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Visible static electricity discharge, usually seen at the mast head.
What's Region A and Region B?
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Reason: Sorry Region not Zone
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Could be IALA regions.
If so, what is the major difference?
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Region B is North & South America, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.
Region A is Every place else. This does include Europe.
What is the main difference between Region A & B??
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An even better question: why are there two bouyage systems?
- I don't know the answer to that -
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IALA-B is Red Right Returning, IALA-A is Green Right Returning... VERY BIG DIFFERENCE
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Quote:
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An even better question: why are there two bouyage systems?
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Because you lot in the US of A like to do things differently to everyone else!   More on that here
Seriously though, colouring of lateral markers (the main difference) anywhere in the world is a reasonably recent thing and, IIRC, developed differently in the US (and it's colonies) at the same time as it did in Europe and the UK (and it's colonies). The two parties simply could not agree.
..but we still think System A is wrong!
IMHO, when running for shelter on a dark and stormy night, it is way more comforting to line up the port side with the red lights in the distance and the starboard side with green and know you are thus in safe water. ..but that's something for a whole other thread. 
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I learn something every day. I've never sailed outside the "New World", and maybe I'd better not, I'll run aground first time in, old habits die hard. I guess this is why we take local pilots.
Okay, slang trivia. What's potentially deadly in a bad guy's pocket, but essential at the top of your mast?
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A "shiv"/sheeve
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Nolatom-
If you're talking about shivs and sheaves... you're spelling shiv wrong. 
Besides, it was my turn to ask a question. I answered the IALA question... you didn't
What is a moonraker or moonsail??? When is it used??
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Guessing... The inverted triangular sail thingy that goes between the masts of a ketch or yawl?
Doohh... That's not it.
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