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The officers of a yacht club may fly various burgees appropriate to their rank: for example, the commodore may fly a swallow-tailed version of the club burgee (and the vice- and rear-commodores the same, but distinguished by the addition of one or two balls respectively at the canton). A past-commodore may also be given a distinctively-shaped flag.
Members belonging to a yacht club or sailing organization may fly their club's unique flag (usually triangular), called a burgee, both while under way and at anchor (however, not while racing). Traditionally, the burgee was flown from the main masthead; however, it may also be flown from a small pole on the bow pulpit, or on the starboard ...
A pig stick (occasionally pigstick [1] or pig-stick [2]) is a staff that carries a flag or pennant, usually the burgee of the boat owner's yacht club or private signal, above a mast of a sailboat. [3]
The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) is an international club for cruisers. Members are identified by a distinctive blue and yellow burgee with a stylized Flying Fish on the blue part of the flag. Founded in 1954 by the late Humphrey Barton after his east–west crossing of the Atlantic in the 25 foot Vertue XXXV, [1] the club exists to promote long ...
Cargreen Yacht Club: A green burgee defaced with a red brick chimney outlined in black in the hoist. 1921: Flushing Sailing Club: A black burgee defaced with a gold letter "V". 1948: Helford River Sailing Club: A blue burgee divided by a red cross outlined in white, with a gold ship in the centre. 1934: Looe Sailing Club
The Royal London Yacht Club (RLYC) is a British yacht club. It is situated on the Parade in Cowes on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1838, it is the sixth oldest Yacht Club in the United Kingdom. Originally formed as The Arundel Yacht Club in the Strand, it became the London Yacht Club in 1845 and moved to Cowes in 1882.
The club was founded and first organized in 1894 under the name "Neptune Yacht Club". The name was soon changed to "Huguenot Yacht Club" (HYC) to commemorate the founders of the community, the Huguenots, who settled the area after fleeing religious persecution in France. The club opened its doors on January 1, 1895 and officially incorporated ...
A grey field with the Irish flag in the canton and the club's burgee in the fly. [21] Ensign of the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club: A blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a red bull in the fly. Ensign of the Howth Yacht Club: A blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a red anchor in the fly. [22] Ensign of the Kinsale Yacht Club