Red Ensign

[poter]

.....What size & who from, for the new yacht a Dufour 35? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

I need to get one reasonably quick as she will be reflaged/renamed etc in 2 weeks time.

poter

 

[ashanta]

Any size, any chandler, for a 35 footer!

 

[Metabarca]

It should be an inch per foot of boat traditionally, no?

 

[StugeronSteve]

As big as you can get away with. I hate to see tiny little apologies for ensigns.

 

[piscosour]

Our local market on a thursday sells union flag quilt covers, one of these and a red sheet may be a little large but hoisted right up the back stay will certainly impress the french.

 

[Sybarite]

As small as you can get away with. I hate to see the attitudes that flag waving induces.

John

 

[ChrisE]

A yard is what I was going to say. However, we at 38', fly a yard and a half and bloody good it looks, too. And please get a sewed one not one of those ghastly printed jobbies.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Strangely enough I too hate flag waving and tend to see it as an indicator of national insecurity, however, I don't seem to apply this logic to ensigns. Possibly because my observations regarding ensign size are purely a matter of aesthetics and not born of any known jingoistic tendency.

Should we ever adopt a euro ensign I will happily fly the biggest that I can get away with.

 

[StugeronSteve]

Chris, If I remember rightly we have got a yard and a quarter hanging from the back of our 33'er and it looks good, both on the fly and lazily hanging from the transom.

Agree with your comment re: sewn as opposed to printed.

 

[DJE]

No. Don't mention the Euro Ensign. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.

 

[ChrisE]

Agree about nationalistic tendencies but I don't see a problem with being proud of one's own turf whilst embracing the values and ideas of others. With the possible exception of the French, of course

 

[Santana379]

You can get really good quality proper (sewn, not printed) ensigns on the web from www.flagmakers.com at sensible prices

Delivery is quick. They do a huge range of other flags too, and will make up custom flags/burgees as well.

They say size doesn't matter, but if your boat's going to wear an ensign, it might as well wear decent sized one. Mine only drags in the briny when the wind drops!

 

[dulcibella]

I have some sympathy with Davies, the owner of Dulcibella in Childers' book, who wouldn't carry a red ensign as he regarded it as nationalistic rubbish. Not much progress in the intervening 100 years!

 

[poter]

Thank you thats what I need.

So the consensus is as big as poss to tick off the Frenchies? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


poter

 

[snowleopard]

not quite. only americans have ensigns so long they trail in the water!

 

[Deleted member 478]

not quite. only americans that voted for George Bush have ensigns so long they trail in the water! The rest refuse to be associated with their leader and don't fly a US ensign at all.

 

[Santana379]

Its not very relevant, but I have a patriotic sailing friend from Yorkshire who hoists the Cross of St George outside his house to commemorate every English victory over the French, and leaves it up for a week. By and large it stays up from the beginning of April to the end of October!

 

[Koeketiene]

Patriotism: the last refuge of the scoundrel.

 

[Sybarite]

Compensating?


John

 

[Sybarite]

This is tongue in cheek isn't?

John