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image located by Jan Mertens, 17 June
2011
The burgee is shown as a drawing on the webpage, a white horizontal stripe
traversing a red field. Rather than attaching this a photo detail is sent
instead: see �Gallery / 2003 / Wag Downhill 2003�, fourth photo of third row,
clickable.
Located by Jan Mertens, 17 June
2011
This page bids us welcome to the Dublin Bay Water Wags, �the oldest one
design racing class in the world� (Ireland):
http://www.waterwag.org. From the �History� section, left menu: founded in
1887, the club pioneered in adopting yachts of the same design in contrast to
existing practice. In this way, �yacht racing [was placed] within the reach of
many who could not otherwise have enjoyed the sport�. The �Design� section (left
menu) shows designs dating from 1887 and 1900.
Jan Mertens, 17 June
2011
image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 25 February 2012
From the drawing, I estimated a stripe width of 1/6th of the hoist, and I
took a common 2:3 ratio for the whole flag. I'm not sure whether we're seeing
the class burgee here or the yacht club burgee. Then again, I don't know whether
in the special circumstances, there is such a distinction.
This burgee
design is quite similar to that of the North Shore YC, a club of a similar age.
(I can't say for certain how similar, as the history page of the club and class
concentrates rather heavily on the concept of a one design class, and as a
consequence lacks the When, Where and Whom about the start of the club, that I
usually rely on.)
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 25 February 2012