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MOONLIGHT II

EUR 68,000,000

• Length: 91.4m (299.9ft)
• 36 guests in 18 cabins
• Built: 2005 (refitted 2020), Neorion Syros Shipyards, Greece

EUR 124,950,000† (EU VAT paid)

• Length: 90.1m (295.5ft)
• 14 guests in 7 cabins
• Built: 2010 (refitted 2024), Lurssen-Werft, Germany

HERE COMES THE SUN

EUR 199,000,000†

• Length: 89m (291.9ft)
• 20 guests in 10 cabins
• Built: 2017 (rebuilt 2021), Amels, The Netherlands

O'PTASIA

EUR 89,999,000

• Length: 85m (278.8ft)
• 23 guests in 10 cabins
• Built: 2018, Golden Yachts, Greece

EUR 79,750,000† (EU VAT paid)

• Length: 80m (262.5ft)
• 18 guests in 9 cabins
• Built: 2007, Oceanco, The Netherlands

EUR 89,000,000†

• Length: 78.4m (257.2ft)
• 13 guests in 6 cabins
• Built: 2011 (refitted 2023), Abeking & Rasmussen, Germany

Price on application

• Length: 77.8m (255.2ft)
• Built: 2022, Amels, The Netherlands

PROJECT 825

• Length: 75.8m (248.6ft)
• 12 guests in 6 cabins
• Built: 2025, Feadship, Royal Van Lent, The Netherlands

EUR 55,000,000† (EU VAT paid)

• Length: 70.6m (231.6ft)
• 14 guests in 6 cabins
• Built: 2011, Proteksan Turquoise, Turkey

EUR 24,800,000 (EU VAT paid)

• Length: 70.6m (231.4ft)
• Built: 2002 (refitted 2022), Royal Denship, Denmark

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FLAG Yacht – Magnificent $45M Superyacht

The $45 million Feadship was delivered from the shipyard in 2000 and features interior design from Chahan Minassian and RWD.

De Voogt Naval Architects penned her naval architecture. The yacht offers an incredible experience of the superyacht lifestyle for guests with its areas for relaxation and numerous features for fun on the water.

FLAG yacht interior

Chahan Minassian from Chahan Interior Design designed the interior of the FLAG Yacht in collaboration with RWD .

Chahan Minassian is the creative director behind Ralph Lauren and many other luxury hotels and residences throughout the world.

The yacht features many tranquil interior spaces designed for relaxation and enjoying the superyacht lifestyle.

The style evokes classical designs with nautical elements throughout, giving guests the best experiences of luxury and fun on the water.

She features accommodations for 12 guests in 1 master suite on the main deck and six double cabins located on the lower deck. The yacht has crew accommodations for 16 members.

The fabulous onboard spaces include an expansive deck for relaxing under the sun with a generous pool area.

There are many social areas throughout the yacht that offer al fresco dining, a BBQ station, a pizza oven, and a bar area.

The decks are large enough for guests to enjoy sunrise or sunset yoga or use the fully equipped gym with cross trainers and weights. A jacuzzi adds to the relaxing features of the yacht for guests to enjoy.

FLAG Yacht also makes use of the expansive deck with an open-air theatre. There is plenty of excitement for guests to enjoy with the water toys and tenders on board.

These include jet skis, scuba diving equipment, towable toys, and several inflatable water toys.

FLAG Yacht features exterior design by De Voogt Naval Architects . She is a Feadship yacht that was delivered from their shipyard in 2000. The impressive yacht was refitted in 2012.

She has a white steel hull and aluminum superstructure with teak decks throughout the vessel.

Specifications

FLAG Yacht is 62.3m with a beam of 10.8m and a draft of 3.29m. The vessel has a top speed of 16 knots with a range of 3000 nautical miles.

The superyacht can cruise at a speed of 15 knots, thanks to her 2 Caterpillar engines.

The yacht has a displacement of 1078 gross tons. She features zero-speed stabilizers that make her an exceptionally comfortable experience for guests on the water by reducing the rolling motion of the vessel.

