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Jimmy Green Sewn Blue Ensigns, all panels individually cut and stitched together from top quality 100% woven polyester bunting
3/4 yard up to 2 yard are kept in stock, 2 1/2 yard and 3 yard are made to order.
Top Quality Italian Manufacture:
The yard sizing (traditional diagonal measurement) is nominal and may vary slightly due to the nature of the production/sewing process.
Nominal length and height measurements are tabled in the guide below.
All Jimmy Green flags feature a braided line sewn into the hoist tape creating a loop at the top and a tail at the bottom.
We also sell top quality wooden toggles at a reasonable cost which can be fitted to the loop if required:
A UK registered vessel should fly the national maritime flag, the Red Ensign, unless entitled to fly a special or privileged Ensign.
The most senior position for a flag on a vessel is reserved for the Ensign - this should be flown from as close to the stern of the vessel as possible and denotes the nationality of the vessel.
Entitlement to fly the plain (undefaced) Blue Ensign:
Defaced Blue Ensigns i.e. blue ensigns with an additional motif/design on the blue bunting are either:
Sizing Ensigns
The Yard Size is across the diagonal, the fly is along the horizontal and the hoist is the vertical measurement down the flag next to the staff.
Ultimately, the size of a Red Ensign is entirely up to the owner's discretion and if it looks right then it is right
As a guide, Ensign yard size should be proportionate to the LOA and style/design of the yacht.
There is an old rule of thumb: an inch per foot of yacht length but this may look a little on the small side for modern yachts to look "well dressed"
The Ensign hoist measurement also needs to be compatible with the length of the flagstaff.
i.e. The length of the flagstaff between the truck (head) and the cleat must be, at the least, greater than the hoist measurement.
The gap between the bottom of the hoist and the cleat is a matter of personal choice.
The more modern interpretation of suitable Blue Ensign yard size would be more like the suggestions in the chart below:
Yard Size | Finish | Fly | Hoist | Staff Length | Yacht LOA |
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3/4 | Sewn | 69cm | 40cm | 60/80cm | 6-9m |
1 | Sewn | 90cm | 45cm | 80/100cm | 9-12m |
1 1/4 | Sewn | 104cm | 56cm | 90/120cm | 10-14m |
1 1/2 | Sewn | 132cm | 70cm | 100/125cm | 12-16m |
2 | Sewn | 180cm | 90cm | 125/150cm | 14-18m |
2 1/2 | Sewn | 225cm | 110cm | > 1.5 metres | 18m-20m |
3 | Sewn | 274cm | 137cm | > 2 metres | >20m |
Ultimately, the size of a Blue Ensign is entirely up to the owner's discretion and if it looks right then it is right.
Guide Reference:
Yard Size = traditional method of measurement = length of the diagonal
Finish = Sewn = individual panels stitched together to complete the flag
Fly = nominal length, may vary slightly due to the nature of the production/sewing process
Hoist = nominal height, may vary slightly due to the nature of the production/sewing process
Staff Length = the length overall of the flagstaff, not the measurement between truck and cleat which will be less
LOA = length overall.