peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty:
solvability: line & color logic only
Puzzle Description:
Boat coming or going (I can't remember which way the red and green lights go)
#1: Jan Wolter (jan) on Aug 22, 2004
Hey, I'm just giddy to see people I don't even know entering puzzles here. Cool. Cool. Cool.#2: Mark Conger (aruba) on Sep 7, 2004
Is there a hidden religious message in the picture? :)#3: zandperl (zandperl) on May 24, 2005 [SPOILER]
I *think* sides are as follows:#4: Gypso (Gypso) on Jul 13, 2007 [SPOILER]
Port is red like Port wine.
Port has 4 letters like Left (when facing the front/bow).
Ship is going.
Fun puzzle Megan! Thank you :)#5: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Oct 27, 2008
Thanks also to zandperl for the easy to remember definition of Port :D
Well done - thank you.#6: dogstar (dogstar) on Nov 4, 2008
I enjoyed this puzzle. I always remember that the short words go together and the long words go together,#7: Byrdie (byrdie) on Dec 27, 2008 [SPOILER]
red, left, port
green, right, starboard.
Zandperl is close - port is left (use the four letter trick). However, the trick I learned as a kid when helping my Dad's friends on their fishing boat is "red right returning" so the ship would be coming towards us.#8: jaume pons viscarri (jponsv) on Apr 26, 2009
Nice image and took some effort to solve.
Port is red and stardoard is green, so the boat is going.#9: Kadou (Kadou) on Mar 11, 2012 [SPOILER]
Nice puzzle!#10: JoDeen Mozena (ozymoe) on Aug 30, 2021
I had to look it up...
Port is red and on the left of a boat.
Starboard is grenn and the right of a boat.
So, this boat is going away.
What Martin is talking about is a rule of travel direction where the reference is channel's color of "buoys".
Another great little puzzle...and a bit of knowledge to boot!#11: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Aug 31, 2021
"Red right returning" refers not to the boat's running lights, but to the channel markers. So coming into a harbor, or upriver, stay to the left of the red markers (so the marker is on your right).
You must register and log in to be able to participate in this discussion.