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Courtesy Flags
As a matter of courtesy, it is appropriate to fly the flag of a foreign nation on your boat when you enter and operate on its waters. There are only a limited number of positions from which flags may be displayed.

 


courtesy flag - A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.
cowls - Scoop like devices used to direct air into a boat.

courtesy flag
The flag of the host nation, flown in the starboard rigging of a visiting vessel.
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