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kchace · 08-27-2008, 03:08 PM

HN has hit on the very point that took me the longest to come to grips with regarding the marking system used on the lake. Black-topped buoy pass to the E or N side of. Red-topped buoy pass to the W or S side of.

It does not say you can *always* pass on BOTH of those sides, just one or the other and MAYBE both. Only by looking at the chart can one tell for sure.

A great example of this is the line of three black-topped buoys to the north of Eagle Island. You can pass on the east side of all of them, but you'd better NOT pass to the north side of the first two - only the northern most one can be safely passed to the north.

Ken

08-27-2008, 03:08 PM	#8
kchace Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brookline and Moultonborough NH Posts: 100 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is what makes the lateral system difficult HN has hit on the very point that took me the longest to come to grips with regarding the marking system used on the lake. Black-topped buoy pass to the E or N side of. Red-topped buoy pass to the W or S side of. It does not say you can always pass on BOTH of those sides, just one or the other and MAYBE both. Only by looking at the chart can one tell for sure. A great example of this is the line of three black-topped buoys to the north of Eagle Island. You can pass on the east side of all of them, but you'd better NOT pass to the north side of the first two - only the northern most one can be safely passed to the north. Ken