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 The BCYC Burgee Did you know that there are many requirements of ettiquett for flying our club's burgee? The United States Power Squadron has a host of information on their site. Please see the following link: http://www.usps.org/f_stuff/etiquett.html#y-c-burgee. - Generally, burgees are triangular in shape and flown from the bow on power boats or from the spreader if on a sailboat.
- The right spreader is the side of highest honor.
- Display one burgee at a time.
- The burgee you fly should be the burgee of the organization under which you are participating - otherwise display the burgee of your club.
- Clubs genearlly have unique requirements for their own burgees.
- An officer's flag should be "worn" instead of an owners flag and flown on a sail boat's masthead or on a powerboat's antenea - preferably on the starboard side.
- The national ensign flown at a flag staff at the stern of your boat should be one inch on the fly for each foot of overall length.
- All other flags such as club burgees, officer flags, and private signals for use on sailboats should be approximately 1/2 inch on the fly for each foot above the waterline of the tallest mast on the boat. (That is, if the tope of the mast is 30 feet above the waterline, these other flags should be 15 inches on the fly.) On powerboats, these flags should be 5/8 inch on the fly for each foot of overall length.
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