centric video training guides because they're frankly very, very incorrect for us.
Thank you so much for your comment, Chris! Clint, a fellow Aussie schooled me in this a couple of days ago. I was completely unaware and will have to pay close attention when I make it to the land down under. (definitely on my bucket list) I've never heard the war story, but it certainly makes sense to me. If it's any consolation, the skipper of the cabin cruiser didn't have an Australian accent;) Thanks again Mate!
Thank you so much for your comment and my back side is starting to back broken in from all you guys around the world😂 I will admit, I was completely Ignorant of the fact until a couple of O’L Boys from the Land Down Under school in the fact and gave me a history lesson to boot. You guys are all awesome!!!
@@ColinWu I did state "most of the rest of the world on IALA", not all of it. I also doubt that Japan, Korea and the Philippines had any real systems in place prior to the time of the Revolutionary war and merely adopted what the USA went with at some point. Do you have anything to show that's an incorrect assumption?
I've watched boating RU-vid videos for years. They've been entertaining. However, your videos are easy to follow, educational, thorough, and easy to remember! Thank you.
Wow, you just gave me goose bumps! Thank you so much, it's very kind of you to share. I've been doing this all of my life and this is how I want to close out the last chapter of my life - what a blessing.
Red right return made perfect sense to me, here’s why. In the coast guard class I took they told us that channels are layed out/ marked ‘go to sea , just like going around that island. ‘. When you’re going to sea Green is starboard and red is port just like the lights on your boat. If you think of it that way you should be able to remember and figure out where you’re supposed to be.
In a simple geography, red, right, return works great. But, if you are boating in a bay that has lots of islands and multiple ports it isn't always clear. For example, in my local bay there are lots and lots of islands. There's a channel between two of those islands that is essentially parallel to shore. There's a path to multiple harbors in each direction, and there's a path to open ocean in each direction. So, which way is "return"? I initially guessed that "return" would be heading in the direction of the largest and closest harbor from the wider channel to the sea, but I was wrong. I'm sure there's solid logic behind the design, but I don't know what it is. The point is, you can't 100% depend on red, right, return. After being confused a few times, I now always have a chart (paper or electronic) readily available to be able to reference if needed.
@@paulfrank8738Outstanding and you have arrived at the point of the video. You should always consult your plotter or a chart. This is kinda old school but I still do it to this day: I plot all my courses in all of the harbors / channels I go or could go into. I do this at the dock where I can zoom in and take my time to figure things out. Now - no stress! I learned this the hard way on a rescue I responded to with people’s lives hang on the other end. I hadn’t laid down track line, it was night and as dark as the inside of your pocket. The stress knots my stomach up just to think about it. I remember thinking how dumb not to have taken control of the things I could control like plotting those course. I couldn’t control the weather or the darkness or the fact that these guys needed help but the courses! Sorry that this is so long but it’s exactly why I started this channel in the first place. Thank you so much for commenting!
Holy crap thanks I’m learning an that’s a good note …. But what I’m confused about is if I need to stay between them how do I get it on the star side without leaving channel
Going around Staten Island same holds true: Ambrose channel, Narrows, Bay Ridge channel meets Hudson meets Kill Van Kull channel meets Newark Bay channel meets Arthur Kill channel meets Raritan Bay channel meets Raritan River Cutoff channel.... add channels for each individual port...heavy commercial traffic ....and in haze from wildfires smoke it is hard to tell color without binoculars ...add a bit of GPS lag. and it can get interesting even in middle of the day, ... done it once, it was fun, not sure I want to do it again...lol
I learned in the Navy Red right Upstream or Into port (RRUI) and Green right Downstream or out to sea (GRDO). Thanks for teaching this class to the uninformed. I've seen the same ignorance for the last 50+ years since I left the US Navy. Good Job!!!
This is a good video...thank you. When on the Rhine in Germany last year I noted to the ship captain that he was on the wrong side of the buoys! I found out that Europe uses the System A of buoys, and there it is Red Left Return from the Sea! "In Europe, the position of each buoy is such that on exiting a harbor or channel the red marks or Port marks will be kept on your right hand side, while on entering a harbor or buoyed channel the green or Starboard mark will be kept to your right" I was embarrassed.
Thank you so much for your comment! LOL, me too!!! A couple of O’L Boys from the “Land Down Under” schooled me in these facts when I first put this video and then they gave me a history lesson of my own country. Oh well, even old dogs can learn something new! Thanks again.
