Flying my national flag while abroad on a yacht charter

[Alfie168]

In addition to flying the correct flags, you could just suspend a small Leprechaun from the spreaders, or a bottle of King Arthurs Dark Nectar....or both.

Tim

 

[drawkins]

Can i fly The irish flag while on a charter abroad? I asume the charter yacht will come with her croatian flag.Leaving this up, can I also fly the irish flag (a small/smaller one to that of the croatian ensign) from a side stay or somewhere,or should i not do this at all? What do others do?

why the hell do you want to fly the Irish flag on hols,?I thought the whole idea was to get away and forget the whole incredible mess that the country is in at the moment

 

[Jeremy_W]

I read that there is a £20,000 fine for flying the St. George cross inappropriately. It means "Admiral on board"

It also may mean that the vessel flying the St George's Cross was a Dunkirk "Little Ship" with the appropriate paperwork on board. Being a "Little Ship" is very expensive on the booze bill. I've never met one which was not the centre of any social circle it entered.

 

[bluedragon]

To the OP: Yes you can, on the port flag halyard. We used to do this on charter (with a Welsh flag) in different parts of the world, and had only a positive response! Some come and ask what the flag is, one lady rowed over to us in the Grenadines and asked if we could post a card for her in the UK when we flew home, we've been invited for wine on a British boat in Croatia, etc, etc.

Ignore all the nay-sayers above...

 

[multihullsailor6]

Was called up last year in French waters by a French Customs ship who, at the end of some radio conversation, enquired if the flag I was proudly flying at the back was really a SOUTH AFRICAN ensign?!

 

[David_Jersey]

I am a bit puzzled as to why anyone would want (feel the need?) to fly their own national flag anywhere???

Kinda says to me: "I've got a sh#tty national flag on the back - mine is so much better / more important. Up yours Johnny Local". Which don't bother me. But I ain't an excitable foreigner. with a funny uniform. and a gun.

If you are on a foreign owned and registered boat in foreign waters it probably means..............you're abroad Adapt. or don't go.

 

[Manuel]

I am a bit puzzled as to why anyone would want (feel the need?) to fly their own national flag anywhere??? ..........you're abroad Adapt. or don't go.

National pride, maybe, some people do have that. And others like to be approached or get a wave from their fellow countrymen. Harmless enough? I don't understand those who fly the blue EU flag with their own national flag in a small corner. I don't believe that they are legal, I don't think that the EU (yet) has a marine ensign? The problem for the authorities is knowing which rules to apply.

For example, here in Spain a Spanish registered yacht must have a liferaft, in date, to a very high standard. The cheaper chandlery l/rs that the Brits and French can buy are not acceptable in Spain, and Brit yachts are not required to have a l/r at all though I don't know whether it must be in date if fitted? A Spanish yacht must also carry a DSC handheld, the fixed radio must be DSC and fed from an independent battery, no flares on board may be even one day out of date (but no provision for disposal most places). Brits don't know how lucky they are!

 

[Dyflin]

All this hassle over a flag. Just wear the Leinster jersey and everyone will recognise you as an Irishman of distinction and winning ways

 

[sea]

What law?

Not a legal requirement, just good form.

 

[zarathustra]

Can i fly The irish flag while on a charter abroad

Leave the flag at home, just hang your GAA jersey off the portside!!!

 

[john_morris_uk]

Not quite - it goes like this:

i) The position in descending order or priority which flags may be flown are:
(a) Main mast starboard crosstree outer halyard.
(b) Main mast port crosstree outer halyard.
(c) Main mast starboard crosstree inner halyard.
(d) Main mast port crosstree inner halyard.
ii) For power craft without a mast flags should be positioned above the wheelhouse but always inferior to the Club Burgee.
iii) The descending order of priority of Flags are:
(a) Maritime Ensign of foreign country.
(b) Provincial flag.
(c) Owner’s House Flag.
(d) Customs Flag Q.

For those who are interested in such thing, I think you forgot that the masthead is superior to all others: we usually fly the club burgee from the masthead. Otherwise its a pain in the backside taking it down from starboard and putting it back up on port when flying courtesy ensigns. (This custom always seems a bit odd as the masthead is superior anyway!)

However, for courtesy flags etc only, I think that your list is correct.