Turn Buoy

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A triangular pyramid buoy or a tetrahedron buoy used in open water swimming. A turn buoy on the Big Shoulders course in Lake Michigan

noun - Turn buoy is a distinctively marked or colored float or marker in the water, anchored to mark the course for swimmers. Turn buoys are directional in nature and must be passed on a specific side of the body as race instructions dictate.

Usage

There are four turn buoys throughout the race course that the swimmers must go around to finish.

Origin

1425–75; late ME boye a float

Synonyms

can, float, marker, buoy

Types of Turn Buoys

• Triangular pyramid buoy or tetrahedron buoy
  
• Cylindrical buoy (used either vertically or horizontally) buoy
  
• Sausage buoy or banana buoy
  
• Spherical buoy
  
• Salmon egg buoy
  
• Custom buoy of a specific dimension and shape
  
• Rectangular buoy
  
• Tunes buoy
  

World's Most Unique Turn Buoy

The 15 km Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong from Stanley to Deep Water Bay with carbon-neutral relay teams of 5 people, soloists, and yak swimmers (2 swimmers and a kayak who rotate every 30 minutes through the course) has the world's most unique turn buoy or tunes buoy.

External links

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