[Rhodes22-list] Red, Right, Returning

[William E. Wickman]

What threw me off (resulting in my grounding)  was that all the markers in
the bay and channel approaching the bridge were "red right returning" which
made sense because I was traveling further inland.  The switch came after I
passed under the bridge.  It wasn't readily apparent because the next
marker after the bridge was some distance away and at a bend in the
channel.  This waterway was no where near the Intracoastal.  There were no
branching channels.  It was a very straightforward passage except for the
switch in the color.  Had I studied the chart more closely, I probably
would have figured out that I should have passed to the left of the green
marker, but I never dreamed that they would switch midway through a channel
like that.

Bill W.



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Have we ever talked about this?

Most of us know the Red, Right, Returning Rule--but we can forget what
it means, or not know that it is not universal.

We learn the rules for our home waters, but forget how to apply them
when we have a lot of other things going on.

Channels that run parallel to the mainland usually have red on the
mainland side, but if they fork off to sea, that can switch mid course.
Also, how you apply the rules changes, depending on which side of (for
instance) Florida you are sailing, with regard to where you keep the red
marker when sailing south.  The rule for Intracoastal Channels is
actually "Red, Right, Clockwise--New England to Texas".

Watch the numbers on markers.  They increase as you approach the harbor,
which is how you can know if you are "returning", and which rule is
meant to apply.  Looking at charts before looking at markers can be
quite helpful.

Please note, also, that in many parts of the world the rule is "Green,
Right, Returning".

Bill Effros


William E. Wickman wrote:

>I didn't take any pictures traveling up Core Sound until that night once
we
>got anchored.  I was in survival mode and picture taking was the last
thing
>on my mind.  I didn't see any good anchorages along Core Sound past
>Atlantic.  The charts looked like there might be something south, but my
>steerage was really bad at the time and with the deteriorating weather and
>waves, I didn't want to venture out of the channel at all.  The cut before
>Cedar Island is pretty well marked, but I was surprised that the waves
were
>almost as rough as Core Sound even though there was a land mass blocking
>the long fetch that existed in the Sound.  I think the high winds resulted
>in any open water area being rough.  In calmer weather, navigation would
be
>a walk in the park.  The bridge was a new high rise with plenty of
>clearance.  The final cut over to West Bay was very narrow and VERY
shallow
>at the edges.  You really have to stay in the channel through this
stretch,
>even with a 20" draft.  I made the mental mistake of passing the green
>markers to port and red to starboard through the entire channel; or at
>least until I ran aground north of the bridge.  The channel markers change
>over once you pass under the bridge to where you should pass with the
green
>to starboard.  I don't know why they did that , but the mistake cost me
>some anxious moments of getting unstuck while the wind blasted the boat
>further onto the shoal and the weather called for lightening and gusts up
>to 60 mph later that evening.  After getting unstuck, there was some
really
>nice anchorage past the cut.  It is all wildlife refuge so there is
>absolutely no development for miles around.  It is mostly marshland and
>really quite beautiful.  We rode out the storm nicely there.
>
>Bill W.
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>Bill:
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>Fantastic, your sunset scene will now replace Peter's!
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>Furthermore, maybe those shots will entice some other Rhodies to the area.
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>Are you hiding anymore?  Did you take any shots while motoring up the
>channel by Atlantic and Davis?  Did you see any moorings in those areas.
>How was the trip in the cut before Cedar Island?  Was there a draw bridge
>involved?  Or is that where they put that new high rise bridge?
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>Whose boat has the line controlled tiller tamer?  I think that might be in
>order for taking pictures.  I do not have the autopilot.
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>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
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