[Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?

[Joe Dempsey]

Ric, you are correct, the burgee (assuming you are referring to a club burgee
and more specifically our soon to arrive Rhodes 22 burgee) should only be
flown in domestic waters. You are incorrect that it should be only flown
from a halyard from the starboard spreader.  In fact the preferred location
is either from a small staff on the bow for a mastless or single mast vessel
or from the "truck" or masthead of a single masted vessel. As an alternate
location, it MAY be flown from the starboard spreader if there is no
pigstick or block at the masthead.

I vehemently disagree with your decree that the national ensign is "always"
flown from the aft shroud. In fact, the Ensign should never be flown from
any shroud save the Backstay. "The national ensign [US Stars and Stripes or
Canadian "Red Maple Leaf"] should be displayed at the peak of the gaff,
i.e., the outer end of the spar extending aft from the mast of your boat—if
you boat has a gaff. If it does not, fly it from the flagstaff at your
boat's stern. If your boat has an overhanging boom or an outboard motor,
your flagstaff may be offset to starboard (preferably) from your boat's
centerline. Marconi-rigged sailboats [of which the Rhodes 22 is one] may fly
the ensign from the leech of the aftermost sail (or from the back stay),
approximately 2/3 the distance up its length. This puts it in about the same
position it would occupy if the boat were gaff-rigged."
https://www.usps.org/f_stuff/etiquett.html








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Joe Dempsey
s/v Respite 
Rhodes 22 1989/2005
Deltaville,VA
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