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Gironde (Department, France): Yacht clubs

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Cercle Nautique du Verdon

Burgee of CNV - Image by Ivan Sache, 22 May 2006

Le Verdon-sur-Mer (1,300 inhabitants) is located near the Pointe de Grave, which constitutes the northern end of the region of Médoc. Being located on the mouth of Gironde, the big estuary made by the confluency of rivers Garonne and Dordogne, Le Verdon is the outer harbour of Bordeaux, especially for oil products.

The burgee of CNV is horizontally divided blue-red with the white letters "CNV" all over.

Source: CNV website

Ivan Sache, 22 May 2002

Club Nautique Bourquais

Burgee of CNB - Image by Ivan Sache, 27 December 2005

The name of Bourg-sur-Gironde recalls that the village was in the past located on the Gironde, the big estuary made by the confluency of the Garonne and the Dordogne. It is today located on the right, northern bank of the Dordogne, 25 km north of Bordeaux and facing the Bec d'Ambès, the point of land separating the Garonne and the Dordogne.

Club Nautique Bourquais (CNB) was founded in 1936 by yachtmen and fishers from Bourg-sur-Gironde. CNB is one of the oldest yacht clubs in Aquitaine and the seventh oldest in the department of Gironde. It joined the French Federation of Yachting in 1948. The CNB is one of the only yacht clubs in France to own and manage its port.
The burgee of CNB is blue with a thin white horizontal stripe, a red star in canton and the red letters "CNB" in the white stripe.

Source: CNB website

Ivan Sache, 27 December 2005

Club Nautique d'Arès

Burgee of CNA - Image by Ivan Sache, 2 June 2009

The town of Arès is located on the Basin of Arcachon, south-west of Bordeaux.

Mostly involved in racing, Club Nautique d'Arès (CNA) also owns a pinasse, a traditional boat of the Basin of Arcachon; named Petit Cailloc, the boat represents the town of Arès in pinasses' regattas organized on the basin.
The burgee of CNA, as shown graphically on the club website, is horizontally divided white-blue-white with the letters "C", "N" and "A", countercoloured, placed near the hoist.

Source: CNA website

Ivan Sache, 2 June 2009

Club Nautique Taussat-Cassy

Flag of CNTC - Image by Ivan Sache, 2 June 2009

Club Nautique Taussat-Cassy (CNTC) is based at the Vieux Port of Taussat, in the Basin of Arcachon. Taussat and Cassy are two neighbour villages, both parts of the municipality of Lanton, located near Andernos.
The flag of CNTC, as shown graphically on the club website as part of the club emblem, is red, quartered by a thin white saltire and with the white letters "C", "N", "C" and "T" in the respective quarters.

Source: CNTC website (no longer online)

Ivan Sache, 2 June 2009

Club Voile Hourtin Médoc

Burgee of CVHM - Image by Ivan Sache, 17 May 2001

Hourtin is a town of ca. 3,600 inhabitants located on the eastern shore of the Lake of Hourtin-Carcans. Médoc is one of the most famous producing area of Bordeaux wines.

The burgee of CVHM is white with a red-white-blue-border and the red letters "CVHM".

Source: CVHM website

Ivan Sache, 17 May 2001