Your comments are confusing in themselves. Nautical terms should be used. Port and Starboard. These relate to the vessel. Left and right relate to your person.
Thank you for this. I'm on the water in a very low draft, slow moving craft (a kayak) so I'm not concerned about hitting the bottom, but everybody benefits if I can understand where other craft are being channeled so I can avoid unnecessarily getting in the way (and in the wakes).
Hello Sir, I would like to make this comment. As much as you say that Red Right Returning is an incomplete statement, also you may wish to consider that as you reach out to your audience, it is an international audience that you address. With that in mind, it maybe a point to mention that the system of buoyage you describe is for North, Central and South America, Japan, Korea and the Philippines, the IALA system B. The rest of the world uses IALA system A, which reverses the shapes and colors of the lateral markers. We have the term "Red to Red Returning from sea" Perhaps the cabin cruiser you described, was unfamiliar with local waters... but, your point stands...know where you are and plan ahead
Thank you so much for your reply! I acknowledge your point about an international audience. A little humbling, I must admit. I have studied both systems while I was in the Coast Guard, but I love talking about the things I know firsthand. I don't have firsthand experience in those countries. I have been to Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean. I've been in and out of the ICW but have no experience in the western rivers. It was my sincere hope when I started this channel that I would meet people like you and have these conversations. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, experience and your opinion. I hope our paths will cross in the future and we can continue this conversation over a hot cup of coffee.
@Boat Training Online I also like to speak of things that I have experience with or learned first hand, that's the great thing about this platform, it connects people from all over the world...BTW I would have the first clue about the ICW navigation, but if I find myself in that part of the world, I'd look up a contact such as yourself...keep up the content :)
It's a shame the US use the opposite rules to everywhere else in the world, where a green buoy should be to your starboard side on returning to port. Port is recognised as Red and Starboard Green across the world for navigation lights, buoys etc. worth mentioning.
Thanks for your vid man … I’m learning in rivers been fishing tournaments (bass) an my friend been teaching me a lot and ppl don’t realize yes we can an do have a blast but danger is present if we are inexperienced anyway yesterday me an my friend was heading out of a river inlet to the bay side or to sea and was wander why this boat was heading straight at us an we was taking red bois to our right heading out but it worked out but I’m here to learn thank u
That guy was stupid because if he wasn't in the channel ,also the term return is self known as from the sea as per ancient mariner time. Conclusion is plain common sense and knowledge of the rules of the road
Thank you for your efforts to educate the boating public. As a land-locked Canadian boater who can’t always point to the sea from the various bodies of water I frequent, I’ve come to equate “returning” to mean returning to port, er I mean, harbour. But I too have been hoodwinked by rounding a point and suddenly realizing everything was bass-ackwards. Keeps this pastime interesting for sure!
DANGER!!! You’ve made two misleading or dangerous statements #1 Preferred Cannel Markers. You stated that you can take them on either side: WRONG! This IS true IF you are “returning from the sea” but NOT if you are heading toward the sea. I’ve seen boats run aground because they took one of these on the wrong side. Example: you are heading “toward the sea” in the alternate channel. You’ve been passing green cans on your right for miles. Up ahead you spot a junction buoy. It is GRG. Well, it looks mainly green … I’ve been passing green on my right for miles, so I guess I’ll keep this on my right as well? CRASH!!! What happened? I’m in the ALTERNATE channel. That GRG was a RED for me! If you study your chart ahead of time, you would have known this. It is IMPERATIVE that you study your chart before traversing unfamiliar waters. #2) Red Green go Between: Dangerous! A channel does not have to be marked with matching R and G; in fact, a channel can be marked with ONLY R or ONLY G! This would be common if one side of the channel was very deep; lateral markers would not be needed there. If you see R and G markers, the do not necessarily mark the SAME channel! Example: Shortly before the Detroit River meets Lake St. Clair, it splits around Belle Island. As you head up the alternate channel, you’ll notice R and G buoys on opposite sides of the river. Quite often, boats run aground motoring between the R and G buoys. Why? Because they mark TWO DIFFERENT CHANNELS! If they studied their charts, they also would have noticed that the G buoys were on the RIGHT and the R buoys were on the LEFT, despite the fact that they were “returning from the sea”. Studying the charts, they would have noticed that the R buoys were marking a channel along the left shore. It was quite deep all the way to shore but shallow on the right side of the R buoys, heading upstream. Likewise, the G buoys mark a separate channel on the right side of the river, heading upstream. It is shallow to the left of these G buoys but so deep to the right that no R buoys were placed. The SCOTT MIDDLE GROUND is clearly depicted in the charts. So. The most important Rule could be “Review your charts before entering unfamiliar waters”!
