Hey rocks!!

[persistence]

So something that came into play tonight. Obviously more obvious during the day. I ran for a lit buoy...only to come up on the actual buoy floating about 10’ away. I had time to negotiate it but I had to get pretty close to see the actual buoy.

On salt...a lit is a lit and something to be used as an actually ATN


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[Barney Bear]

The lighted buoys have a colored top buoy very near them to indicate how to navigate at this location. 🐻

[Patofnaud]

Originally Posted by Barney Bear

The lighted buoys have a colored top buoy very near them to indicate how to navigate at this location. 🐻

Usually closer than 10'. But yeah try not to get too close to the blinking ones,, their non-blinking buds are not far away.

The ones that get me are the black ones wayyyyy off shore with no companion. In pitch black, even if you watch charts close, you could easily bonk one. I know of 3 in Merideth Bay that made me go first time I saw them up way too close.

[Patofnaud]

Playing with night vision last night, here is an example of a lighted/companion.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443NXnfWLlk

Not one of the aforementioned 3 single black spars, but an example of lit and companion as per base note.

[persistence]

Originally Posted by Patofnaud

Usually closer than 10'. But yeah try not to get too close to the blinking ones,, their non-blinking buds are not far away.

The ones that get me are the black ones wayyyyy off shore with no companion. In pitch black, even if you watch charts close, you could easily bonk one. I know of 3 in Merideth Bay that made me go first time I saw them up way too close.

Yea, maybe not 10’ but I could have driven my boat between the gap. I knew the buoy was there and how to round it. I knew there was a gap but I was using the light as a bearing to steer for.

The gap actually looks more than 10’. Is the buoy attaches to the light underwater?


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