Belgium: Watersport leagues

Last modified: 2004-02-28 by ivan sache
Keywords: national union of watersport associations | french-speaking league of belgian yachting | crown: royal | anchor: fouled (black) |
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• National Union of Watersport Associations (Landelijke Bond van Watersportverenigingen in België)
• Flemish Association for Watersports (Vlaams Verenigning voor Watersport)
• French-speaking League of Belgian Yachting (Ligue Francophone du Yachting Belge)

See also:

• Belgium
• Belgium: Yacht ensign
• Belgium: Yacht club burgees
• Belgium: Sport flags

National Union of Watersport Associations (Landelijke bond van Watersportverenigingen in België)

by Ivan Sache

The LBWB was founded in 1978. It is a watersport federation including c. 15,000 active members representing c. 50 clubs. Some of these clubs have a sailing tradition dating back more than 100 years ago.

The flag of the LBWM is swallow-tailed. The upper part of the field (c. 60% of the flag height) is blue with a white disc bearing a windrose fimbriated in blue. The lower part of the field is white with the letters LBWB in blue and a thin horizontal white stripe in the middle of the white field.

Source: LBWB website

Ivan Sache, 23 June 2002

French-Speaking League of Belgian Yachting (Ligue Francophone du Yachting Belge)

by Ivan Sache

The flag of the LFYB is swallow-tailed, of proportion 5:8. It has a white field with a thin Belgian Tricolor (20% of the field height) stretching all over the flag. Over the Tricolor is placed a black anchor fouled in yellow. In canton is placed a Royal crown (in colours).

Source: LFYB website.

Ivan Sache, 24 February 2002