Don’t get me wrong. You’ve covered a LOT in 21 minutes! I barely cover this much in a two hour class. I just wanted to point out real life experiences of people getting in trouble following simple “rules” rather than studying their charts.
T, when I started this channel - I hoped it would inspire dialogue and comments like yours! You are spot on and I appreciate your comment! I would also like to underscore your advice to "Review your charts before entering unfamiliar waters".
@@boattrainingonline6561 I agree with you all. Read the charts first. That should be part of your pre-planning. As a retired worldwide airline captain, there is always a little difference in every country that can trip you up and cause you to blush.
Thank you for your comment! I’ve had several comments like yours, one Captain said it was common sense but unfortunately I see a lot of people taking Red buoys down the wrong side. Thanks again and thanks for watching!
This video does not apply to anyone in UK or Europe as it’s the wrong way around and doesn’t pronounce the word ‘bouy’ correctly. Haha 😅😅😅 It’s not a Booeee, its a Bouy as in buoyancy ! Best wishes from UK where we speak English properly.
Thank you so much for your comment and for the ball breaking😂👍 You are absolutely right, different system and I’ve learned that RU-vid has a far larger reach than the US. Thanks again.
That can get you in trouble too. In my area, Vineyard Sound starts where Nantucket Sound ends. If you come into Vineyard Sound around Gay Head, the numbers are already in 30’s not to mention you still have Buzzard’s Bay to get through. You definitely need to consult your plotter or your charts to see how the channel was laid out. Thank you so much for commenting!
What I learned is returning in the ICW (intercoastal waterway) is based a trip from ME to TX. So red right is on the land side and green is on the sea side as the ICW channel (mostly) parallels the US coast line. I remember this as red = stop = shallow so that is always the land side. What gets confusing is when two channels cross because as mentioned in your island example this can switch which "return" you are following. I have a very shallow draft boat (flats skiff) but still try to stay in between gates just to be predictable, if you short cut a marker that will confuse others navigating the area. Heck they might even try to follow you and run aground. In FL we have letters for secondary markers like 22A. In this case the A was added due to a sand bar or other hazard or maybe in a tight area where a straight course between two markers wouldn't work. So just think of 22A as 22.5, they needed an extra marker but couldn't use 23 as that breaks the odd / even rule. As such you can just treat 22A the same as 22. And in very shallow area you might have private stakes which are just simple PVC poles shoved in the mud that have wooden arrows showing where the deep/safe side is. These aren't official government markers and thus don't show on charts. I wish all markers had lights, I understand this isn't possible with buoys (cans/nuns) but on pylons this is totally possible with solar panels and batteries. The best advice is to study a chart BEFORE heading out and familiarize yourself with local channels so you are not surprised. I even add points on my chart plotter/GPS and name them with warnings like slow, open, wide, tight or entrance... things to remind me of what to do in that area.
I recalled, from a billion years ago (late 70's), that red was on the right, but I must have forgotten that it was when _returning from the sea_. I'd always wondered how this could possibly work because it must be with relationship to something or you'd pass on the wrong side. (I don't boat but I was interested as a kid and read a lot of the coast guard class material). Thanks for clearing that up.
In my neck of the woods, Glen Island, New Rochelle, there is a series of red and green buoys aligned close to each other leading into the channel. You have to crisscross these markers accordingly leaving or returning to the channel. There is no margin for error. If you make an error, you end up on a pile of rocks just inches under the surface..
WoW! We have a body of water up here called Woods Hole Pass where 4 different channels converge. If you haven’t done your due diligent prior to entering, it could cost you your boating season. I’m in the process of making a video on the process for looking at how a channel is laid out. Thank you so much for sharing and for your comment!
