Only for those who care about etiquette..

[TamarMike]

As it seems to be flag etiquette week how about a poll?

Where do you fly your club burgee...

 

[Cerddinen]

I traded my burgee with a visiting Texan for a Tuscaloosa Yacht Club burgee - a burgee that is rarely seen flying in the Solent.

 

[RestlessL]

RNSA burgee at the mast head, Club burgee at the starboard spreader.

 

[VicS]

Masthead before I had VHF, tricolour and wind thingy up there.
Now stbd spreader.

RYA and RNLI house flags from port spreader.

The burgee is an Owners Association one.
If I belonged to a proper yacht club I would fly the YC burgee from stbd and fly an OA house flag from port except on OA rallies when I would fly the OA burgee from stbd and not use the YC one at all.

Only got a Red Ensign I'm afraid ...

 

[Jamesuk]

We flew it at the top. New york Yacht Club Yacht for members flag.

Went through about 3-4 per year, because they just faded and shredded.


We also had it on the towels too

 

[Moodyjim]

Starboard Spreader below the Courtesy flag?

 

[toad_oftoadhall]

Starboard Spreader below the Courtesy flag?

I hope the 'carers' will forgive a 'non-carer' for butting in, but if the RYA are to be believed that might be wrong:

http://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/regssafety/Pages/flagetiquette.aspx

 

[Billjratt]

We blatantly flout the "rules", but have simplified them to the lowest common denominator which hopefully won't offend too many officials (Most of them seem to be inside my computer anyway)
Starboard spreader: Courtesy flag of country I'm visiting _ proper one, no crown on the spanish for instance.
Port spreader : anything I want to say about the people who are on my boat at the moment -club membership , nationality, RLNI, forum, whatever.
Ensign at the stern: my flout - a Saltire red duster rather than the union one...
Nobody as yet has mentioned those blue/starry EU ensigns with the various member nationional flags in the corner. They go down well in the Med and allow people to identify their nationality in a uniform way. Why not?
I have never seen a red (or blue) duster made up with a St Georges cross afloat. Is that because there is no pride in being English within British, or is it because, as perceived by most of the rest of the world, the two are synonymous?
(Ducks below parapet again)

 

[BelleSerene]

(Ducks below parapet again)

Stay down...

 

[LadyInBed]

We are winning

 

[jimmyss]

Ensign over the stern
Club burgee on the sta'bd yard
Association pennant on a pole over the mast head

and a jolly roger on the port yard for the kids and to wind up the purists

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Well,, currently I fly a Hong Kong courtesy flag at the cross-trees - my wife is a Hong Kong citizen! And of course, the red ensign at the stern, when I remember to get it out

 

[planteater]

I hope the 'carers' will forgive a 'non-carer' for butting in, but if the RYA are to be believed that might be wrong:

http://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/regssafety/Pages/flagetiquette.aspx

Is there a flag etiquette for unstayed masts?

 

[Lakesailor]

I think you'll find that unstayed masts are quite beyond the pale.

 

[TamarMike]

Is there a flag etiquette for unstayed masts?

When I had the lugger the burgee went at the masthead and courtesey flag (St Piran) 3/4 way up a signal hayard between masthead and gunwales set to windward with the burton. As a former fishing vessel I only used an ensign for regattas (when not racing) etc. then worn at the peak of the mizzen yard when sailing or at the head of the mizzen mast at anchor. I must admit that during (not very yachtie) races I kept my burgee up as my indication of wind direction!

 

[BelleSerene]

(Ducks below parapet again)

Stay down...

...I think you can raise your head again now. Coast seems clear...