The $45 million superyacht has an annual running cost of $3 – $5 million.

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Iconic 62m superyacht FLAG offers last availability for Mediterranean yacht charters

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By Nina Done   4 August 2021

Delivered in 2000 and extensively refitted in 2012, high-profile 62m/204ft Feadship yacht FLAG is a seasoned professional when it comes to luxury yacht charters . She currently has availability from 24 August onwards for minimum 7 day charters around the glittering Mediterranean coast.

Her sophisticated interiors showcase an inviting blend of luxurious creams, rich dark woods and contemporary design features with Tommy Hilfiger's distinctive trademark peppered throughout, enhanced by large flanking windows bathing these areas in natural light.

This colour scheme follows through into her stylish suites, comprising a main deck full-beam master stateroom positioned to offer complete privacy, with intimate study area and wide sweeping views of her surroundings. There are a further 6 spacious cabins located on the lower deck, with an elevator providing convenient access across the deck levels.

Her spacious decks are tailor-made for alfresco living, with a wealth of convivial social areas with sumptuous seating. Standout features include a large sundeck pool surrounded by sunpads, with a further bar, loungers and dining area located nearby. There is also a pizza oven and BBQ, where the yacht's world-class Chef prepares delicious lunches while guests relax with a cocktail in hand and enjoy the glorious vistas.

For those that prefer to work up a sweat before their meal, she boasts a well-equipped gym so guests can maintain their fitness regimes whilst onboard.

For anyone looking for adventures on the water, she also offers an array of fabulous water toys, such as jet skis, SeaBobs and inflatables including a large water slide.

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The best way to experience the Mediterranean is on a yacht, where you are presented with a wide variety of glorious sun-kissed destinations. From the achingly hip Balearics to the lush secluded islands of Croatia (pictured), the choices are endless.

To find out more about chartering in the region, check out our in-depth Mediterranean yacht charter guide for more information.

If you’d like to learn more about chartering M/Y FLAG, please contact your yacht charter broker .

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Status: This yacht is only on our website as a sold yacht.

Discover the FLAG yacht video below , and catch a glimpse of her finely crafted details. Constructed by Feadship, and delivered in  build in 2000 and retrofit in 2022, the FLAG accommodates 18 guests in 7 staterooms, who are serviced by 18 crew. Her majestic exterior lines were designed by Feadship, and impressive interior styling is by Chahan Interior Design, creating a yacht that gleams both inside and out.

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The FLAG yacht video reveals the designers’ vision of elegance at sea. From her detailed wood-laden interior, to the warm styling of the staterooms, each aspect of FLAG was designed to reveal the highest in luxury standards. With accommodations for 18 guests in 7 staterooms, the yacht’s layout was purposely designed to make those on board feel at home. The FLAG embodies the ideal mode of luxury travel for the most discerning yachtsmen.

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In conversation with: Tommy Hilfiger on fashion, fame and his 62m Feadship

As celebrated US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger trades in his 62-metre superyacht Flag , BOAT reflects on a 2023 interview with the fashion mogul. For him, his yacht was a source of inspiration, a place for relaxation and a trigger for innovation – the epitome of his enduring ethos, he tells Lucy Dunn.

The Mediterranean in summer is a veritable home away from home for fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and wife Dee – or should we say yacht away from yacht? “We bump into friends from America literally every day,” Hilfiger tells me. “Right now we’re anchored next to neighbours of ours from Palm Beach and we’ve just had lunch with friends from Manhattan. It’s great, we’re not complaining!” 

His 62-metre Feadship Flag is moored in Monaco and Hilfiger is speaking to me via video link from his office on board. Baseball cap on and sleeves rolled up, he’s in holiday mode – up to a point. Between catwalk shows and new collections, summer is traditionally downtime for designers and he is using this time to coast hop – “Portofino! Capri! Porto Cervo!” he says, reeling off his favourite places – although his diary is never completely clear. “Much to Dee’s dismay,” he laughs. “And the kids are like ‘Dad, are you on the phone again?’ But I love working, I love my brand. I’m very involved.”

