[Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?
BenCittadino
bencittadino at gmail.com
Wed Nov 18 11:46:17 EST 2009
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BenCittadino
s/v Susan Kay
R22RumRunner wrote:
>
> What,
> What's a traffic lane? I don't believe I've ever seen any lanes marked off
> on Lake Hartwell. Don't the waves screw up the painted lane markings?
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 11/17/2009 9:39:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dwbrad at gmail.com writes:
>
> Ben, you could use the blocks on your spreader to raise a radar
> reflector if you were sailing in or near in traffic lanes.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 11/17/09, BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> My boat came from Stan with a nice little pulley set-up on the
>> starboard
>> spreader, but I have been hesitant to fly the US ensign from there
> because
>> it is really not "proper". The US ensign goes on the stern staff, or
>> back
>> stays as folks have noted. I did see a nice "Mt Gay Rum" burgee once and
>> thought it would be cool to fly that on the spreader (I don't belong to
>> a
>> yacht club). I did think of Rummy when I saw it but since it was in
> Jersey
>> on a power boat I figured it couldn't be him. Do we have an R-22 Fleet
>> burgee I could fly? Anybody have a suggestion for my use of the pulley
>> on
>> the spreader (other than to hang pirates)??
>>
>> BenCittadino
>> s/v Susan Kay
>>
>>
>>
>> david.walker5 wrote:
>>>
>>> There is nothing meaningless about the US Yacht Ensign. It, along with
> the
>>> USPS ensign are completely apprppopriate for US boat.
>>>
>>> The US flag from the spreader is known as a courtesy flag. Any boat in
>>> foreign waters flys the flag of the local country from the stbd
> spreader
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:10:04
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?
>>>
>>> Greg,
>>>
>>> You don't even need micro blocks. Just cut a piece of the plastic
> tubing
>>> used to protect your sails from chafing on the stays to the vertical
>>> length
>>> of your flag, then tie the flag to the port back stay with plastic
>>> cable
>>> ties at each end of the tubing. Use another piece of tubing to slide
> and
>>> support the flag-tubing assembly up the stay a few feet.
>>>
>>> I presume you will be flying a standard US flag to show both boat and
> crew
>>> are American. If you fly a yacht ensign, it is meaningless.
>>>
>>> BTW, flying the US flag from the starboard spreader indicates the boat,
>>> crew
>>> or both are not American; but you have registered with Homeland
> Security.
>>> If you are not registered, it gives the Coast Guard good reason to
> board.
>>> Those of us who sail near what was once the longest fortified border in
>>> the
>>> world learn that lesson pretty quick.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Greg PA <baywindgroup at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I want to have a better way to fly a flag. I have looked in the
> archives,
>>>> but
>>>> really don't want to drill a hole in a spreader. I saw that Bob has
>>>> his
>>>> on
>>>> the backstay of Ruba and that looked like a good spot. With the mast
> down
>>>> it
>>>> will be easy to put a micro blocks high on each stay. Any problems
>>>> with
>>>> this
>>>> or any better ideas?
>>>>
>>>> -----
>>>> Greg PA
>>>> s/v Serenity
>>>> 79 Rhodes 22
>>>> North East MD
>>>>
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