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by Željko Heimer, 26 Febuary 2002
Proportions about 4:9.
Source: Flag table in Jane's Fighting Ships, and
Smith: Flags Through the Ages and Across the World [smi75b].
Jan Oskar Engene, 18 September 1996
Coast Guard Ensign and Jack (same as national flag) photograps
in use on several ships/boats at <www.jdfmil.org>
Željko Heimer, 23 Febuary 2002
According to l'Album 2000 [pay00]
- Coast-Guard Ensign (---/-S- 1:2) - White ensign (with red St.
George cross) and the national flag in the canton. Following the
British tradition I guess it is safe to suppose that the same
construction details are used here as in the British White Ensign
- the width of the cross is 2/15 of the hoist (i.e. hoist is
divided 13+4+13). Red used should match the UJ red (somewhat
darker then "medium" red). Regarding the usage symbols
(though this is a fuzzy thing, of coruse) I would guess that the
Coast Guard is closes thing to the navy that Jamaica has, and
that we could maybe safely designate this as ---/--W, but it is a
minor quiestion. Smith [smi82]
indeed mark it so, but it also giver ratio as 4:9 !?
Željko Heimer, 26 Febuary 2002
According to [pay00] -
Maritime Police Ensign (---/-S- 1:2) - Blue ensign with the
national flag in canton and a white emblem in the middle of the
fly half.
Željko Heimer, 26 Febuary 2002
Royal Jamaica Yacht Club bulletin, with explanation on burgees
and officers pennants at <www.rjyc.org.jm>.
Željko Heimer, 23 Febuary 2002
The special ensign of the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club is a Blue
Ensign with, in the fly, a crown above a yellow crocodile
facing the hoist.
David Prothero, 29 October 2002
If you follow the link to the RJYC site above, you'll see that
use of the RJYC ensign is extremely rare, requiring British
rather than Jamaican registration and a personal warrant
authorizing use of the flag. The newsletter linked above
says no one at present meets those criteria (my interpolations in
square brackets):
"THE CLUB'S PRIVILEGED BLUE ENSIGN can only be flown on a
vessel by an owner with a Warrant from the Admiralty [presumably
now British MOD]. The last holder was the late Alastair
Wilson on his COCOBAN. The Warrant is issued to Members who are
owners of a British [not Jamaican] registered Ship (or Yacht). It
is an anomaly but so it go!
One or two members have flown a Jamaican Blue Ensign as Serving
Officers in the JDF Coastguard Reserve. I do not know about that
privilege. My effort in the 70's to get approval of a [Jamaican]
Blue Ensign for the Club fell on rocky soil. Problem seemed to be
who would give approval! My boat CHEN flies the [British] Blue
Ensign of the RORC [Royal Ocean Racing Club] for which I hold a
warrant. That privilege will end when I complete a transfer to
the Jamaica Register of Ships later this year."
Joe McMillan, 29 October 2002
Here's a rough image of what I believe to possibly be the red
ensign of the Montego Bay Yacht Club. Would that be correct?
Notice that this is the most modern version of Jamaica's Coat of
Arms with embellishments and English motto.
Clay Moss, 1 June 2005
There is no record of the Montego Bay Yacht Club having ever
been granted a special ensign. It is probably just an
unauthorised red version of the Jamaica Blue Ensign.
David Prothero, 1 June 2005