Flying the flag

[Wanderer]

If you fly your national flag on a C-Dory, what flag holder do you use and where do you fly it?

What about a courtesy flag? Where and how do you fly a courtesy flag?

 

[Pat Anderson]

We have a flag standard on the starboard side aft for the American flag. The courtesy flag (we only have a little Canadian flag) is flown from the anchor light on the radar arch, we have a couple of plastic things that attach it. Actually both are visible in the thumbnail photo in our signature below...the American flag is just above the swim step, and the Canadian flag is right behind the radome.

If you fly your national flag on a C-Dory, what flag holder do you use and where do you fly it?

What about a courtesy flag? Where and how do you fly a courtesy flag?

 

[Captains Cat]

Couldn't resist chiming in (I rarely can). This from a few different Flag websites:
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Boats should fly the National Flag. Most pleasure boats in US waters have a choice of 2.

1. The yacht ensign, with its fouled anchor over a circle of 13 stars, the "Betsy Ross" flag. Originally restricted to documented vessels only, it is now commonly flown on recreational boats of all types and sizes instead of the National Flag (see picture).

2. The 50-star flag "Old Glory" you are familiar with.

The appropriate time to fly the ensign is from sunrise to sunset, except when racing. However, whenever a boat is taken into international or foreign waters, the 50-star U.S. ensign is the proper flag to fly and the yacht ensign cannot to be displayed. In other words, if you own a US boat in the British Virgin Islands, you should not fly the Ensign, but the National Flag.
Boats today fly the ensign from the stern, which provides the best visibility, but it can also be flown from the leech of the most aftersail. When flown from the stern, it should be on a staff (pole) that is sufficiently long and angled, and that is offset to one side (traditionally the starboard side), so the flag flies clear of engine exhaust and rigging.

Courtesy Flags

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. There are only a limited number of positions from which flags may be displayed.

Therefore, when a flag of another nation is flown, it usually must displace one of the flags displayed in home waters. However, it is hoisted only after the appropriate authorities have granted clearance. Until clearance is obtained, a boat must fly the yellow"Q" flag. All charter boats should carry the national flags of neighboring islands as well as the yellow flag, in case charterers want to visit those islands.

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. If there is more than one mast, the courtesy flag is flown from the starboard spreader of the forward mast.
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We either need more masts, sails or spreaders to do all this. :lol: :lol:

Charlie