"Capt. NealŪ" wrote in message
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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in message
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True on a powerboat, not for sail. Proper place to fly the ensign is
off of the luff of the mainsail. Next best place is off the backstay as
per your original post. Going up the backstay isn't a big deal.
Doug
You are wrong. Where is one to put the flag when at anchor or when
motoring?
And, if the flag is flown off the mainsail it should be two-thirds of the
way
up the leech. Fifteen feet doesn't quite get it.
It is wrong to fly the flag off the backstay because the angle is
incorrect and the
flag does not display properly.
The angle of the mainsail luff isn't much different than the angle of the
backstay.
I don;t see how if makes much difference. I've been flying my ensign off the
backstay
for years with no problems.
Then there is the problem of courtesy flags which are shown off the
starboard
spreader. They should be above the ensign as a courtesy.
A flagstaff on the stern if the proper way to display the flag on modern
sloops.
CN
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