CMBA Handed Decals - which way?

Post by **BroomBroom** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:43 am

Just a bit of fun here - and a chance to test the voting system...

So should they point forwards or backwards?

: Pointing to the Stern

: Pointing to the Bow

Post by **Rapier** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:40 pm

Spanner in the works; either way, depends on what the best match is to the bow and stern / transom shape.

Blue Mist · Post by **Blue Mist** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:58 pm

Looking at the boat pics foward does it for me. She looks ready to go when's the big day?

Post by **Alacrity** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:58 pm

Surely it is a flag (pennant) - & you would have to be going pretty quick astern (Italian Navy?

) to make it point fwd! No, has to be pointing to the stern for me.

Good to see so many folk at Basildon yesterday, shame Rapier didn't organise the weather.

Phil_Taylor · Post by **Phil_Taylor** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:03 pm

The answer is 'Yes'

Post by **BroomBroom** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:09 pm

Blue Mist wrote:Looking at the boat pics foward does it for me. She looks ready to go when's the big day?

I think that one's already gone

Nicked that pic from Rapier as it was a good side view - mines much prettier

R

chriscraft · Post by **chriscraft** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:12 pm

Can not decide? then put one on the transom, but which way should it point??

I'm a great one for flag ettiquette being a member of a royal yacht cluband all that *****ks, so was horrified (naa amused) to see a brit F1 fan at the grand prix yesterday flying a big union flag upside down , dont he know thats a distess signal , maybe he was a Lewis Hamilton fan, Go jensen :cheers:

twister · Post by **twister** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:06 pm

I think convention has it that an image of a flag is printed to show it with the hoist to the left, which would normally correspond with looking at the port side of a boat. Likewise, tradition says that an image of a flag on the starboard side of a boat would have the hoist forward, so an ensign then appears the wrong way round. I reckon the CMBA pennant sticker should have the hoist forward, so it points to the stern as if it's flying.

ps Robin - when making sarky comments about Nick's boat, do remember it ain't Nick's boat any more!!!