Oops, These IALA régions A and B ! When I stayed in The Netherlands - great sailors -, I have learned something simple (KISS): when returning from sea, it can be in rough seas, so do not think, just match green markers from your boat with the green buoys, and red with red. But why not in the US? Why there do you need to match the colors when leaving the shelter of a port? 😂
I boated over 50 years and realized we were over in Europe, and all their navigational aids are reversed. My son told me that when we fought with the British, our country decided to make all our markers the opposite to screw with the enemy. We still keep it that way. It was funny when I was looking at the red markers when going to sea and green on the right, coming back into the harbor.
These videos while helpful require some fine tuning, The IALA has broken the world in to A and B regions but not quite fully adopted by all. I have worked in areas that are marked with green to starboard inbound But as is the catch all guideline; never rely solely on one aid to navigation.
Fifty years ago would have been 1974. In 1974 all of the green buoys were black. In the early eighties the USCG changed the black to green. I guess the color green is easier to see in low light situations…vice black.
It's not a complete statement. If you meet an approaching vessel, somehow you have to distinguish it as a vessel and not a navigation marker. Not all markers are flashing, did you know that? And then, for vessels, the rules apply exactly the OPPOSITE, don't they? You must leave a red light to port and a green light to starboard.
Yes, Green going to sea, Red returning from sea. But it can be a bit confusing on waterways. For example, if you look at a chart for the Arthur Kill New York area, you will see on the Arthur Kill as you are traveling from New Jersey to the Hudson River, Buoys are Red on the Right but as you pass under the Goethals Bridge, the waterway curves to the right and you will see Green Buoys on the Right and Red Buoys on the Left on the same waterway. You need to watch your chart for this area.
You make an awesome point! More than likely, you are entering and exiting different channels. The best practice is to lay down your track lines prior to entering that body of water. Then there’s no surprises. You’ve laid these track lines down while you’re calm and not under stress. I have always done this because trying to rescue someone is stressful enough without adding something I have complete control over. Thank you so much for your comment!
People who spend time on the water, who rely on electronics, without having working knowledge of reading and plotting a paper chart and having access to charts are shorting themselves, assuming the system won't fail. GPS is only reliable when it works. Learning old school navigation isn't a bad thing and would come in hand when the unthinkable happens, and it happens.
Thank you do much for commenting, Captain Dave. Red, Right, Return - from what??? From Sea.....unless you are in IALA system A or system B that doesn't include the U.S. This channel is intended for beginning boater who shouldn't be taking every red buoy they see down their starboard side. Thanks again.
There are several different buoy systems out which I encourage you to study if you’re going to travel in unfamiliar waters. I’ve attached a link that does a good job of explaining the lateral system. Thank you so much for your question and for commenting! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_mark
If a person doesn't know if they are returning to or from sea they should not be in control of a boat. In my near 60 years on the water I've seen many who should have never been behind the wheel. And you saying red right on return is wrong in your introduction without saying incomplete well you are just more CLICKBAIT.
You have to reference charts for the area. When you leave Key West and turn west you hold the red on your right because you are returning to Gulf of Mexico.
Thank you for your response to my question. RU-vid blocked me from directly answering from your comment. Yes I’m in sunny Florida, USA. And your answer cleared things up.
Hello and thank you for sharing your enormous treasure of knowledge. “Red right returning to sea.” I’ve got that but we live on a barrier island of NJ and frequently travel the inland waterway where there are several inlets out to the ocean. I can never figure out how this phrase is applied in our situation. If I am headed south towards Hereford’s Inlet I am returning to sea and if I am headed North towards Townsend Inlet I am also returning to sea. So which is it? I hope that you can clear this up for me. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for your comment, Patricia! I'm sure this is just a mistake but it's "Red Right Returning FROM sea", I would hate for you to get confused. I was in some of the roughest seas I've ever been in of the coast of NJ. I was pretty sure we were all going to meet the maker that day. It was so rough a Russian grain ship broke apart 10 miles away from us and we couldn't response - it was too dangerous to deviate from our course. A Coast Guard helicopter picked up the crew. The Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) is actually pretty cool and you get miss all of those fun seas I was just sharing with you. It's really worth your time to figure it out. Thanks again!
I think some folks could be thinking "Homeport is Jacksonville, trip to Miami. All the way "out" to Miami, put the greens to my right.. then tomorrow, "RETURNING" to Jacksonville, put all the reds to my right".. Of course that's wrong, but people have made dumber mistakes before..
