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	Flag Etiquette
		The main part of the flag is called either the field or ground; the upper left quarter of the flag is known as the canton or the union.
		The flag usage aboard yawls is essentially the same as aboard single-masted sailing yachts, except that the mizzen offers a third possible location for the ensign, as it can be carried on the leech (normally about 2/3 up the leech).
		As a matter of politeness, the courtesy flag occupies a place in the hierarchy second only to the vessel's own national ensign, but it is primarily a signal, and thus takes the position normally reserved for that sort of flag.
	www.alberg37.org /Etiquette.html (1076 words)

	Flag & Etiquette Committee
		Flag's of associations, e.g., a cruising club or a USPS district, are generally rectangular and may be worn on a spreader halyard.
		The officer flag is worn instead of the owner's private signal on all motor and sailing vessels except single-masted sailboats, where it is flown at the masthead in place of the club burgee.
		When you visit foreign water, your boat should display a courtesy flag (the civil ensign of the country you are visiting) whenever your U.S. national ensign (the USPS ensign or the yacht ensign should not be displayed in foreign waters) is displayed.
	www.usps.org /f_stuff/etiquett.html (3013 words)

	Courtesy Flags
		But the stipulated procedure was to hoist the international "Q" signal flag until after clearing customs, after which the vessel was to replace the Q flag with the courtesy ensign and keep it flying until departing territorial waters.
		He was generally critical of the section on flags in the then recently republished Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, and in particular of the assertion that the Red Ensign was the correct flag for a foreign merchant ship to fly as the courtesy flag in British waters.
		Malta is an exception to the usual rule, and she prefers the usage of the national flag as a courtesy flag (not the famous civil ensign).
	flagspot.net /flags/xf-cour.html (3218 words)

	Flag routine and etiquette for The Swinomish Yacht Clublocated in LaConner Washington.
		The vertical dimension of a flag is its hoist, and its horizontal extent is its fly.
		The flag at the stern of your boat should be on inch on the fly for each foot of overall boat length.
		As a matter of courtesy, it is proper to fly the flag of a foreign nation on your boat when you enter and operate on its waters.
	www.swinomishyachtclub.org /flagroutine.htm (984 words)

	Flag Etiquette
		Flags designating yacht club or USPS officers are rectangular in shape, blue (with white design) for senior officers; red for next lower in rank; and white (with blue design) for lower ranks.
		An officer flag is flown in place of the owner's private signal on all rigs of motor and sailing vessels except single-masted sailboats, when it is flown in place of the club burgee at the masthead.
		On a sailboat, the courtesy flag is flown at the boat's starboard spreader, whether the United States ensign is at the stern staff, or flown from the leech.
	deepcreekyachtclub.com /WebPage/etiquett.htm (2563 words)

	Noonsite: Flag Etiquette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Although not all countries insist on it, in theory the Q flag should be flown as soon as the yacht has entered territorial waters to signal the intention of requesting pratique.
		The courtesy flag should be in a good state and of reasonable size as some officials take offence at yachts that fly a torn or tiny flag.
		Burgees, house flags and courtesy flags as well as ensigns should be lowered at sunset or 2100, whichever is earlier, and hoisted at 0800 in summer and 0900 in winter.
	www.noonsite.com /Members/webmaster/R2002-06-10-4 (334 words)

	Flag Etiquette \| Sailonline.com
		As a matter of courtesy, it is appropriate to fly the flag of a foreign nation on your boat when you enter and operate on its waters.
		The courtesy flag is flown at the boat's starboard spreader, whether the United States ensign is at the stern staff, or flown from the leech.
		Other flags, such as club burgees, private signals and courtesy flags for use on sailboats, should be approximately 1/2 inch for each foot of the highest mast above the water.
	www.sailonline.com /seamanship/Flag_etiquette.html (1004 words)

	Flag Advisor
		On a sailboat, the courtesy flag is flown at the starboard spreader.
		Courtesy flags are usually Civil Ensigns—not the national flag of the country.
		The flag at the stern of your boat—U. Ensign, Yacht Ensign, USPS Ensign, or vessel’s national flag—should be one inch on the fly for every foot of overall vessel length (e.
	www.waypoints.com /popups/flagetiquette.html (917 words)

	Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Maltese civil flag and war ensign is a white and red per pale flag in the ratio 2:3, augmented by a depiction of the British George Cross —since 1942, when Malta was awarded this singular honour following its gallant defence against the Axis powers in World War Two— fimbriated (edged) in red.
		This flag is flown on all public buildings, police stations, vessels belonging to the Armed Forces of Malta, on the vehicle used by the Prime Minister, and Malta's ambassadors.
		This was the Malta flag for centuries and the augmentation of our national flag with the unique distinction of the George Cross, by the British Government, while Malta was still a colony, although an honour, was viewed by some as an alien addition to Malta's ancient flag.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/mt.html (1153 words)

