Boating Basics - Cruising Tips - Navigation Markers Change At Kirkfield

When traveling along the Trent Severn Waterway, keep in mind that Kirkfield is the apex of the system. From this highest point on the waterway, it's downstream both ways. That means that the navigation buoys and day marker colours switch, in keeping with the 'Red Right Return' navigation rule.

The Trent Severn Waterway is located in Ontario, Canada. It's 240 mile/386 km long series of lakes, rivers and canals connect Lake Ontario at Trenton with Georgian Bay/Lake Huron at Port Severn and forms an integral part of America's Great Loop.

Filmed July, 2014.

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[crapalator]

Thanks Paul.That can be confusing for some boaters at that part of the water way.At the same time its epic that the hand of man can direct such a complex of water ways for our pleaser . Red right down stream.

[scotthorslin]

Good info and good reminder! We have a couple of Bifurcation buoys on our harbor that confuse some people as well...reds, with green stripes. Gotta love it!

[EezeeListen]

You see Paul, to a simple Irish eejit like me, I am now confused! Over here, no matter what, when entering a harbour, red is to port & green is to starboard, end of. Are you saying that upon entering the lock from the west, the red is on the left, but if you enter from the east, the red is on the right? Does that mean then, from the lock travelling west, all red markers approaching a harbour/moorings, will be - no, I have lost it completely!! To my simple mind, the markers when leaving that lock should be red port and green s/board - entering red s'brd, green port. Thank goodness the Irish sea is all level (apart from the 15' swells!) and all approaches are red port, and therefore when leaving, it is red s/brd. You gotta love the Irish - simple but oh so friendly!
Confused! from West Cork.

[EezeeListen]

It's me again - I have taken my brain out now - just watched this video, (see link at end of this ), which either makes no sense, or is far too clever for me, or as I see, just duplicates (unnecessarily) the red right rule. 
Please be gentle with me, it's the pills, you know!
Intercoastal Waterway 5.6.3