I like IALA System A because it Makes Sense. It would make sense to an exhausted mariner coming in from sea. Leave RED lights to port. Leave GREEN lights to starboard. Do this whether they're flashing or solid. How hard is that to understand? "Is there any RED PORT wine LEFT?"
According to the saying: Red Right Returning from sea - the red buoys should be on the right hand (starboard) side of your boat. Thank you for commenting!
If you're a long way from sea, you don't necessarily think about salt water, sea, ocean stuff. If you think "returning upstream", that will make more sense to most people. Inland folks will usually know upstream and downstream better than where the sea is. US rules, not necessarily other countries.
I don’t think so, from all the skin that’s missing from my backside by all the Australian sailors who’ve watched this video. I think you guys are In System A but double check. Thank you so much for commenting!!!
PLEASE edit this, to add that the IALA system of bouyage, has TWO different regions, A and B. A being by far the largest geographical area, therefore this video is only correct on the coasts of the American continent, (with exceptions) Japan, N. and S. Korea and the Phillipines. I looked at this video because the still was, to my (European) mind, WRONG! In region A the buoyage runs north, and/or UP channel, even if the channel swings south.
Thank you for your comment. When I shot this video (one of my first) it was intended for the new boaters in my backyard. I didn’t realize how global RU-vid’s reach was or that this video would get the response it has received. I am releasing a new video with everything you have mentioned. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for your comment, some chaps from the land down under have already roasted me. [LoL] I'll be more careful with my dialog in future videos;)
Still confusing. Your diagram is what I would see if I was heading out of Port. I couldn’t hear when you made it clear if you were talking about the side that the bouy passes the boat or the side that the boat passes the bouy. In Australia the Port marker is on the Port side of the boat when you are coming into Port. Port is Red in Australia. I’ve always understood that it’s an International system.
If you are in Australia, you are under a different buoy system than the U.S. There are 2 systems which are governed by: IALA which stands for the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities. The U.S. follows System B while Australia follows System A. A few views have pointed out that my video is not correct in Australia, however my intention for mariners to study their charts and figure out how the channel was laid out for safe passage holds true. Your channel designers put buoys in specific locations to help you safely navigate your boat. Which ever system you use, take time to plot your courses and stay in safe water. Thank you so much for commenting!
The trouble with Woods Hole (in the days before chart plotters) you came through with the small scale area chart from Buzzards Bay into Vineyard Sound and the area chart stopped before getting to the end of the danger.
This is terrible. In this day and age when you're making a video, why don't you use a video as a demonstration or some actual photos. This is terrible.
So just for absolute clarity. I’m traveling out to see I keep the red numbered buoy on my right. Or am I keeping the bouy to my left? It was not clear which side of the bouy I am traveling . Yes I have zero experience.
Hi Ginge, I was hoping for the takeaway from the video to be that new boaters would review their intended course or where they want to go and try to figure out how the designer of the channel laid out the buoy system to ensure you remain in safe water. At the end of the day, that's the purpose of buoys. I recommend you're not only review your chart plotter but also have charts available too. Furthermore, lay down track lines while you are in a no stress environment and clearly understand where you are going. I should also point out at the time I made this video; I was ignorant of the fact that RU-vid is SO global. I have caught tremendous heat from all over the world as the U.S. is the only one who have the buoy set up that we do. I'm not sure where you are located but this video was intended for U.S. users located in IALA system B. If you are in the U.S. and are leaving your port and going to sea - the Red buoys will now be on your Port side (left)Thank you so much for your comment.
I try to always adhere to nav aids. Over 5000 hours on my boat 4 times to Alaska and back to Seattle. Navy aids are set for shipping that uses the channel. There is often enough water for small boats inside the nav aid. Essential to use your charts in connection to the nav aids It makes the channel and nav aid purpose pretty clear.
Great video. I transit Woods Hole quite often during the summer and it’s my least favorite part of my trip as it’s as treacherous as you say, especially with the massive number of credit card captains who fly through there, with no regard for others or how to be a safe and courteous boater
Thank you so much for your comment! I’ve been transiting the pass for over forty years now and I always give her respect. Now that I’m working for TowBoat US Falmouth, I have rendered assistance to many of the boats that find rocks in there. It’s heartbreaking to watch someone’s boating season ended and sometimes their boating career. I’m currently working on a video dedicated solely to getting through the pass safely. I hope to have it out soon! Thanks again!!!
