[Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

What,
What's a traffic lane? I don't believe I've ever seen any lanes marked off  
on Lake Hartwell. Don't the waves screw up the painted lane markings?
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 11/17/2009 9:39:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dwbrad at gmail.com writes:

Ben, you  could use the blocks on your spreader to raise a radar
reflector if you  were sailing in or near  in traffic lanes.

Dave


On  11/17/09, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  My boat came from Stan with a nice little pulley set-up on the  starboard
> spreader, but I have been hesitant to fly the US ensign from  there 
because
> it is really not "proper". The US ensign goes on the  stern staff, or back
> stays as folks have noted. I did see a nice "Mt  Gay Rum" burgee once and
> thought it would be cool to fly that on the  spreader (I don't belong to a
> yacht club). I did think of Rummy when I  saw it but since it was in 
Jersey
> on a power boat I figured it  couldn't be him. Do we have an R-22 Fleet
> burgee I could fly? Anybody  have a suggestion for my use of the pulley on
> the spreader (other than  to hang pirates)??
>
> BenCittadino
> s/v Susan  Kay
>
>
>
> david.walker5  wrote:
>>
>> There is nothing meaningless about the US Yacht  Ensign. It, along with 
the
>> USPS ensign are completely  apprppopriate for US boat.
>>
>> The US flag from the  spreader is known as a courtesy flag. Any boat in
>> foreign waters  flys the flag of the local country from the stbd  
spreader
>>
>> Dave
>> Sent from my Verizon  Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From: Rick  <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009  16:10:04
>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email  List<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re:  [Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?
>>
>>  Greg,
>>
>> You don't even need micro blocks.  Just cut  a piece of the plastic 
tubing
>> used to protect your sails from  chafing on the stays to the vertical
>> length
>> of your  flag, then tie the flag to the port back stay with plastic cable
>>  ties at each end of the tubing.  Use another piece of tubing to slide  
and
>> support the flag-tubing assembly up the stay a few  feet.
>>
>> I presume you will be flying a standard US flag  to show both boat and 
crew
>> are American.  If you fly a yacht  ensign, it is meaningless.
>>
>> BTW, flying the US flag  from the starboard spreader indicates the boat,
>> crew
>>  or both are not American; but you have registered with Homeland  
Security.
>> If you are not registered, it gives the Coast Guard good  reason to 
board.
>> Those of us who sail near what was once the  longest fortified border in
>> the
>> world learn that  lesson pretty quick.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> On  Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Greg PA <baywindgroup at comcast.net>  
wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I want to have a better way  to fly a flag. I have looked in the 
archives,
>>>  but
>>> really don't want to drill a hole in a spreader. I saw  that Bob has his
>>> on
>>> the backstay of Ruba and  that looked like a good spot. With the mast 
down
>>>  it
>>> will be easy to put a micro blocks high on each stay. Any  problems with
>>> this
>>> or any better  ideas?
>>>
>>> -----
>>> Greg  PA
>>> s/v Serenity
>>> 79 Rhodes 22
>>>  North East MD
>>>
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