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South African Burgees

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Border Sailing Association

[Border Sailing Association burgee]  image from this site, reported by Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

Located in East London, Eastern Cape
Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

East London Yacht Club

[East London Yacht Club burgee] image from this site, reported by Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

Founded in 1947 in East London, Eastern Cape.
Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999
 

Henley Midmar Yacht Club

[Henley Midmar Yacht Club burgee]  image from this site, reported by Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

Based in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999
 

King William's Town Yacht Club

[King William's Town Yacht Club burgee]  image by Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Image from this site. Founded in 1951 and resident at Rooikrantz dam from 1957 until 1992, the club is currently situated at Wriggleswade dam, on the Kubusie river, downstream of Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape.
Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

Burgee horizontally divided red-blue-red with all fields of the flag fimbriated in yellow, and yacht club acronym KWTYC, in yellow, placed horizontally in the blue stripe.
Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Knysna Yacht Club

[Knysna Yacht Club burgee]  image by Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Image from this website. Red burgee with a white K enclosed into a white lifebelt, linked to the three angles of the burgee with white stripes. KYC was founded in 1910. Located in Knysna, Western Cape.
Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002
 

Lake Deneys Yacht Club

[Lake Deneys Yacht Club]  image by Ivan Sache, 04 Jul 2002

Image from this website. Lake Deneys Yacht Club, in Deneysville, on the banks of the Vaal Dam (Gauteng).
Dov Gutterman, 27 May 2002
 

Langebaan Yacht Club

Granted 15 Oct 1985.  Located in Western Cape.
Description: On a blue burgee edged white, a flamingo contourne volant proper.
Source: Data of the Bureau of Heraldry on registered heraldic representations.
Mark Sensen, 19 May 2002
 

Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club

[Mossel Bay Yachtclub burgee]  image by Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Image from this site, founded in 1956. Located in Mosssel Bay, Western Cape.
Jarig Bakker, 04 Aug 1999

Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club Club / Mosselbaai Seiljag en Boot Klub. Blue burgee with a white Southern Cross.
Article 3 of Constitution and By-Laws of the Club (Revised: August 1997. Amended: 228.08.1998 & 25.08.2000)
3. Club Insignia
3.1. The Club Flag shall be a triangular pennant with the fly to be 1* times as long as the hoist with Southern Cross consisting of four pentagon stars and one smaller star in white set on a blue background: an example of which shall be retained with the Club records for reference and as registered with the Bureau of Heraldry.
3.2. The Club tie shall consist of a blue tie with the Club burgee with a white margin and partial flag pole embroidered on it:. In the case of club colours it shall have a gold margin: an example of which shall be retained with the Club records for reference.
Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Point Yacht Club

 

image by Clay Moss, 04 Nov 2007


The present constitution of the Point Yacht Club was adopted in 1882 described the Club Burgee as follows:
The club burgee shall be a red pennant with a white cross with a white lighthouse in the upper canton next to the staff Source:  SAVA Journal 3/94: The Union Jack over Southern and Central Africa, 1795 - 1994 [brl94] by FG Brownell).

 

This Club also has a flag and privileged ensign which are described and shown here.
Bruce Berry, 04 Nov 2007

 

Port Elizabeth Beach Yacht Club

[Port Elizabeth Beach Yacht Club burgee] image by Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Image from this site, reported by Jarig Bakker, 23 Jan 2002. Burgee is horizontally divided dark blue-light blue with the silhouette of a sailboat in white shifted to the hoist. Located in Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape).
Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Royal Cape Yacht Club

image by Clay Moss, 03 Nov 2007

The Royal Cape Yacht Club Burgee is triangular, per pale red and blue, charged on the red with a white anchor ensigned with a Tudor Crown proper. The burgee has a narrow border around the edges.

This Club also has a flag and privileged ensign which are described and shown here.
Bruce Berry, 03 Nov 2007

The image attached shows a yellow anchor and crown, shouldn't it be a white anchor with a full color crown?
Jose C. Alegria, 04 Nov 2007

I caught Fred's comments to the contrary as well after I had drawn the image. However, according to RCYC officials, my rendition is correct. It is on their website and they verified my actual drawing.

It might be worth looking into to see if the burgee did in fact look like Fred's description in the past.
Clay Moss, 04 Nov 2007

Royal Natal Yacht Club

[Royal Natal Yacht Club burgee] image by Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

Image from this site, reported by Franc van Diest, 26 Jan 2002. The RNYC is the oldest of all the sport clubs in South Africa and the oldest yacht club in Southern Hemisphere. It was founded in May 1858 as the Durban Regatta Club and its name was later changed to Natal Yacht Club. In 1891, the club received a Royal Charter as Royal Natal Yacht Club. The club burgee is a 3:5 triangular flag with a Scandinavian cross blue-red-blue and a royal crown in canton. The crown on my image should be credited to Tod Mills. Located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Ivan Sache, 26 Jan 2002

image by Clay Moss, 27 June 2007

This Club also has a flag and privileged ensign which are described and shown here.
Bruce Berry, 03 Nov 2007

SAVA Journal SJ: 6/97 (December 1997) entitled "The Burgees of Recreational Boating in South Africa - a preliminary checklist" [edr97] provides a detailed overview, with images, of yacht club burgees in South Africa (Ed).