Thoughts on Ensign ............. teaser for winter

[Baggywrinkle]

This is a typical situation where it isn't really a problem until it is.

As they say in finance "past performance is no guarantee of future returns". It just takes one officious idiot to ruin your whole day and get you tangled up in knots with a lot of time wasted and possible expense/legal action. It's usually easier just to follow the rules and make sure the flag flown matches the boats registration and fly what you want from the port cross-tree.

We fly the red ensign as the boat is registered in the U.K. and the cross-trees look like this ....

 

[Gustywinds]

This is a typical situation where it isn't really a problem until it is.

As they say in finance "past performance is no guarantee of future returns". It just takes one officious idiot to ruin your whole day and get you tangled up in knots with a lot of time wasted and possible expense/legal action. It's usually easier just to follow the rules and make sure the flag flown matches the boats registration and fly what you want from the port cross-tree.

We fly the red ensign as the boat is registered in the U.K. and the cross-trees look like this ....

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Stopped and making no headway?

 

[Baggywrinkle]

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Stopped and making no headway?

Are we talking about Scottish independence now? .... You do know politics will get you sent to the naughty step.

 

[Gustywinds]

Are we talking about Scottish independence now? .... You do know politics will get you sent to the naughty step.

No, my wife wanted to fly the Saltire on our boat but a friend told her it is the official signal for a vessel "stopped and making no headway" so we have a rather cheap and tacky Lion Rampant instead.
She is Scots born and bred, I'm adopted

 

[Sandy]

No, my wife wanted to fly the Saltire on our boat but a friend told her it is the official signal for a vessel "stopped and making no headway" so we have a rather cheap and tacky Lion Rampant instead.
She is Scots born and bred, I'm adopted

I've been thinking about having a courtesy Scottish Red Duster, no confusion about making way or not.

I usually fly the pan-celtic.

 

[Gustywinds]

I've been thinking about having a courtesy Scottish Red Duster, no confusion about making way or not.

Is that a real thing or you planning on a duster with the George and Patrick crosses taken out? I grew up in Belfast where "flegs" are a touchy subject so I think I'd rather fly a towel

 

[ylop]

Is that a real thing or you planning on a duster with the George and Patrick crosses taken out? I grew up in Belfast where "flegs" are a touchy subject so I think I'd rather fly a towel

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You can buy a red ensign with a saltire in the corner where the Union flag is usually seen. They are not uncommon around Scottish marinas. They have no legal significance.