Commodores cup and other international events.

[Douglas T]

At the Commodores Cup and other international events, when GB is divided into four Nations.
What ensigns or flags do they fly to differentiate the teams?

 

[Twister_Ken]

You don't race with ensigns.

 

[Douglas T]

You don't race with ensigns.

When you finish racing, you re-hoist your ensign till preparing for the next event.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Not usually. You just motor (at full chat) to the race marina and get the pints in. If you're very posh, the shore crew might bring the ensign aboard - you wouldn't want to race with extra weight on the boat!

 

[flaming]

When you finish racing, you re-hoist your ensign till preparing for the next event.

Not in the real world you don't.

Also, GBR compete at the commodore's cup, not the nations. I can't actually think of an international sailing event that is competed in by the nations.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Not usually. You just motor (at full chat) to the race marina and get the pints in. If you're very posh, the shore crew might bring the ensign aboard - you wouldn't want to race with extra weight on the boat!

PS seen on an NZ's crew's tee-shirts during an Admirals Cup - "No, I'm not an Austruckingphalian"

 

[jac]

Not in the real world you don't.

Also, GBR compete at the commodore's cup, not the nations. I can't actually think of an international sailing event that is competed in by the nations.

Is sailing in the commonwealth games?

 

[flaming]

Is sailing in the commonwealth games?

No

http://www.glasgow2014.com/sports

 

[awol]

Not in the real world you don't.

Also, GBR compete at the commodore's cup, not the nations. I can't actually think of an international sailing event that is competed in by the nations.

Much as I hate to contradict, the 2014 Comedy Cup had teams from Ireland and Scotland as well as coloured GBR (as in red/white/blue not skin colour) teams which were presumably Englanders. Ireland won it by the way.

 

[flaming]

Much as I hate to contradict, the 2014 Comedy Cup had teams from Ireland and Scotland as well as coloured GBR (as in red/white/blue not skin colour) teams which were presumably Englanders. Ireland won it by the way.

Huh, you're right about Scotland, hadn't clocked that, I thought the Scots normally just took one of the Red/White/Blue teams if there was enough interest. Ireland of course is not part of GBR...

I very much doubt there was any ensign wearing though.

 

[awol]

I believe there might have been a saltire or three. How many antipodeans were there in the GBR teams?

 

[flaming]

I believe there might have been a saltire or three. How many antipodeans were there in the GBR teams?

I don't know, but my (very English) friend was on the winning Irish team...