	FLAGS 2 Royal Bahamas Police in Bimini
		The flag of Her Majesty and flag of the Governor General are never dipped and never half masted.
		Flags that are frayed or discoloured should be removed and discarded with reverence.
		The National Flag is defaced with the symbol of the parliamentary mace on the prime minister's flag and it is also defaced with the national coat of arms in the fly on cabinet minister's and diplomatic officer's rank flags.
	www.biminipolice.com /FLAGS2.asp (1821 words)

	Nautical Know How - Nautical Flags
		Also called signaling flags, they are a set of flags of different colors, shapes and markings which used singly or in combination have different meanings.
		The flags include 26 square flags which depict the letters of the alphabet, ten numeral pendants, one answering pendant, and three substituters or repeaters.
		It is also customary to fly the country's courtesy flag when operating in the waters of that country.
	www.boatsafe.com /nauticalknowhow/flags.htm (581 words)

	Flags
		Boarding a properly flagged, lawful vessel at sea requires permission of the captain, or else is an act of war or piracy (except of course if boarding is by a government or law enforcement vessel of one's own country).
		According to international flag etiquette, a visiting yacht should fly near the starboard spreader a small flag of the country in whose waters it is sailing.
		If the yacht's captain or owner is from a different country than the one in which the yacht is registered, courtesy may be shown to the captain or owner by flying near the port spreader a small flag of his or her nationality.
	www.heartsong3.com /flags.htm (389 words)

	Customs & Courtesy
		The flag is lowered slowly so it reaches the bottom and is balled up within the field of blue on the last note of music.
		The national flag should be removed by the color guard, folded and presented to the officer in charge.
		When flag officers are present, it is considered proper to delay leaving until they have paid their respects and departed.
	www.dirauxwest.org /customs_&_courte.htm (2549 words)

	Island Cruising Association
		Flag etiquette is steeped in history and mystery and dates back to the earliest days of sail.
		Once pratique has been granted, the Q flag is removed and the courtesy flag of the country is flown.
		The NZ Courtesy flag, for foreign registered vessels has a blue background as that is the NZ national flag.
	www.islandcruising.co.nz /flags.html (1035 words)

	flag of Italy - Yacht Clubs (Part 1) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		The Club´s flag is a rectangular 2:3 red flag with a blue cross of St. George and they have Rank flags.
		Their flag is a white burgee with a blue + cross of St. George fimbriated in yellow, and the initial letters "CNR" making a logo, inthe lower hoist.
		Established in December 1898, the Club´s flag is a white burgee with a red cross of St. George, traditional symbol of Genoa (another Club from Genoa, the Yacht Club Italiano, uses the same, but with colors reversed), and a blue star in a white circle at the arms´intersection.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/it~yct.html (394 words)

	Vexillarium: June 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The flag was given to her late husband, Lucien Lamoureux, a former Speaker of the House.
		In a follow-up to the story about the the removal of the flag of the Republic of China at a graduation ceremony visited by a delegation from Red China, the investigation of the matter by the Taiwanese government finds the school's explaination to be contradicted by a video tape of the ceremony.
		The Kurdistani flag and the Iraqi flag, used in the time of Abdulkarim Qasim's rule prior to the rise of the Baath regime, will be used during a meeting between Mesud Barzani, who is expected to become the president of federal Kurdistan, and Iraqi president Jabal Talabani.
	vexillarium.blogspot.com /2005_06_01_vexillarium_archive.html (4003 words)

	Belize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On the old flag, the men stand on the motto, whereas on the new one, they are on the ground, and the motto is smaller.
		Because of the close association of the flag with the PUP, public opinion was divided as to its suitability to act as a unifying symbol.
		She is flying a UK Red Ensign as a courtesy flag but its own ensign is simply a blue field with red stripes top and bottom - no white disc with Belize CoA.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/bz.html (1154 words)

	48th OVVI Flag
		It is very likely to be the second flag or "Flag in Prison" since the regimental history states that the first flag was lost, and several sources state that the second flag was in the State Capitol.
		The flag at the Ohio Historical Society, which we assume is the one which was previously displayed at the state capitol, shows wear, not holes from musket balls and shell fragments.
		The third regimental flag of the men of the 48th Ohio was thus the flag of the 83rd Ohio.
	www.48ovvi.org /oh48flag.html (2719 words)

	SSCA Discussion Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I am truly irritated, as are others, when someone hangs the US flag off the flag halyard amidships, or off the bow staff designed for a pennant or burgee, and particularly when he or she does not bring in the colors at night.
		Flags are pretentious and do little to show courtesy, despite the proper size, location, etc. The most respectfully flagged boat means nothing if the owner isn't respectful.
		Some say a flag should be made of fabric, others say matter is the fabric of existence, aluminum is matter, therefore it could loosely be construed as fabric I guess.
	www.ssca.org /discus/messages/1/551.html (1508 words)

	Flag Retirement
		The Flag Code was an attempt by prominent patriotic organizations to collect together in one instrument: Statutes, executive orders, and rules of established custom and usage relating to the Flag of the United States.
		The flags are prepared earlier by dipping them in kerosene, or having wood dipped in keresene in the bottom of the pit.
		This concludes the Ceremony for the Disposal of Unserviceable Flags.
	www.tarlander.com /sams/flagretirement.html (1579 words)