Hilfiger’s story is the stuff of American dreams: a suburban kid from Elmira, New York, who opened a small clothing store in 1969 selling bell-bottom jeans, and who went on to create a multi-billion-dollar fashion empire. The idea for his label came to him in a dream in 1972, he tells me. “I could actually picture in my mind what I wanted it to be and what I wanted the clothes to be. It took a while to get there because there were ups and downs financially, but I’m realising that dream today.”

His vision – to give all-American preppy clothes a cooler edge and team them with more streetwise sportswear – has never wavered. In the pop-culture-obsessed era of the early 1990s, his clothes appeared across the fashion, music and entertainment worlds, and this strong connection to culture still runs through the brand today.

The brand is spearheaded by a distinctive red, white and blue logo. I ask Hilfiger about its nautical meaning, whether the white and red are taken from the International Code of Signals flag for “H” (for Hilfiger, and which when hoisted means “I have a pilot on board.”) “You noticed!” he says, delightedly. “Yes, when I started, I wanted something nautical because the aspirational lifestyle is so linked to yachting. I wanted something that meant something; something I would always be identified with.” In his 2016 memoir he reflected on this further: “I’ve always loved the look and feel of yachting and sailing and being on the sea,” he wrote. “It conjures places in the world infused with wealth, warmth, romance, excitement, inspiration and aspiration: Newport, Nantucket, Portofino, Saint-Tropez. Just as in my dreams as a boy, being on the water is all about escapism... The good life is something everyone wants.”

He was chartering a yacht in 2005 when he met his second wife Dee Ocleppo on a beach in Saint-Tropez. They married three years later. The couple both have children on the autism spectrum (Hilfiger was one of the first mainstream designers to launch an inclusive adaptive clothing line for adults and kids with autism and special needs) and this was one of the things they initially bonded over, along with a shared love of fashion and design. (Dee later went on to launch her own affordable luxury accessories line and transformed the Judith Leiber label into a high-octane handbag brand beloved by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and Beyoncé.)

With the nautical-inspired logo in place, when Hilfiger bought his own yacht in 2017, he already had the perfect name: Flag. He got her from friend and business partner Lawrence Stroll. “I’d been a guest of Faith ( Flag’s former name) many times and loved it and thought that if he ever decided to sell, I’d be the guy to buy her.”

With the help of Ralph Lauren creative director Chahan Minassian, Stroll had completely refitted Faith from top to bottom. Hilfiger loved what he’d done: “Firstly, Feadship is by far my favourite yacht builder in the world. But the way it was refitted was fabulous: classic, but with modern conveniences and a modern look. It was right on target in terms of the right amount of, I would call, decorative ambience with the right amount of casual space, but at the same time a beautiful old-world classic.”

Hilfiger had already done his homework by chartering a selection of yachts, including the iconic Christina O as well as Diamond A , Huntress and Galaxy . He spent time working out what he did and didn’t like. “As a designer, I’m very particular about things like furniture, carpeting, bathroom fixtures and colour scheme, and I don’t want any of my environments to be obnoxious or overdone,” he explains. “But I also don’t want them to be too minimalistic; somewhere in the middle. And of course I wanted it to be liveable for my family as well as chic and beautiful for my guests.” (Ever the businessman, Hilfiger planned to charter Flag when not using it himself.)

Stroll made Hilfiger wait six years. “Then one day he called me and told me he was building another boat and asked if I would be interested in buying her. I said ‘One hundred per cent!’ So within a four-week period we built a deal and I took over Flag when he took delivery of the new Faith .”

Hilfiger and Dee then set to work, enlisting Minassian again, this time to make Flag’s interiors their own. “We did a lot of work on the galley (Tommy and Dee are both big food lovers), redesigned the bedding, soft furnishings. I also made the tenders, slide and jet skis Tommy Hilfiger colours. I wanted everything to look cohesive.”

