[Rhodes22-list] A little help by way of sailing etiquette

[SVGravityLeak at aol.com]

Hi Rob,

I've found the Canadians don't want to see a Q flag unless you really have 
someone sick on board.  Just call the toll free customs number as you approach 
your first Canadian port, or even after you land.

Fred

In a message dated 10/13/04 2:08:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ruba1811 at hotmail.com writes:

> 
> When sailing into a foreign port (hopefully you will use this one) you fly a 
> 
> yellow “Q” flag until you clear customs.  This is a quarantine flag, 
> telling 
> all locals to stay away until they are sure you don’t have any dirty 
> American germs (and have paid your fees to the host country).  After 
> clearing in you fly the flag of their country in place of the Q flag.  This 
> is called a courtesy flag.  There is a bunch of other flag etiquette rules 
> that are steeped in history such as the correct placement of native flag, 
> courtesy flag, etc.  Here is a link for more information on this.
> http://www.sailonline.com/seamanship/Flag_etiquette.html
> 
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