[Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?

Wed Nov 18 12:33:40 EST 2009

Ok Rummy, behave yourself.  When you see a huge passenger ferry bearing down on your stern, you will know that your are in the middle of the traffic lane, yellow line or not.

It's looks more intimidating than it really is.

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From: "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 2:43:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Flag placement?

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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