Useful Information

Advice about French customs from MYBA

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Summer Riviera Coast Fireworks 2010

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New rules for port formalities when entering port in Italy

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PYA recommended Ship Dressing

Like dressing up, there is much pleasure and pride to be derived from dressing the yacht overall with the set of 40 flags usually carried (26 alphabet, 10 numeral pennants, 3 substitutes and the code/answer pennant). To deal with the widespread uncertainty about the order of flags on the dressing line, the following is recommended to PYA members, whose vessels will all look equally professional.

From the Stem (not the stem as the Reeds almanac typist wrote never having heard of a stem except as part of a flower, thus confusing generations of sailors!), the order should be E Q 3 G 8 Z 4W 6 P 1 | Answer T Y B X 1sub H 3sub D F 2sub U A O M R 2 J 0 N 9 K 7 V 5 L C S.
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