"J. Balk" wrote in message

We keep our protest flag on our backstay, its velcroed on and is
rolled up and held closed with a piece of duct tape with a tab for a
quick display.

It used to be a great insult to say of a skipper that he 'started with
his protest flag set in stops'.

Perhaps the aggressive dinghy fleets where keeping it taped to the
shroud was the most convenient place have changed things.

Although I well remember a very successful dinghy skipper who always
always appeared quite effiminate wearing a scarlet cravat while sailing
.... until you fouled him and saw him whip it off and hang it in the
shroud g.

John