The result is elegant yet modern, luxurious yet not ostentatious or showy. Rich mahogany trims and furniture are contrasted by crisp white leather, gleaming fixtures, and finishes in chrome and marble. Hermès sheepskin chairs, cosy sofas and deep cream carpeting underfoot add a palatial hush. Graphic-print accessories lend a nautical vibe, while sleek modern art adds subtle impact: the highlight, a light sculpture called Portal by artist Chul-Hyun Ahn hanging in the formal dining room, cleverly mirrors the plasma TVs hung around the yacht. The final touch in Flag’s Hilfiger-ification was the logo, which sits aloft next to the yacht’s name on the superstructure. There’s no doubt this is Hilfiger’s boat.

Chartering a yacht can sometimes feel like either intruding in someone else’s space or stepping into a commercial blank canvas that has no personality, but Flag is neither, deftly balancing intimacy and style throughout its four decks and seven guest cabins. It is advertised to sleep 12 guests for charter, but will comfortably sleep 18, and there is a 17-person crew.

Hilfiger knows how to build a successful charter business. “Make sure you have a great crew like mine who pay attention to detail, who are watching every guest and thinking ahead, second-guessing their needs,” he advises. “Also, it’s so important to have great captains who will lead the way, who inspire the crew and motivate them. If you have these then you will have guests coming back every year like we do.”

And if you were trying to persuade someone who was thinking of chartering but dithering? “I would tell them ‘Just do it,’” Dee says. “You’ll never experience service and privacy quite like when you charter or own a yacht.” You’ll also never have a holiday quite like it, she adds. “Once, when we were in the Bahamas on vacation with our son, Sebastian, we were parked in front of a beautiful tiny island with crystal-clear water. I was learning how to e-foil when a small pod of curious dolphins came up right behind me and swam around me.”

The family’s favourite room is the lounge on the bridge deck aft, which has the best views of the sea. “We call it the blue salon,” says Hilfiger. “It’s like a movie theatre with a big-screen TV with a bar. We often end up there in the evening. I also like the dining table on the aft deck because that’s where we have the most fun having dinners with friends and family. There’s a lot of chatter and a lot of, I would say, inspiration.”

Hilfiger thrives on inspiration, and even after decades at the helm as principal designer he is still very much the eyes and ears of the brand, continually driving it forward by embracing the new. He was one of the first designers to tap in to the power of celebrity endorsement, via famous fans like Snoop Dogg and P Diddy, and he makes a point of continuing to collaborate with those at the heart of the zeitgeist, from small streetwear brands to Formula One. “You have to look at everything – everything,” he stresses. “I call it F.A.M.E: fashion, art, music, entertainment, plus influencers, sport. It’s what’s making the clock tick now.”

Of course, in this TikTok age fashion is about more than clothes, and at 72 Hilfiger joins a select group of impressively tireless greats including Vera Wang (74), Giorgio Armani (89) and Ralph Lauren (83) who continue to expand their empires in new ways (Armani even collaborated with The Italian Sea Group to design a 72-metre yacht last year).

When it comes to yacht-linked brand extensions, however, Hilfiger arguably got there first with Flag . Lewis Hamilton, Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner are often seen gracing her decks, while Kardashian “momager” Kris Jenner and boyfriend Corey Gamble are also regular guests.

I ask what’s next for the Hilfiger brand. “Well, fashion is something I love and have been doing for 40 years,” the designer replies. “But in the last 20 years, I’ve been really engaged in decorating and developing my residences, so it’s very important to me that I mix the two together. I would like to continue to develop Hilfiger into a total lifestyle brand.”

So branded residences, cars, hotels, maybe even a line of boats? He nods. “I find it visually exciting to look at a space and say, ‘OK, what can we do with it?’ There are so many possibilities if you have a vision and a creative idea.”

