There is always something that can be done on a boat to
improve her. Yesterday I said ‘Minnow’ was ready for an adventure, and so she
is, but to help her skipper better assess wind direction, I’ve added a masthead
burgee. Technically it’s not a burgee, because it does not have a pointed tail.
The chandler described the flag as a ‘racing’ burgee. A cruising burgee is, in
fact, a burgee, because it has a tail.
When yachts race, their skippers usually fly a pennant of
sorts at the stern to indicate their boat is participating in a race. Race
instruction will sometimes specify a signal flag to be flown at the
stern such as one of the alphabetical or numerical flags taken from the
International Code of Signals.
Another thing I did today was to add extra screws for
securing the storage racks. I always felt that single screws at the ends were
insufficient for withstanding forces that may be imposed on them, especially when
the boat is being tossed around in rough seas.
Links
International Code Flags
International Cod of Signals
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