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[ITD]

Isn't it you go between the solid red and solid black buoys? Whereas the red OVER white and black OVER white you pass to the appropriate side per red - south or west and black north or east.

[znh]

Originally Posted by ITD

Isn't it you go between the solid red and solid black buoys? Whereas the red OVER white and black OVER white you pass to the appropriate side per red - south or west and black north or east.

Yes...but IMO on this lake the buoys are so hard to distinguish from each other sometimes. Especially the black buoys, I have excellent vision and still have trouble spotting them sometimes...

[ITD]

Originally Posted by znh

Yes...but IMO on this lake the buoys are so hard to distinguish from each other sometimes. Especially the black buoys, I have excellent vision and still have trouble spotting them sometimes...

Especially as the buoys age they sit lower in the water, covering the white.

[Bizer]

From my notes in the area:

The RW (red-and-white) and the BW (black-and-white) just east of the southern tip of Bear Island mark an area that is about six feet deep.

The RW and BW between Camp Lawrence and Jolly Island mark an area that has a fout-foot rock between them.

Some buoys on Winnipesaukee mark rocks less than one foot below the surface. Some buoys are there for the Mount Washington's 9-foot draft. If you don't know what's behind the buoy: Discretion is the better part of valor. When in doubt, stay in the WHITE areas on Bizer's chart. If it's white, it's more than six feet deep.