ferrispeterchris
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Being ex Pusser I have witnessed the courtesy dipping of the ensign. How does a yottie dip if he wants to?
I was trying to explain this cartoon to my younger son, at sea for the first time with the RN. Does anyone know where I can find a copy?There was a wonderful Peyton Cartoon....
...in YM a good few years ago.
It showed a small cruiser owner sheepishly dipping it's ensign to a large British warship with rails manned coming into port by simply grabbing the ensign staff out of it's taffrail socket, angling it slowly downwards and then dropping it back into place. All done with one hand whilst he continued to steer with the other.
On the warship, a great kerfuffle as proceedings are halted and a rating is despatched at great speed to the poopdeck to dutifully haul down their ensign, at great effort, in reply.
Steve Cronin
As it does not officially exist why would he.?If I dip my Scottish ensign to an RN ship, will they remain courteous?