What Red and Green Channel Markers Mean on the Water

As we end our summer series on water safety, our final focus will be on the road signs of the water – red and green markers. Most of the markers and buoys you will see will be either red or green, and these colors help identify which side you will want to pass them on to remain in a channel. As a general rule of thumb, when you are heading from open water to inland water, or heading upstream in a river, you will want to keep the red markers to your right and the green ones to your left. So, when you are heading from the ocean into a bay, or from a bay into a creek, harbor, or port, the red markers belong on your right side. As a general rule of thumb, when you are heading from open water to inland water, or heading upstream in a river, you will want to keep the red markers to your right and the green ones to your left. Public Domain) Red Colors, Lights & Even Numbers – these mark the edge or the channel on the starboard (right) side as you enter from open sea or travel upstream. Green...