Flags: Many of them.
On boats one of the offical ways of communicating is by flags. They indicate what your nation of registration is, what your immigration status is, what club(s) you belong to, and to show respect to the country you are in.
Now there is a pretty set way that flags are displayed.
Your ensign is mountedon the stern, for US flagged vessels you can use several flags to indicate that you are a indeed a US registered vessel.
This is the US Yacht Ensign flag and dates to 1848. You can use this flag or the US national flag.
Courtesy flags are flaw of the Starboard (right side) spreader and is the national flag of the country you are in. Novella is in Mexico, so the Mexican flag will be flown off the starboard spreader.
When entering a new country boats fly a "Q" flag. No, this is not a QAnon flag, that is a much different animal. The "Q" flag is the Quarentine flag. You fly that until you clear into a country and is flown off the Starboard spreader. Traditionally, after clearing in to a country the "Q" flag is replaced with the country's courtesy flag.
On the port Speader you can fly a personal flag and/or a Burgee, a local club flag. On Novella we will be flying the Canyon Ferry Yacht Club burgee. And we will of course offer reciprical services at any yacht club we visit.
It was a big deal when we recieved all the courtesy flags we will need for the Pacific Coast of North, Central and South America. Now, let's see how many we get to use.
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