Nice picture for you northern folk.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/4211287624_c75f1d0c5b_b.jpg

There's some more stuff over here but you'll have to dig around a little bit.

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=100899

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Pete,

That was ... erm, um "cold" to our more Northern brothers. Nice work !!!!

What flag is the boat flying? Looks like the danes flag, but with a marker.

100cm of snow at home just now, and it is snowing..

Maybe this guy will know something about that flag.

http://www.boatsmithfl.com/

Is there a special flag for St. Thomas?

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_colonial_empire#Caribbean

Bahamian courtesy flag. These photos were taken in the Exumas. David www.boatsmithfl.com

Bahamian courtesy flag



Flag of Denmark




Surely there is a story here

Thanks Pete, needed that.....

It's currently 6*F here. I'm glad I'm staying home tonight. Icy walking/driving surfaces and inebriation don't mix well.

It's my new wallpaper.

what is a "courtesy flag"?

From Wikipedia:

A courtesy flag (or courtesy ensign) is flown by a ship in foreign waters as a token of respect by a vessel that is visiting. It is often a small (i.e., smaller than the ship's own national ensign) national maritime flag of the host country, although there are countries where the national (i.e., land), rather than the maritime flag is correct. The flag is customarily worn at the foremasthead of multi-masted vessels, the starboard yardarm or crosstree of the mast of single-masted vessels, and from the bow staff of vessels without masts.