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Recommended Yacht Size Flags POWERBOAT |
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| Length of Boat | Size of Private Signal & Club Signal | Size of Yacht Ensign |
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Under 20 feet 20 feet 25 feet 30 feet 35 feet 40 feet 45 feet 50 feet 55 feet 60 feet 70 feet 80 feet 90 feet 100 feet |
8" x 12" 10" x 15" 10" x 15" 12" x 18" 12" x 18" 14" x 21" 14" x 21" 16" x 24" 16" x 24" 20" x 30" 20" x 30" 24" x 36" 24" x 36" 30" x 48" |
12" x 18" 16" x 24" 16" x 24" 24" x 26" 24" x 36" 24" x 36" 2 1/2' x 4' 2 1/2' x 4' 2 1/2' x 4' 3'x 5' 3'x 5' 4'x 6' 4'x 6' |
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20 feet 25 feet 30 feet 35 feet 40 feet 45 feet 50 feet 60 feet 70 feet 80 feet 90 feet 100 feet |
10" x 15" 12" x 18" 14" x 21" 14" x 21" 16" x 24" 20" x 30" 20" x 30" 24" x 36" 24" x 36" 30" x 48" 30" x 48" |
16" x 24" 24" x 36" 24" x 36" 24" x 36" 2 1/2' x 4' 2 1/2' x 4' 2 1/2' x 4' 3'x 5' 3'x 5' 4'x 6' 4'x 6' |
| Flag | When Flown | Motorboat bow & stern staffs only | Motorboat bow/stern staffs and signal mast | Motorboat two masts | Sailing yacht one mast | Sailing yacht two mast | Sailing yacht more then two mast |
| U.S./Yacht/ USPS Ensign | 8:00 AM to sundown | Aft | Aft | Aft | After peak | Aftermost peak | Aftermost peak |
| Club burgee | 8:00 AM to sundown | Bow | Bow | Foremast | At the truck | At the foremost truck | At the foremost truck |
| Private signal | 8:00 AM to sundown | Not flown | masthead | Mainmast | When under way at the truck | At the aftermost truck | At the main truck |
| Flag officer's flag | day and night | Not flown | In place of private signal | In place of private signal | Instead of burgee at truck | Instead of private signal | Instead of private signal |
| U.S. Jack | At anchor on Sun. & holidays 8:00 AM to sundown | Not flown | Not flown | Bow or jack staff | Not flown | Jack staff | Jack staff |
| Absent flag | Daylight during absence of owner | Not flown | Starboard yardarm | Starboard main yardarm | Starboard spreader | Starboard main spreader | Starboard main spreader |
| Meal flag | Daylight during meal hours when at anchor | Not flown | Starboard yardarm | Starboard main yardarm | Starboard spreader | Starboard main spreader | Starboard main |
| Guest flag | Daylight when owner is absent but guests are on board | Not flown | Starboard yardarm | Starboard main yardarm | Starboard spreader | Starboard main spreader | Starboard main spreader |
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Bow pennant. Fish, Fun flag, Skin Diver flag |
8:00AM to sundown | Bow | Port yardarm | Port forward yardarm | Port spreader | Foremost port spreader | Foremost port spreader |