Tranona
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So? Are you planning some sort of re-enactment event?
Scottish red ensign
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Frogmogman
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The French would probably like it. Tha auld alliance and all that.
How about a red ensign defaced with the lion rampant ?
capnsensible
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What happened after then?
Fr J Hackett
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I am sure he will find the gap.
jamie N
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I've got a feeling that this worthy thread asking a simple, yottie based query, won't last past evensong.
capnsensible
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Isnae
dunedin
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….. they also carried loaded cannons, muskets and a bunch of blades, none of which would be considered acceptable practice in a yacht in this century
dunedin
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The current cost is £50 for such a warrant, £25 for red and £1,000 for white.
Send me the cash and your warrant will be photoshopped - sorry despatched - within 24 hours
srm
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A slightly faded Norwegian flag is the same as the Orkney flag. I remember a visiting Norwegian commenting favourably on the large number of Norwegian flags he saw in Kirkwall marina.
Not sure what the new owner of my last boat will make of it, but the flag collection included a nice big Shetland flag.
Chiara’s slave
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The Orkney flag probably is the Norwegian flag. The Norwegians left them flying when they were last in charge.
Aja
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That would cheer up all the Prods.....
Aja
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Code flag M
Which is sold in most chandleries as a 'Scottish Saltire' isn't. It's the wrong colour. It should be azure.
| M Mike [maɪk] |  | "My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water." |
Which is sold in most chandleries as a 'Scottish Saltire' isn't. It's the wrong colour. It should be azure.
Chiara’s slave
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Our class racing flag. We’re not that often stopped.Code flag M
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Mike
[maɪk]"My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water."
Which is sold in most chandleries as a 'Scottish Saltire' isn't. It's the wrong colour. It should be azure.
Frogmogman
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Code flag M
M
Mike
[maɪk]"My vessel is stopped and making no way through the water."
Which is sold in most chandleries as a 'Scottish Saltire' isn't. It's the wrong colour. It should be azure.
Pantone 300 is the official colour
webcraft
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webcraft
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Yes.
scottie
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The fishing boats assisting at Scottish series caused chaos until they removed their saltires
srm
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Its a bit more complicated than that:
A Shetlander designed their flag in the 80's, at first unofficial then eventually became accepted and ratified by the archaic body that governs such things. A few years later Orkney followed suit, using the same danborg cross as the Shetland version but red on a yellow ground. This was used unofficially for a few years then the Islands' Council decided to make it official. However, the archaic body decided that this was not possible as that flag had been used by some minor state that ceased to exist over 300 years ago. Instead they came up with the current official flag; basically a faded version of the Norwegian flag.
MADRIGAL
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Merchant Shipping Act Part 1, Section 5 - Duty to Show British Flag:
5Duty to show British flag.
(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a British ship, other than a fishing vessel, shall hoist the red ensign or other proper national colours—(i. E. White, Blue, defaced Blue or Red Ensigns)(a)on a signal being made to the ship by one of Her Majesty’s ships (including any ship under the command of a commissioned naval officer); and
(b)on entering or leaving any foreign port; and
(c)in the case of ships of 50 or more tons gross tonnage, on entering or leaving any British port.
Chiara’s slave
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I haven’t got dementia yet then.