One major decision in recent months is that Tommy and Dee have decided to put Flag up for sale. The couple have seven grown-up children from their previous marriages (Sebastian, 14, is the son they share), and when you add partners and a grandchild into the equation family get-togethers can become quite busy. “When you have so many guests, you need a little more space,” he says. “If I get the right price, I’ll sell it and maybe build something larger. But if I don’t, I’ll keep it and be very happy because it’s an amazing boat.”

If he sounds tinged with seller’s remorse, it’s only because he loves the yacht, calling it his “most prized possession”. “One of my friends who has a Feadship called me last week. He said ‘Why would you even think of selling? You have one of the best Feadships ever built!’ I said, ‘You know, I was thinking maybe a little bit wider, a little bit bigger.’ He said, ‘Don’t be stupid, you’ll never be able to replace it.’ But we’ll see...” He shrugs, laughing. “Everything is for sale, sort of – homes, cars, properties – but we’re very happy and we’re doing well!”

If he sells Flag , what will he do with his downtime then? Is there anything aside else that could drag him away from his laptop?

“Silverback gorillas in Rwanda,” Hilfiger says without hesitation. “I’m obsessed with animals and nature. I’d like to go on some deeper safaris, go off-grid.”

So he’s not hanging up his baseball cap quite yet?

“Noooo! I’m still young! I’ve still got so much to do!”

And I think I’m inclined to believe him.

Flag is available for sale and charter with Burgess and will be available to view by appointment at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show .

First published in the October 2023 issue of BOAT International. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.

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YACHT REGISTRATION — CHOOSING YOUR FLAG

Posted November 22, 2019 in Brokerage & New Build by Janine St.Denis

If you’re considering purchasing a yacht , there’s a lot more to contemplate than simply where you’ll be cruising. Your choice of flag state, the nation where your yacht is registered one of the most important decisions you will make as a yacht owner.  Your choice of flag may affect the taxes you pay regarding the purchase and operation of your yacht, how your yacht is crewed, where it may sail and how often authorities may board and inspect your yacht.

Many European nations, and the United States, have onerous and labyrinthine maritime laws and codes. If you choose to charter out your yacht, this may complicate matters further as chartering means the yacht is under commercial vessel regulations; the rules of many ports demand different standards between private and commercial.

For the American yacht owner, there may be a sense of pride to fly Old Glory off the aft of the yacht, but US vessel documentation can cause some issues. Registering your yacht in a non-US jurisdiction can be part of the solution. That being said, there are some benefits to the US flag. If your yacht clocks in at less than 300 Gross Tons (a measurement based on interior volume, not weight), obtaining a US flag is fast and easy, particularly for yachts staying in US waters or cruising The Bahamas or Caribbean; it also is patriotic and cheaper for US-built yachts. But if you’re planning to cruise outside of the aforementioned areas, the benefits to a foreign flag may outweigh your patriotic leanings.

The Foreign Flag — What it means for your yacht registration

Most US and EU yacht owners choose to register their vessels under foreign flags. The flag of the vessel determines who is responsible for regulating and inspecting the vessel. The flag nation also determines under whose laws and jurisdiction the vessel operates (local port state laws may also apply). Due to this, most US and EU yacht owners prefer to register their yachts under jurisdictions that have streamlined taxation and registration procedures and lower tax rates, and also allow for multiple registrations of vessel names and owner anonymity.

British Commonwealth or “Red Ensign” nations are among the most popular flags for yacht registration. These nations are Bermuda, Gibraltar, Jersey, Guernsey, Turks and Caicos, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. These jurisdictions are favored for their tax rates, ease of administration, favorable local corporate tax laws, and adherence to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU).  They also allow the yacht to operate under the Temporary Import Regime (which allows a non-European owned vessel to operate for 18 months without the vessel being subject to custom duties or the EU’s Value Added Tax [VAT]).

Some of the other most popular yacht flag designations are listed below.

