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Originally Posted by Bizer
The purpose of the white stripe in the red buoys is for reading the chart at night. In low-light conditions, it may be hard to tell red from black on Bizer's chart. It has no bearing on the buoy itself.
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Oh, NOW this makes sense to me!
Maybe a future version of the chart should have a note in the legend to point this useful feature out to make it more obvious?
Did anyone else realize the purpose of this white stripe, or am I the only one that learned something new today?