In IALA Region B, what is the buoyage rule?

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In IALA Region B, what is the buoyage rule?

In Region B, red buoys mark the port-hand side of the channel when you are returning to harbor. So you keep red buoys to your left and green buoys to your right as you head back into port. This is the Region B convention, the opposite of Region A, which uses Red Right Returning.

In Region B, red buoys mark the port-hand side of the channel when you are returning to harbor. So you keep red buoys to your left and green buoys to your right as you head back into port. This is the Region B convention, the opposite of Region A, which uses Red Right Returning.

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