The Marshall Islands & St Vincent & the Grenadines

Yachts with these flags have advantages similar to the Dutch registry, but these flags are better for pleasure yachting and charters based in the South Pacific. The flags are part of the Paris MOU White List, there are no taxes on operating profits, and they offer strong maritime support from maritime offices around the world.

Malta yacht registration is ideal for those who must remain registered under an EU flag but need relief from onerous VAT calculations. The Maltese flag is one of the most popular flags of registry for superyacht owners in the EU, as it is listed on both the Tokyo and Paris MOUs, the Maltese flag receives preferential treatment regarding port charges and taxes, there are no restrictions as to the nationality of the master, crew and officers of the vessel and the flag offers expedited service for registration and extensive yacht owner support.

Panama is an inexpensive alternative if you plan to sail primarily in and around the Caribbean. Panama has low tax and registration rates and offers corporate structures ideal for running a charter or other commercial related venture.

The Final Choice – Which Flag to Choose?

Each yacht owner’s situation is unique and, as such, you should consult with the appropriate maritime counsel and your yacht broker to ensure that your yacht flies a flag that makes the best sense for how you intend to use your yacht.

Owning a yacht should be fun. Let Northrop & Johnson’s yacht brokers take the complications out of yacht ownership by answering your questions on flag registration and more. Contact our expert team today.

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Meet flag: inside fashion designer tommy hilfiger’s $46m mega yacht for sale.

Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger has given the world a look inside his luxury mega yacht, which is currently on the market for $46 million.

If that sounds out of your budget, the 203-foot yacht  Flag  is also available to charter at a cost of about $402,000 to $444,000 per week for summer cruising in the Mediterranean and about $450,000 to $476,000 per week for winter cruising in the Caribbean.

For those of us who can only imagine what it is like to be able to afford that level of luxury, American content creator Enes Yilmazer has given us a sneak peek.

Yilmazer was invited aboard Flag for four days in the Bahamas and in a 51-minute  YouTube video  has given fans a detailed look at the yacht Hilfiger previously described as his “most prized possession”.

“I was chartering yachts for many years,” the fashion icon told Yilmazer.

“My friend built a yacht and the yacht was pretty fantastic, so I bought it. It was called  Faith  before and now I changed it to  Flag .

“The reason I changed it to  Flag  is because my logo of my company is a red, white and blue flag and actually because of my company I was able to buy the yacht.”

The yacht, built in 2000 by Feadship and bought by Hilfiger in 2017, has four decks and seven guest cabins.

It is advertised to sleep 12 guests  for charter , but in the  sale listing ,  Flag  is said to comfortably sleep 18 guests. There is a 17-person crew.

Hilfiger said he had “done a lot” to the yacht, including a “new galley, new tenders, new toys”.

His wife, Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, said her favorite thing to do was swim and snorkel.

“And then I love all the toys, I love the e-foils and the jetskis. I like water skiing and I love all the sports and activities,” she said.

According to listing brokerage Burgess, the yacht comes with a water slide, trampoline, aqua park, kayaks, waterskis, a wakeboard and kneeboard, two jetskis, two SeaBobs, scuba diving equipment, and fishing and snorkeling gear.

There is also gym equipment, a jacuzzi and pool on-board.

“We’re also foodies,” Hilfiger said, describing the chef on-board as “amazing, on another level”.

The Hilfigers’ master cabin includes a kingsized bed, study, two bathrooms with heated stone floors, and a walk-in wardrobe.

Yilmazer also interviewed Bea,  Flag ’s second stewardess, about the crew’s cabins.

She explained each member of the crew shares with another person.

“So our shifts work, when we have guests on board, we work 13 hours a day with a two-hour rest,” Bea said.

“Then we always have different times of breaks so we’ll have the cabin for ourself.”

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• What flags to fly and where to put them on your boat

For many a recreational sailor, the same questions come to mind every year. Where should I place the flag? And how big should it be? Can I fly the national flag? At sea you’ll often come across a less experienced crew, who seem to have fully-dressed the boat, having decorated it with flags like a Christmas tree. So let's clear up the issue. It never hurts to go over the basic principles, which are actually very simple. So where does which flag belong and what do they mean?

