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Burgee Etiquette

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Of all the important issues facing us, perhaps none is as pressing, as dire, as the need for boaters to better understand burgee etiquette. If you don’t believe me, just fly yours the wrong way in front of that old guy from the yacht club.

You know about burgees, right? They’re those the little flags bearing the colors and emblems of sailing clubs or groups. They’re often triangular, but sometimes swallow-tailed or sewn from other shapes. In addition to telling other boaters, at a glance, something about your club affiliations, burgees are also often traditionally exchanged when visiting other yacht clubs.

I’m not much for joining groups myself, but I do appreciate nautical traditions. And as Jonathan Lewis wrote for us recently , in some places you can’t even get fuel without the right affiliations.  

The history of burgees can be traced to the nineteenth century when ship-owners flew custom-designed “private signals” from top of the ship’s tallest mast. These were unique to each ship so that they could be recalled to land by a corresponding flag signal ashore. Once owners started to own fleets, these “private signals” became associated with company flags or flags for different shipping lines.

Before we talk about how to fly a burgee, let’s settle on how to say burgee. It’s not BUR-gee , but bur-JEE —with the emphasis on the second syllable, a soft “g” sound.  

Where to Fly It

Ah, yes…simple. Or maybe not. Most sources call for flying the burgee from a so-called pig stick (small pole) on a halyard to the head of the mast. Some sources note it should be the forward-most mast, others say after-most . Either way, using a pig stick is something of an art. While it demonstrates your salty skillset, often you’ll have an antenna, masthead light, or windex that could interfere with the stick, and flag chafe can also be a concern. As a result, most sailors fly their burgee instead from a halyard under the lowermost starboard spreader.

What if you have no spreaders? I don’t know. Maybe back to the pig stick for you. What if you have no mast or are looking for another option? Powerboats (and some sailboats) fly their burgee from a short staff (jack staff) at the bow or bow pulpit.

When to Fly It

It’s probably easier to identify when not to fly your burgee. Clubs will often have their own burgee rules, but for whatever reason, convention says it shouldn’t be flown when racing. It’s also said you shouldn’t fly more than one burgee at a time, showing only the one associated with whatever activity you’re participating in currently. Furthermore, burgees shouldn’t be flown unless the vessel is in the control of the club member. And whatever you do, be sure you don’t fly your burgee upside down.

I’ve personally been a part of creating several burgees—one for the Pocket Yachters , one for Small Craft Advisor, and one for our SCAMP sailboat design. It’s possible I’ve violated some rule or etiquette in their shape, design or purpose, but despite what I’ve written above I try not to take any of it too seriously. My favorite burgee is the one I got from the MOBYC (My Own Bloody Yacht Club) on Harkers Island in North Carolina—a “club” with no dues where simply owning the burgee means you can beach your boat in front of the Commodore’s waterfront home.

Whatever your own feelings about these traditions, some sailors and organizations don’t suffer any foolishness. As the Cruising Club of America notes dryly, “Flags shall be flown properly or not at all.” • SCA •

PDF by Philip Roberts with instructions for making and setting a pig stick below. Click to download.

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Where to fly burgee

• Thread starter Tyemac
• Start date Aug 1, 2019
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With a free standing mast, where can I fly a burgee or any other small flags?  

Good question. Where indeed? lol  

Why is "free standing" a qualifier? Don't free standing masts have halyards?  

Tyemac said: With a free standing mast, where can I fly a burgee or any other small flags? Click to expand

Ron20324 said: Fly it wherever you want to- it's all a matter of personal opinion anyway. Click to expand

capta said: Not hardly. There is a very distinct set of rules for flying flags and pennants aboard a yacht. To do other than that invites others to think you quite ignorant of yachting etiquette. Failure to fly a courtesy flag from the right place can lead to bothersome consequences should some official take offense. Click to expand

The Hunter Vision does not have spreaders or halyards as shown in the attached photo. Suggest attaching a burgee and other small flags to the lifelines. That is what we do on yacht club cruise outs when we do not want to raise it on a line that is attached to the lower spreader. I suppose you could run a line from the top of the mast to the stern rail to attach burgee and other small flags.  

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Flying your colors is a time honored tradition among sailors. Power boats do not have masts for sails, but they raise their flags. Flying a flag while coming into a foreign port, it is a courtesy to raise the country’s flag, as well as the Q flag, a requirement to identify the boat as not yet inspected. Further it is expected you will fly the flag of the country of documentation. The Customs folk expect such courtesy. Visiting a foreign yacht club flying your burgee is just a yachtee thing that is done, a courtesy. And who knows may get you an offer to have a drink. I sense it is better to have it somewhere, even on a makeshift flag pole then to ignore it.  

sail sfbay said: The Hunter Vision does not have spreaders or halyards as shown in the attached photo. Suggest attaching a burgee and other small flags to the lifelines. That is what we do on yacht club cruise outs when we do not want to raise it on a line that is attached to the lower spreader. I suppose you could run a line from the top of the mast to the stern rail to attach burgee and other small flags. Click to expand

Ron20324 said: IIRC, the last thread on this subject ended up where my post #4 says. Not all boats have the same facilities for the "proper" place to fly falgs. So, it is whatever works for the skipper&boat. I have about 23 flags I fly all at once, and probably NONE of them are where they "should" be. Besides, they're not "rules", just more like guidelines Click to expand

I just love these threads. Everyone is right. All others are wrong.  

It has no stays or shrouds. I do not see why you could not attach an eye to the mast and attach a small block with a halyard to the deck. Just seems it would ruin the aesthetics of a free-standing mast. Maybe fly it off the masthead? Or off a staff attached to the stern pulpit?  

capta said: Would you want to tell Emily Post that the "rules" of etiquette are just suggestions? I wouldn't! Click to expand

Kermit said: Everyone is right. All others are wrong Click to expand

Justin_NSA said: I revisited to see if a solution was found. Not yet.... Click to expand

jviss said: A yacht club burgee is usually flown at the peak on a pig-stick. The Hunter Vision certainly does have at least two halyards, or you wouldn't be able to raise your sails! I was suggesting a flag halyard (or two) to the top. A friend of mine had a Nonsuch with a similarly un-stayed, i.e., cantilevered mast, and he had a couple of flag halyards in addition to the main halyard. Same issue with Freedom yachts. Then there's this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/2nd-main-halyard-on-a-hunter-vision-mast.41926/ Click to expand

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rgranger said: = 3 (that is some Chicago-style voting) Click to expand

kappykaplan said: You get a like for this because I lived there a lifetime ago! Click to expand

rgranger said: Me too... Went to high school in Oswego IL about 40 mi. SW of C-ville Click to expand

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