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Originally Posted by Mat
Hello,
I just got the new chart at Gillan Marine. Okay I'm new but i am trying to learn. For the life of me i don't get the whole idea behind the B&W and R&W buoy navaids. The chart says generally to stay to the north and east of black and to the south and west of red. Does this mean when i approach one of these a look at my compass direction and follow actual say north east of the black and white buoy? Some folks at Gillian told me if i asked three different people from marine patrol I'll get three different answers. Any help would be great Thanks
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Mat,
You are definitely in for a long learning experience, welcome to the wonderful world of navigating Lake Winnipesaukee. Generally speaking when approaching a buoy the following rules apply.
Approaching a RED TOPPED SPAR - Stay to the South and West
Approaching a BLACK TOPPED SPAR - Stay to the North and East
A little trick that always helped me when learning was Red = Hot like the South and West part of the USA and Black = Cold like the North and East part of the USA.
It's all really a general rule of thumb to aid you in navigation. It is more important for you to take your time and slowly explore the lake WITH CHART IN HAND and learn your way around. Some areas will confound you and make you question how the heck they came up with the reasoning to put what color buoy where.
Good Luck and enjoy.