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Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger? The masthead?

And, am I right in thinking that it shouldn't be flown when in port?


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Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger?

Right before boarding a ship.....

Use a fake national flag to get close to the ship.....at the last moment put
up the Jolly.....



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Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger? The masthead?

And, am I right in thinking that it shouldn't be flown when in port?


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Wally wrote:

Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger? The masthead?

No, it should be flown from the mizzen yard.



And, am I right in thinking that it shouldn't be flown when in port?

Depends on which port you're in.

DSK

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Wally... I only fly a Pirate's Flag.... off the flag post on the stern
rail. It's perfectly legal if you have a parrot.

CM

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sv "Sensoria" wrote:
Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger?

Right before boarding a ship.....

Use a fake national flag to get close to the ship.....at the last
moment put up the Jolly.....

Yes, I'm aware of the correct procedure - it's the location that I'm
enquiring into. My "Treasure Island" DVD shows the Jolly Roger being flown
at the masthead (it goes up when the remaining pirates take over the ship
while the good guys are ashore). However, the story is substantially changed
later on, so I'm not sure if the hollywood rendition is accurate regarding
the flag.


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DSK wrote:

Where's the proper place to fly a Jolly Roger? The masthead?

No, it should be flown from the mizzen yard.

I don't have a mizzen yard on my sloop, so I guess the spreaders is the
nearest to that. Port or starboard? (I plan to have the national flag and
club burgee on starboard, btw.)


And, am I right in thinking that it shouldn't be flown when in port?

Depends on which port you're in.

I'm about a mile up the water from the very port where RLS lodged after
writing Treasure Island, and where he was inspired to write Kidnapped. In
fact, the island that formed the basis for *the* island is about 30 miles
along the coast.


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Capt. Mooron wrote:

Wally... I only fly a Pirate's Flag.... off the flag post on the
stern rail. ...

Getting conflicting information on the correct etiquette regarding location.
I'd have thought that the masthead would be the best place, since it can be
most readily seen.


... It's perfectly legal if you have a parrot.

When your boat's called 'Hispaniola', the flag's a requirement. That said, I
don't what the thinking is behind those owl-shaped seagull scarers - you'd
think the makers would have the gumption and imagination to make them
parrot-shaped...


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I just bought a Pirate 2 weeks ago.....for a party we were having on an
Island......We flew it so pop, mom and the kids would not land on the
beach......as it's popular

It worked really well...boats would see the flag and pass by.......Knowing
that there was a serious party going on.....

By the way a good pirate flag we set you back $45 bucks Canadian.....

I would fly it anywhere on my boat....... as everyone knows it's just a
joke.....

But I'm sure some people would find it offensive if you flew it from the
stern pole.....



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Capt. Mooron wrote:

Wally... I only fly a Pirate's Flag.... off the flag post on the
stern rail. ...

Getting conflicting information on the correct etiquette regarding
location.
I'd have thought that the masthead would be the best place, since it can
be
most readily seen.


... It's perfectly legal if you have a parrot.

When your boat's called 'Hispaniola', the flag's a requirement. That said,
I
don't what the thinking is behind those owl-shaped seagull scarers - you'd
think the makers would have the gumption and imagination to make them
parrot-shaped...


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"sv "Sensoria"" wrote in message

| But I'm sure some people would find it offensive if you flew it from the
| stern pole.....

Those are the ones I'm aiming at offending.....

CM

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sv "Sensoria" wrote:

By the way a good pirate flag we set you back $45 bucks Canadian.....

I got a 3x2' nylon or polyester one on eBay for 3ukp. Decent quality,
printed, with grommets rather than rope and toggles.


I would fly it anywhere on my boat....... as everyone knows it's just
a joke.....

Indeed. I plan to use it to strike terror into the hearts of next season's
race fleet in the slow yacht class.


But I'm sure some people would find it offensive if you flew it from
the stern pole.....

They're welcome to put on their 'Little Admiral' hats and fly insults from
their signal halyards.


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