Buoyage refresher

[Ribochet]

One for all of us

A good link to an article from the RYA titled

Don’t be blasé about buoyage

Don’t be blasé about buoyage | Up to Speed | e-Newsletters | News & Events | RYA

[Harrys Game]

Excellent, thanks. Jim

[kerny]

We all need a reminder now and then. Thanks

[Festinghouse]

if it helps anyone, this is what i remember (as sad as it may sound!)

flashing lights on cardinals = the number they would represent on a clock face - ie N=12 flashes E=3 S=6 and W=9
safe water mark is 'santa colours' so safe to go near
isolated danger mark is black/red or 'dennis the menace colours' so stay away

[jyasaki]

Did you know this is the opposite if you are in North or South America, Canada or certain parts of South East Asia?

Let's make it worse: I think the majority of the US conforms to your conventions; it's only on ICW (Intra Coastal Waterway) that things are backwards.

jky

[m chappelow]

I was told how to remember Cardinal bouy shapes ,
North " points up for North ,
South "points down for south ,
West " W for woman( hour glass shape)

For ships Navigation light colours or for those who get port & starboard mixed up
think of a harbour somewhere that has a Brothel ?
"The ship has just LEFT a RED light PORT.

[Ovey]

Originally Posted by m chappelow

I was told how to remember Cardinal bouy shapes ,
North " points up for North ,
South "points down for south ,
West " W for woman( hour glass shape)

For ships Navigation light colours or for those who get port & starboard mixed up
think of a harbour somewhere that has a Brothel ?
"The ship has just LEFT a RED light PORT.

Same way I was taught for the cardinals, but a slight tweak was W is for wineglass (same shape). Also the arrows of the two triangles point to where the black bit is on the yellow/black buoy (top for N, bottow for S, middle for W, top and bottom for E).

I was taught another way for port starboard - PORT has the same number of letters as LEFT, and Port wine is RED!

But thanks to the OP - always useful to have a refresher!

[kawasaki]

Plus port hand are numbered even and starboard hand are numbered uneven
IE Port are numbered 2 4 6 8 and so on as you enter a Port
Starboard 1 3 5 etc (Unless they are Named of course)
Port is red 'any port left' and the Navy pass the port to the Left , they say!

[Poly]

Originally Posted by kawasaki

starboard hand are numbered uneven

I think you mean numbered odd - uneven would suggest they are irregularly numbered!

[Ovey]

Originally Posted by kawasaki

and the Navy pass the port to the Left , they say!

They do indeed! I spent 22 years passing the significantly emptier decanter to my left!


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[SPR]

but I was given a bottle if WHITE port ! as a thank you present...

http://m.croftport.com/en/catalogue/...ft-white-port/




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[indaba1991]

Here is one for the Solent boys then:

1) What colour is the light on this red port hand mark?
2) What is the black thing on it?

[Doug Stormforce]

Originally Posted by indaba1991

Here is one for the Solent boys then:

1) What colour is the light on this red port hand mark?
2) What is the black thing on it?

Not an all together fair question- as its not a port hand mark. It's a light vessel. Hence the anchor ball and the fact it has a white anchor light at night, although I suspect it was supposed to be a trick question.

[kawasaki]

Originally Posted by Poly

I think you mean numbered odd - uneven would suggest they are irregularly numbered!

No
I,m Odd
They are uneven !!

[tim griffin]

Originally Posted by indaba1991

Here is one for the Solent boys then:

1) What colour is the light on this red port hand mark?
2) What is the black thing on it?

And now no longer there.
Tim

[Ovey]

Originally Posted by SPR

but I was given a bottle if WHITE port ! as a thank you present...

http://m.croftport.com/en/catalogue/...ft-white-port/




www.firstaidatsea.co.uk
www.SPRmarine.co.uk

I love white port! Might have to have some now you mention it!


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