Do not pass between the buoy and the shore
A boat should cruise between a green and red buoy. The red buoy will always be located on the right side of your boat. Red buoys will always mean , returning, red, and right. There will be a number on a red buoy that will give the chart location. The numbers will always be even.
A red cone shaped buoy, called a nun buoy, usually marks the right side of the channel when you are returning from the sea or going upstream. Remember it by saying, red, right, returning.
Preferred channel markers are buoys showing red and green bands.
Keep the buoy on your right side
Keep the red buoy on the right side of your boat. If the red buoy is on the left side of the boat, you're about to run aground. "Red to the Right, Returning."
Pass the buoy so that it is to your right (red right returning).
A port or starboard buoy depending on what region you are in
red
A red nun buoy is a navigational aid used in maritime contexts, indicating the right side of a channel when entering from the sea. It is typically conical in shape and painted red, following the IALA (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities) buoyage system. When approaching a harbor or port, mariners should keep the red nun buoy on their right side to ensure safe passage.
No. In accordance to the IALA system of buoyage, a tall white buoy, with vertical red stripes, marks the mid channel, or safe water.
keep the buoy on your starboard side