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Yacht Clubs: Don't overlook or underestimate these clubs, because they provide you with a ready-made list of flower fans. There are more of them and they are more avid than you may realize. Did you know, for instance, that very many flowers have Fan clubs of amateur and professional gardeners who are devoted to the cultivation and improvement of the strain? Members of these clubs often are collectors of slides of their favorite flowers.
The routines of other yacht clubs may be considerably less formal and detailed than those that follow, but whatever routines are used, they are likely to have been derived from the procedures of the New York Yacht Club.
• Salutes. All salutes shall be made by dipping the yacht ensign once, lowering the ensign to the dip, and hoisting it when the salute is returned. All salutes shall be returned. Whistles shall never be used in saluting.
Vessels of the United States and foreign navies shall be saluted.
When a flag officer of the club comes to anchor, he shall be saluted by all yachts present, except where there is a senior flag officer present.
When a yacht comes to anchor where a flag officer is present, such officer shall be saluted. A junior flag officer anchoring in the presence of a senior shall salute.
Yachts passing shall salute, the junior saluting first.
All salutes shall be answered in kind.
A yacht acting as race committee Boat should neither salute nor be saluted while displaying the committee flag.
• Boats. Upon entering and leaving boats, deference is shown seniors by juniors' entering first and leaving last.
When aboard boats, flag officers display their flags, captains (owners) their private signals, and members (non-owners) the club burgee. When on duty, the fleet captain and race committee display their distinctive flags. The flag of the senior officer aboard takes precedence. A flag officer aboard a Boat not displaying his distinc-
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tive flag should be considered as present in an unofficial capacity. When two boats are approaching the same gangway or landing stage, flag officers shall have the right-of-way in order of seniority.See Also Yacht Club:• The yacht club burgee. Usually triangular in shape, but sometimes swallow-tailed, a yacht club burgee is flown by day only, or by day and night, as set by a club's rules. It is flown from the bow of mast-less and single-masted motorboats, and from the foremost masthead of vessels with two or more masts. The burgee may be flown while underway (but not racing) and while anchored or docked.
• The Power Squadron pennant. Each squadron has its own identifying pennant. This is always triangular in shape and is flown similarly to a yacht club burgee.
• Owner's Private Signal. This is normally swallow-tailed in shape, but may be rectangular or triangular (a pennant). It is flown from the masthead of a single-masted motorboat or sailboat. If there are two or more masts, it is flown from the aftermost masthead. It may be flown by day only, or by day and night. A mastless motorboat may fly this signal from the bow staff in lieu of a club burgee.
The following regulations are taken from that portion of the New York Yacht Club code entitled Yacht Routine. These deal with salutes, boats (meaning tenders and dinghies), and general courtesies. Other sections of the code, not given here, relate primarily to the display of flags, signaling, and lights.
On The Other Hand See Marinas And Yacht:Waterway Guide. Waterway Guide, 6151 Powers Ferry Road, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30339-2941; 770-618-0320; http://water-wayguide.com. Annual guidebook for boaters traveling the East and Gulf Coasts by boat. Detailed information on marinas, shore services, and repair services. Includes navigational advice on harbors, anchorages, and the entire Intracoastal Waterway, plus spot charts for all marinas. Three regional editions.
Three types of radio systems are used aboard boats; two of these are designed and licensed specifically for marine use. The third is the Citizens Band radio system.
VHF-FM marine radios are considered to be the prime system for marine communications over distances of up to about 30 miles. There are 50 channels in the VHP band dedicated to various marine uses in U.S. waters. Some are for communications between vessels, and these are divided between commercial and non-commercial (recreational) craft. Several are for special uses, such as navigational safety and direct bridge-to-bridge communications (see below). Some are for the exclusive use of the Coast Guard and other governmental entities. Others are for linkup with shoreside telephone systems. There also are channels for contact with shoreside facilities such as marinas and yacht clubs.
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