Occoquan Waterfront » Buoys & Markers

Navigating the Occoquan River

Lou — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:18:55 +0000

The Occoquan River contains many aids to navigation, commonly known as buoys or channel markers, which are designed, built and maintained by the United States Coast Guard. While some Aids to Navigation are buoys, many others are day markers. The general purpose is to provide the boating public with a “sense of direction” while on the water.

Generally speaking, green markers are kept to the RIGHT when leaving a harbor and red markers are kept to the RIGHT when returning to harbor, thus coining the famous phrase: “Red, Right, Return”

Learn more about the marinas located along the Occoquan River.

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Lou — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:58:26 +0000

Boating + iPhone = Love

Lou — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:28:29 +0000

Last summer, I loved using my iPhone to navigate and check weather while out at sea. I was using the Google Maps app and I thought it was amazing at the time. Now it looks like there is a whole new slew of apps geared towards boaters. Check out this video review of some of the most promising (including iNav):

Click here to view the embedded video.