	Sailors Choice Dressing Ship-Flags
		No flag may fly above or to the right of the U. flag (except flags of other nations) On board, the US flag may be set at the stern at the same time as may be the yacht club burgee and an officer flag.
		Because there are a limited number of positions from which flags may be flow, the courtesy flag usually displaces one of the flags commonly displayed in home waters.
		On a mastless powerboat, the courtesy flag of another nation is normally flown at the bow of the boat.
	www.sailorschoice.com /seamanship/protocol_pennants.htm (876 words)

	Flag Etiquette by Barbara Theisen
		This flag is flown from the starboard spreader.
		Although the word “courtesy” is used, in many countries it would be considered disrespectful to not fly the courtesy flag and it is possible to receive a fine for not flying it.
		Some believe that you should display the courtesy flag from the starboard spreader with the quarantine flag beneath it as soon as you enter a country’s waters.
	www.sailingbreezes.com /Sailing_Breezes_Current/articles/bs03/flags.htm (807 words)

	Bermuda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		"The national flag of Bermuda is composed of a red background with the Union Flag (or Jack) in the upper left corner and the Bermuda coat of arms in the lower fly.
		In the current issue of BR20 (and based on a flag of 60 units x 120 units) the shield is centred on the fly half, is 34 units high x 27 units across with the square being 25 units deep.
		The flag used locally by civilians for both boats and on land is the defaced red ensign.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/bm.html (1222 words)

	Iowa Battle Flag Preservation - Home
		The State Historical Society of Iowa makes the battle flag collection available to researchers and scholars to an extent that is practical and consistent with the goals and best interest of both the SHSI and the collection.
		Researchers may use the battle flag collection of the SHSI provided that they have a stated research goal with an educational, public or genealogical purpose, can demonstrate an appreciation of the unique and delicate nature of the resource, and can conduct research in a responsible manner.
		She works on the physical documentation, photography and stabilization of the battle flags as well as establishing a program for the management of the collection.
	www.iowaflags.org (1176 words)

	Happy Flag Day! - Courtesy of your MONEY! CD-ROM Dealer..
		Flag Day is the birthday of the United States flag.
		World Book tells us that the Public-school children first recited the pledge as they saluted the flag during the National School Celebration held in 1892 to mark the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America.
		The National Flag Conferences of the American Legion expanded the original wording in 1923 and 1924.
	www.amoneydeal.com /flagday.html (194 words)

	Flag
		I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign
		Bourbon Flag of France (1682 - 1763) - The first flag that whipped in the Mississippi breeze stemmed from the arrival of Sieur de La Salle, the French explorer who in 1682 claimed the Mississippi River area for his king, Louis XIV.
		This U.S. flag also waved in 1817, as Mississippi was admitted as the 20th U.S. state.
	www.its.state.ms.us /et/portal/MSFlags/flags.html (576 words)

	Patrick's Sailing Blog : Courtesy Flags & Etiquette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fly the appropriate courtesy flag for the country you are visiting from the Starboard spreader on the forward most mast.
		Courtesy flags are not always the same flags as the national flag of a country.
		If you fly the wrong flag you could be insulting the people you are hoping to befriend.
	www.shipsrecord.com /blogs/patrick/archive/2005/06/06/479.aspx (258 words)

	BoatUS.com Cruising Log
		But for a few signal flags (and the skills of a consummate naval tactician), the Napoleonic forces might have prevailed and a good part of the world's populace would now be speaking French instead of English.
		With the advent of radio communication, flags on ships have been reduced mostly to a symbolic role, but their diminished status is hardly apparent for all the multi-hued scraps of cloth you see flapping in the breeze in most anchorages.
		With the national ensign, foreign courtesy flag, club burgee, power squadron pennant, owner's flag, and the burgees of various other cruising associations all competing for hoisting space, conflict is inevitable.
	www.boatus.com /cruising/littlegidding/200301-16.asp (1028 words)

	Mrs. Hammersley's 4th Grade
		What is known, is that the first unofficial national flag, called the Grand Union Flag or the Continental Colours, was raised at the behest of General Washington near his headquarters outside Boston, Mass., on Jan. 1, 1776.
		The flag had 13 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and the British Union Flag (a predecessor of the Union Jack) in the canton.
		The first official national flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes or Old Glory, was approved by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777.
	myschoolonline.com /page/0,1871,50811-179149-53-33732,00.html (376 words)

	Lesson J - The Delaware Flag
		Although the Delaware State Flag was not adopted until 1913, the story behind its design began in the colonial era.
		When a committee was appointed in 1913 to design the official flag of the State, the members chose the Seal's center section (called the Coat of Arms) as the focal point of the flag.
		The flag's main colors, colonial blue and buff, were chosen to honor General George Washington.
	www.state.de.us /sos/dpa/outreach/education/lessonj.shtml (1128 words)

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