scutly
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Re: Flag Pole on boat - stars and stripes
some stuff i found
Flags and Flag Staffs
For aesthetically pleasing proportions, we recommend a flag that is 1" long for every 1' of boat length. The staff should be twice the length of the flag's vertical edge. For example, a 33' boat should fly a 24" x 36" yacht ensign on a 48" staff. A shorter staff may be used if there is insufficient space.
The Ensign
For most people's boats, flag etiquette begins and ends with the problem of which ensign, or national flag, to fly and where to fly it. Sailors and all other boaters who are United States citizens may choose between two flags. One is the usual 50-star national flag known as the ensign. The other is a special flag called the yacht ensign that, in place of the 50 stars standing for the states, depicts a fouled anchor on a field of 13 stars.
The story of these two ensigns is an interesting one. In the early to mid-19th century, most yachts looked like fishing boats and other commercial vessels. Ports charged a local duty to visiting commercial vessels, whose skippers often attempted to convince customs officials that they were pleasure sailors. The officials ignored those claims and collected fees from all entering boats, including yachts. Under pressure from yachtsmen, the American and British governments independently approved special national flags to be flown only from yachts. In the United States, the yacht ensign was designed by the officers of the New York Yacht Club in 1848. It remains a legal national flag for boats in US waters.
Everyday Flag Etiquette
All boats operating in inland waters can fly the U.S. "Old Glory" 50-star flag, or the U.S. Yacht Ensign, the 13-star "Betsy Ross" flag with the fouled anchor.
* Flags are flown, traditionally from 8:00am to sunset, from: Stern staff (when under way or occupied)
* Sailboats-on aftermost sail 2/3 length of the leach above the clew
* Sportfisherman-on halyard just behind the tuna tower
Courtesy Flags
Show respect when you travel to other nations (or other states) by flying their flags when you enter or operate your boat in their waters. Boats in international waters also fly the 50-star U.S. flag, and not the Yacht Ensign, in the traditional location.
all that being said, i fly this flag off my antenna.
some stuff i found
Flags and Flag Staffs
For aesthetically pleasing proportions, we recommend a flag that is 1" long for every 1' of boat length. The staff should be twice the length of the flag's vertical edge. For example, a 33' boat should fly a 24" x 36" yacht ensign on a 48" staff. A shorter staff may be used if there is insufficient space.
The Ensign
For most people's boats, flag etiquette begins and ends with the problem of which ensign, or national flag, to fly and where to fly it. Sailors and all other boaters who are United States citizens may choose between two flags. One is the usual 50-star national flag known as the ensign. The other is a special flag called the yacht ensign that, in place of the 50 stars standing for the states, depicts a fouled anchor on a field of 13 stars.
The story of these two ensigns is an interesting one. In the early to mid-19th century, most yachts looked like fishing boats and other commercial vessels. Ports charged a local duty to visiting commercial vessels, whose skippers often attempted to convince customs officials that they were pleasure sailors. The officials ignored those claims and collected fees from all entering boats, including yachts. Under pressure from yachtsmen, the American and British governments independently approved special national flags to be flown only from yachts. In the United States, the yacht ensign was designed by the officers of the New York Yacht Club in 1848. It remains a legal national flag for boats in US waters.
Everyday Flag Etiquette
All boats operating in inland waters can fly the U.S. "Old Glory" 50-star flag, or the U.S. Yacht Ensign, the 13-star "Betsy Ross" flag with the fouled anchor.
* Flags are flown, traditionally from 8:00am to sunset, from: Stern staff (when under way or occupied)
* Sailboats-on aftermost sail 2/3 length of the leach above the clew
* Sportfisherman-on halyard just behind the tuna tower
Courtesy Flags
Show respect when you travel to other nations (or other states) by flying their flags when you enter or operate your boat in their waters. Boats in international waters also fly the 50-star U.S. flag, and not the Yacht Ensign, in the traditional location.
all that being said, i fly this flag off my antenna.