Navigation markers - red and black

Winilyme · 07-27-2020, 08:49 PM

Does anyone know the history behind the selection of these colors? For me, it's not really that the markers themselves can be difficult to see but, even more so, it can be difficult to discern the difference between red and black - especially when heading toward the sun early or late in the day. Can't say how many times I've wondered why the selected colors weren't, say, red and white, or black and yellow. Anyone for orange and bright green? Better yet, one that has multiple stripes and one that's solid colored.

Seems worse when I have my polarized shades on but I can't see very well with them off so I resort to slowing to a crawl until I'm close enough to discern the color. Often enough, that's closer than I'm comfortable with. Again, this is primarily when the sun is low in the sky. Over time it becomes easier as I memorize many but it's a big lake, there's a lot of markers, and a lot of boaters on the water here for the first time........

07-27-2020, 08:49 PM	#1
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 442 Thanks: 109 Thanked 264 Times in 140 Posts	Navigation markers - red and black Does anyone know the history behind the selection of these colors? For me, it's not really that the markers themselves can be difficult to see but, even more so, it can be difficult to discern the difference between red and black - especially when heading toward the sun early or late in the day. Can't say how many times I've wondered why the selected colors weren't, say, red and white, or black and yellow. Anyone for orange and bright green? Better yet, one that has multiple stripes and one that's solid colored. Seems worse when I have my polarized shades on but I can't see very well with them off so I resort to slowing to a crawl until I'm close enough to discern the color. Often enough, that's closer than I'm comfortable with. Again, this is primarily when the sun is low in the sky. Over time it becomes easier as I memorize many but it's a big lake, there's a lot of markers, and a lot of boaters on the water here for the first time........