[Wolfstriked]

Originally Posted by Doolar

This is funny that this come up. Very early in my SH3 game days, I thought the same thing. I live along side the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Red-Right-Return is standard. That's Red, Port and Green, Starboard when heading out. I was figuring it was a non-standard European thing what wasn't standardized until a date after the war at some comference or something like that. No big deal, I just thought that I was the only that noticed that.

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

On top of all this, I know that some European countries used black instead of green as the designated color for Starboard buoys. IIRC correct colors in the British Isles for many years was red for port, black for starboard, and yellow for wreck buoys.

After WWII green for starboard became standard worldwide (I think!) Before WWII ended buoy systems were, in fact, very confusing due to lack of consistency worldwide....

As in real life we simmers must be confused too!