BoatBanter.com - View Single Post - Flying Flags -- Properly

On 14 Jun 2004 13:52:26 -0700, (anchorlt)
wrote:

It torgues my eyes and butt to see U.S. flags flying from bow rails,
spreaders and antennas. Or Q and courtesy flags flying from most
anywhere except where they're supposed to be. Do people not know or do
they deliberately defy propriety?

The former. I've seen the Canadian courtesy flag flown off the
starboard spreader--upside down--on American boats visiting my Toronto
club. The owners were oblivious.

Racers, being used to rules, are usually better than cruisers in this
respect, but even they aren't consistantly good.

I once saw a sailboat in Chesapeake Bay with a myriad of differemt
flags flying from starboard and port spreaders, arranged by size from
top to bottom, both halyards, from spreader to very near the deck.

My standing orders to the crew are "bear away" as boats like that are
probably heading for the breakers or a reef. G But they look even
prettier on their sides...

R.