skipper681
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I'm not going to give a well thought out, intelligent answer.
Here goes...
Burn it.
lol
Kind regards
S
Here goes...
Burn it.
lol
Kind regards
S
Is this blue ensign legal?
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Tomahawk
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Do they do them in red and where can we buy them
Seeing as you want to be governed by unelected bureaucrats, why don’t you just get a Union ensign and sign up on the .union registry... if there isn’t one yet... as k the empire builders to set one up for you.
Never know you could make history as registering EUR001.
nortada
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Provided you are not trying to defraud or deceive, I don’t think it matters or is illegal to fly what you like on your boat.
But you may attract (unwanted) interest from the authorities.
As a serving officer said to me recently, “The RN can tell who you are or can quickly find out so we don’t do flags.”
Hornblower will be turning in his grave. :encouragement:
But you may attract (unwanted) interest from the authorities.
As a serving officer said to me recently, “The RN can tell who you are or can quickly find out so we don’t do flags.”
Hornblower will be turning in his grave. :encouragement:
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JumbleDuck
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Like Dominic Cummings?
Come to that, I can't ever remember voting for the principal permanent secretary to the treasury, the deputy chief planning officer in my local council or the head of the on-topic MCA.
jordanbasset
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Tick tock,
Sandyman
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Normally I would agree, but not always. I wear a Bluey and its not unknown for me to chop one off to a passing foreign naval vessel & for them to call the upper deck to attention & return the salute, all be it rather informal. It wouldnt happen with an RN ship of course because they are just an arrogant buncn of class ridden useless *****.
No I wear a Bluey to stand out & be seen to be different from the masses. Doing so has brought considerable advantages over the years. Not saying what as you dont need to know lol. Navy old school you see lol
Blue Sunray
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:encouragement:
longjohnsilver
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This boat has just anchored next to us in a small bay in Croatia. We like it here 'cos the graffiti makes us feel at home.
But the real question is: Is a defaced blue ensign with a circle of EU stars in the middle actually legal tender?
Should I dinghy over and perform a citizens arrest? :ambivalence:
Richard
Who cares.
Blue Sunray
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I'm guessing the chap flying who it thinks it is a frightfully important political statement and probably puts him up with that bloke who stood in front of the tanks at Tiananmen Square for one.
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longjohnsilver
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That’s a hell of a guess, lots of assumptions.
Buck Turgidson
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The correct flagging of the vessel comes und UK Law not Croatian Law. The vessel is not correctly flagged. Does is matter? Well he's breaking the law, and he's a twat. If he's ok with that then so am I.
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
There are limited circumstances when a British ship must wear the National ensign.
Sitting at anchor isn’t one of them.
Sitting at anchor isn’t one of them.
longjohnsilver
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The boat is in Croatia, how do you know it’s a UK vessel? What law is he or she breaking?
JumbleDuck
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How do you know it's a British ship?
thinwater
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Definitely not 15 stars.
Richard
Check your geometry. If you measure the average spacing and diameter, you get a number close to 15. You cannot see all of the stars due to folds.
Dumb thread anyway.
RichardS
N/A
I care because it's a well sheltered bay with a great restaurant and an owner who dinghies over to collect us at 19:00 at takes us back once we've had a few carafes too many.
If I didn't care about where we stay, I might find myself anchored alongside a grumpy old curmudgeon. Where are you anchored, by the way?
Richard
RichardS
N/A
That's true .... you get the number 12 which is, indeed, pretty close to 15.
For a dumb thread, it's providing a lot of entertainment for you, me and a lot of others. Don't knock it .... this might be the only time in your life that you've brought a little joy into the lives of others. :encouragement:
Richard
oldgit
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One of the last defaced blue ensign warrants from HM to a club ? and we have the letter to prove it.
Suspect they may have gave it to us simply to make us go away and stop bothering them.
https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb~yroch.html
Personally, have a couple of perfectly good inherited "Reds" to wear out first .
Suspect they may have gave it to us simply to make us go away and stop bothering them.
https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb~yroch.html
Personally, have a couple of perfectly good inherited "Reds" to wear out first .
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Blue Sunray
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Any other statements of the bleeding obvious that you'd like to make?
nortada
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An excuse for a party or a punch up.
Think I would rather dinghy over and share a glass or two.
Who knows, he may already be a contributor to Anything Brexit, if not you could invite him to join.
Rather than pay chandlery prices, I trust folk are aware that there are outlets, on line, where you can buy an ensign (including the one above) for the price of a pint. :encouragement:
This boat has just anchored next to us in a small bay in Croatia. We like it here 'cos the graffiti makes us feel at home.
But the real question is: Is a defaced blue ensign with a circle of EU stars in the middle actually legal tender?
Should I dinghy over and perform a citizens arrest? :ambivalence:
Richard
Think I would rather dinghy over and share a glass or two.
Who knows, he may already be a contributor to Anything Brexit, if not you could invite him to join.
Rather than pay chandlery prices, I trust folk are aware that there are outlets, on line, where you can buy an ensign (including the one above) for the price of a pint. :encouragement:
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