@@boattrainingonline6561 I look forward to seeing that. I think it’s long overdue for a speed limit in WH, similar to the CC Canal. As a sailor, I can’t tell you how many times some moron in a power boat has blasted past me (on either side) and created a massive wake in a channel too narrow for me to turn into the swell and I’m subjected to outrageous rolling. It boggles my mind as well that Massachusetts, a state known for being a nanny state, requires absolutely zero training or licensing for people to take to the waters and put themselves and others at great risk. I’m sure you see the results of this all the time having to rescue and clean up after the results of having idiots with more money than brains, gravely underestimating the seriousness and potentially deadly consequences of their blissful ignorance.
@@stephencoulter9205I share your pain and it was the motivating factor for me starting this channel. I’ve seen too many heartbreaker. We’ve said the same thing about licensing for decades but I don’t see any movement in that direction. 😂I guess I’ll keep making these videos! Thank again for having the conversation.
The full logic is returning with the tide. Tides ebb as such: North on the west coast of NA. East over the NorthWest passage. South on the East coast of NA West at the south end is SA. In lakes, you need to know which side the river enters and which end it exits.
It's actually as you go from a larger body of water to a smaller then red buoy on your starboard side. Except in ICW or if you're in other parts of the world where it's reversed
Always right red return.Its about the number on the buoy.They go up the further away from the start of the channel.Number one is the firs5 one to look for when entering a channel.If buoy is red and has green too it says you can go either side.
Hi Mike, I was hoping for the takeaway from the video to be that new boaters would review their intended course or where they want to go and try to figure out how the designer of the channel laid out the buoy system to ensure you remain in safe water. At the end of the day, that's the purpose of buoys. I recommend you're not only review your chart plotter but also have charts available too. Furthermore, lay down track lines while you are in a no stress environment and clearly understand where you are going. I should also point out at the time I made this video; I was ignorant of the fact that RU-vid is SO global. I have caught tremendous heat from all over the world as the U.S. is the only one who have the buoy set up that we do. I'm not sure where you are located but this video was intended for U.S. users located in IALA system B. The Red and Green buoy you are asking about is called a "Preferred Channel" marker and is lettered not numbered. The predominate color represents the "Preferred" or main channel. The band represents the secondary channel and if you are using the secondary channel, treat the buoy as if the entire buoy was the color of the band. If I have not explained this well enough, please google "Preferred Channel Marker". Thank you so much for your comment.
Good point. Ran aground years ago from three channels came together in Oyster, VA. Fishing where three channels come together and got turned around. North channel changes to outgoing. North channel wasn’t returning. Good thing the tide was coming in and pushed me back into channel.
I remember the first time I went around an island. Completely didn’t realize I was going back out to sea and I could not figure out why the buoys were on the wrong side. I felt pretty stupid when I figured it out but it threw completely over the handle bars. It’s easy to get turned around. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
LMAO - I've got the T-Shirt on that one too! Took me about 10 minutes to figure out I was heading back out to sea. Still brings a smile to my face, thank you so much for commenting!!
Thank you so much for your comment and for subscribing!!! I hope to have lots of good old fashioned boat driving videos in the pipe and hope to fill the space with a couple of stories in the mean time. Welcome aboard!!!
If your teaching people to sail away , explore , teach them the correct way as in the rest of the world , red can to port for entry , or return from sea . 🤔
I agree and I was completely ignorant to the fact until a couple old boys from the "Land Down Under" roasted me and gave me a history lesson about our revolutionary war:) Apparently we did that to put British ships in harms way and never went back. Thank you so much for you comment.
Thank you so much for your comment. When I did this video (one of my first) I was trying to stop dangerous actions I witnessed with my own eyes. I was ignorant to the global reach of RU-vid. Apparently I should have done a disclaimer explaining IALIA System A and System B and how the US changed everything around during the revolutionary war and never switched back and we are different than the rest of the world…….Red, Right Returned doesn’t apply in your country? You might be in a different system. Thank you again.
@@boattrainingonline6561 Thank you for this response right at the point of my concern! Who ever navigates a vessel has to pick up a lot of information first where the color of those buoys is just one. Information via YT is a strong learning tool been used by many, so information about limitations, ... should be given with the vid. I appreciate those spending effort in the vids addressing maritime safety!
