Danish Yacht Flags

Last modified: 2005-09-24 by rob raeside
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• General yacht ensign (no specific club)
• Kongelig Dansk Yachtclub (Royal Danish Yacht Club)
• Smalandenes Sejlselskab
• Dansk Forening for Rosport
• Randers Sejlklub
• Centralforeningen for jydske Roklubber
• Soro Sejlforening:
• International sailing canoes of Dansk Kajak-Forbund
• Sea scouts of Det Danske Spejderkorps
• Sea Scouts of the K.F.U.M. (=YMCA)
• Copenhagen Amateur Sailing Club
• Middelfart Sejlklub and Middelfart Sejlforening
• Broforening Haug
• Kalvø Baadelaug
• Rudkøbing Sejlklub
• Sundby Sejlforening
• Traeskibs Sammenslutningen

See also:

• Denmark

According to Pedersen's (1979) list, the Danish yacht club ensigns are as follows:

Basic pattern: Dannebrog with swallow tail, various letters and emblems in upper hoist red field (canton).

The flag regulations of Kjøbenhavns Amatør-Sejlklub - Copenhagen Amateur Yacht Club - http://hjem.get2net.dk/kas/flagreglement.htm mentions that (translated):

• The national flag can be flown by all Danish pleasure craft without special permission.
• The yacht flag (the split flag) is the Danish naval flag with the letters YF in gold in the upper square. The colour is dark red with a white cross. According to the proclamation of the Ministry of State's on 11 October 1957 on the use of yacht flags, this yacht flag can be used by such Danish f