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Originally Posted by Rose
Concerning the buoys... I sail over the summer and the saying "Red Right Returning" came to mind when I read in the GWX manual on page 139 that the GREEN buoys are on the right when entering a port. Was it different in Germany in the 1940s? Is there a reason for this or is this a mistake or am i reading something wrong?
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Hi!
The U.S. uses IALA System B, where red is to starboard entering a port; almost every other country uses IALA System A, where green is to starboard entering a port. See
this site, which we referenced and hotlinked on the "Buoys" page in the Manual.
GWX uses IALA System A universally, as I think BBW's head would have exploded had we forced him to use different systems in different countries.
Pablo
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