The place at the stern of a yacht is reserved exclusively for one thing: 

The Ensign (the national flag of the country under which the boat is registered)

This is the most important flag, which says the most about the boat and crew. This is because ships have the nationality of the state whose flag they fly under (this right is granted by the state together with the issuing of the relevant documents). Ships are then subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of that state on the high seas (which, of course, results in a number of interesting situations). Please note that on coastal seas, the law of the state whose waters you pass through also applies to the vessel. 

Where is it flown?  

At the stern, ideally on the flagpole (pushpit) or on the stern forestay (flying the flag depends on whether the ship is sailing or mooring). And it must be the largest flag on the ship

This flag should be flown in the correct manner from sunrise to sunset. It must always be hoisted first and lowered last. No other flag may be flown unless the national flag (ensign) is also flown.

How big should the flag be? According to the decree, the flag (if it is the ensign of a boat) should, for example, have a size of 0.75 x 0.50 m (on a recreational yacht).

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The starboard spreader.

The starboard spreader is reserved for courtesy flags. They are flown immediately after the ensign and lowered last before it. What flags should they commonly be?

 The flag of the state in whose waters you are sailing

It is placed under the starboard spreader and it isn’t just a courtesy to do so, it is a duty.

However, if you are sailing in Croatia on a Croatian ship, there is no need to fly a courtesy flag.

Boat owner’s flag

The yacht owner can also fly their own national flag on the boat. It can be placed on the starboard spreader, but if the owner deems it appropriate it can be flown on the port side, as it is a flag of lower importance (than the ensign).

The spreader is a mast reinforcement (between the mast and the shroud). It is placed on the mast perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ship (or points slightly to the stern) and is at right angles to the mast.

The Port Spreader

All other flags are flown under the port spreader. So what are the other flags you can fly on the yacht?

Signal flags

Your national flag

Yes, right here is the place for your own national flag when sailing in Croatia on a Croatian boat.

A burgee is a flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club and should be flown from the main masthead. If this isn’t feasible it should be below the port spreader.

Flags of the nationalities of the crew members

Flags of the countries you’ve visited during the voyage, etc..

How large can the other flags be? They should always be smaller than the ensign. 

Special flags and occasions

Can i fly a pirate flag .

The international agreement UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) speaks for itself. Stateless ships, ships flying a foreign flag and ships refusing to fly their ensign may be detained and inspected by warships or civil service ships, even on the high seas.

So if you are flying under a pirate flag out of ignorance or innate rebellion :) (i.e. you hang it on the place where the ensign belongs) you definitely risk an interesting experience. But also be careful not to hang in less risky places, for example, where the burgee should be as there are places and ports where you could get a pretty hefty fine.

How to greet other boats with the flag?

A sharp shot from a cannon is a thing of the past. When ships meet, instead of a verbal greeting you dip the ensign. And after the same response from the other boat it can be raised again. But who greets who first? A merchant ship is first when meeting a warship, a smaller vessel of the same flag when greeting a larger one and when two merchant ships of the same type meet, it is the one with the more junior commanding officer.

When ships meet on the high seas, it is customary to add a port salute. Dipping the flag is accompanied by three prolonged blasts of the horn and the same response is acknowledged with one short blast.

Do you know what dressing the ship is? 

Dressing the ship consists of flying national flags on top of the masts and stringing signal flags over the tops of the masts to connect the bow and stern.

When is dressing done? It is a sign of celebration and is done on national holidays. However it can it can be done in a lesser way at the order of the ship's captain on special occasions. The national flags are again placed on the tops of the masts accompanied by flying at least four signal flags from both ends of the mast boom.

Would you also like to set sail and enjoy an adventure at sea? Whether you want to sail under the Croatian, Italian or Greek flags, you’ll find everything you need with us.

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