[loonzter]

I was having a conversation with a fellow boater and we were talking about Moriches bay and the bouys between the Smiths Pt Bridge and points east. He said the N. American system works around a clockwise assumption to Red Right Return. He explained that entering any S shore inlet and making a right (east) would place any Red buoy to your right during travel, if you were to make a left (west or counter clockwise) the Red buoy would be on your left as you traveled in the channel. I thought he was nutty but having spent some time in Moriches I see he is correct. From the Inlet towards the Smiths Pt bridge the Red buoys should be on your left to avoid the shallows and when heading east the Red buoy should be on your right. Heading from the inlet back to the Forge river (west) seems I've been on the wrong side for quite some time. Does this principle apply to all water ways on the S shore? Is it unique to Moriches, doesn't sound logical that it would be. Happy to have a very shallow draft!

 

[617921]

Captain:

Moriches Inlet is not a navigatable inlet, so therefore you are never going to or returning from there.

Try this- it works for me:

RED-RIGHT-RISING

which means, if the buoy numbers are increasing, keep red to your right. If they are decreasing, keep green to your right. Obviously you need to look at a chart to know this from the start. Also channels restart, so for ex: you go from GSB R38 to Bellport Bay G1. The channel restarts again at the bridge, and then again at the Quantuck Canal.

From Smith Point Bridge thru Moriches Bay keep red on your right, green on your left for the state channel.

-Bill

 

[613766]

Bouy's......

Another method I use is when not entering a Harbor or creek but traveling in the bay is Red to the Ocean side and Green to the Bay side.
My brother stated this to me and it seems to work

 

[sakroc]

That's helpful guys, thanks. The only boat I ever run in Moriches is a rental skiff, but good to know this stuff for sure anyway.

Parker - is that another picture of the nephew?

 

[613766]

Nephew.....

LOL, Yeah, that him.

 

[Blue Ayes]

That is correct. In Moriches Red on the Ocean side of yoy and green on the bay side