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Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:01 am
by Fingal
I understand that wee Eck expects to see all Scottish based yachts wearing the approved St Andrew's Ensign with immediate effect.

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 12:49 pm
by Orla
:D Some might say it’s a movement….
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Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:31 pm
by Nick
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I think that Fairwinds will be wearing one this year to celebrate the Scottish Renaissance. Where did you get yours Lord MacD?

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:42 pm
by Orla
Excellent idea Nick....

Here you go:-

http://www.mrflag.com/p/7023/Scotland_S ... lag__.html

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:44 pm
by Orla
Be warned though, you will be ignored by some and frowned apon by others, great init :mrgreen:

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 8:35 pm
by claymore
I, for one.

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:33 pm
by Silkie
All the better.

I rather fancy this one. http://www.mrflag.com/p/4941/Scotland__Red_Ensign.html

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:51 pm
by Fingal
here is mine
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Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:01 am
by marisca
You not sold that classic example of the boat-builders' skills of yesteryear, yet?

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:54 am
by Ocklepoint
And mine

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Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 4:03 pm
by Fingal
marisca wrote:You not sold that classic example of the boat-builders' skills of yesteryear, yet?
Not yet but ask me again in a few weeks and there may be a different story.

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 4:25 pm
by DaveS
I bought the 1 yd Saltire that I've been using for the past 12 years or so from a bloke in Cupar, but can't remember his details. I'd post a picture of Avilion with Saltire, but can't find one. Can anybody on the CC (this or previous years) assist?

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 4:56 pm
by DaveS
lordmacdonald wrote:Be warned though, you will be ignored by some and frowned apon by others, great init :mrgreen:
About 5 years ago we were heading north towards Rubha Reidh when I was radioed by a Norwegian warship taking part in a NATO exercise. We had previously heard him call a fishing boat and, following a long interrogation, request permission to board, so we expected an "interesting" conversation. After a series of increasingly daft questions about what we were carrying ("I say again this is a private pleasure vessel with no cargo and no manifest...") the conversation then went something like:

"Are you flying an orange flag?"
"No, I think you must be looking at the float of my dan buoy."
"What flag are you flying, sir?"
"The Saltire, the flag of Scotland."

lengthy pause, then:

"Have a good passage, sir."

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 7:04 pm
by Old_Glow_In_The_Deep
I sometimes don’t bother flying anything at all, I don’t TX on AIS, nor do I have radar….. but don’t tell anyone!... :wink:

But!.... I might just be tempted to fly this one:

http://www.flagandbuntingstore.co.uk/ac ... shire.html

Re: Flag Etiquette

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 11:04 pm
by aquaplane
Old_Glow_In_The_Deep wrote:But!.... I might just be tempted to fly this one:

http://www.flagandbuntingstore.co.uk/ac ... shire.html
You can't do that.

One of these would look quite good though:
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But only if you are qualified to fly it :lol: