Some people just want to complicate life. Just use clothespins to hold
your flag to any desired stay or shroud and ignore authoritarian
nonsense. If they complain, make up something sensible about how the
boomslang inteferes with it being visible. Why would you want to fly
any flag other than the Q or a courtesy flag? Excessive yachtiness is
really annoying.

On 25 Apr 2005 20:00:01 -0700, wrote:

Some people just want to complicate life. Just use clothespins to hold
your flag to any desired stay or shroud and ignore authoritarian
nonsense. If they complain, make up something sensible about how the
boomslang inteferes with it being visible. Why would you want to fly
any flag other than the Q or a courtesy flag? Excessive yachtiness is
really annoying.

If your boat is US documented you must, by law, fly the US flag. A
clothepin is unlikely to hold much above 5 knots.
I have my flag on the topping lift. Easy to lower if I need to.



Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, Puerto Escondido
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

"jeannette" wrote in message ...
On 25 Apr 2005 20:00:01 -0700, wrote:

Some people just want to complicate life. Just use clothespins to hold
your flag to any desired stay or shroud and ignore authoritarian
nonsense. If they complain, make up something sensible about how the
boomslang inteferes with it being visible. Why would you want to fly
any flag other than the Q or a courtesy flag? Excessive yachtiness is
really annoying.

If your boat is US documented you must, by law, fly the US flag. A
clothepin is unlikely to hold much above 5 knots.
I have my flag on the topping lift. Easy to lower if I need to.

Pretty dumb place for a flag! Do you anchor or tie to a pier? Do you ever
motor?

From Chapman's --- "Under power alone, or at anchor or made fast, the ensign should be flown from the stern staff of all sailboats.
If an overhanging boom requires that the staff be off center, it should preferably be on the starboard side."

CN

jeannette wrote:
On 25 Apr 2005 20:00:01 -0700, wrote:
If your boat is US documented you must, by law, fly the US flag.

Not quite. In 1939 the Navy Judge Advocate General opined the yacht
ensign is acceptable in lieu of the national ensign.

"Mark" wrote in message oups.com...

jeannette wrote:
On 25 Apr 2005 20:00:01 -0700, wrote:
If your boat is US documented you must, by law, fly the US flag.

Not quite. In 1939 the Navy Judge Advocate General opined the yacht
ensign is acceptable in lieu of the national ensign.

Only in domestic waters.

CN

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wrote:

Some people just want to complicate life. Just use clothespins to hold
your flag to any desired stay or shroud and ignore authoritarian
nonsense. If they complain, make up something sensible about how the
boomslang inteferes with it being visible. Why would you want to fly
any flag other than the Q or a courtesy flag? Excessive yachtiness is
really annoying.