Royal Highland Yacht Club (United Kingdom)

Last modified: 2014-07-19 by rob raeside
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• Flag of the club
• Burgee
  • Variants

See also:

• British yacht clubs and sailing clubs index
• United Kingdom

Flag of the club

The Royal Highland Yacht Club uses a plain blue ensign, undefaced. Blue ensign granted 1881.
David Prothero, 7 June 2014

Royal Highland Yacht Club.
Formed Oban 1881.
22 November 1881. Requested title royal. Established within last few weeks. 53 yachts, 6,917 tons. Matter very pressing. Have also requested Admiralty Warrant. ‘Royal’ approved 24 November 1881.
Plain Blue Ensign granted in 1881. [National Archives HO 144/90/A10769]
2014. 608 members, 326 yachts based Crinan, Loch Linnhe and Tobermory.
David Prothero, 5 July 2014

Burgee

image by Clay Moss, 5 July 2014

The Dumpy Book of Ships and the Sea (1957) shows the burgee blue with a white saltire with a crown at its centre.
James Dignan, 12 February 2008

 I have seen the burgee illustrated in both dark blue and lighter blue. Additionally, I have seen it illustrated with the Scottish crown and St. Edward's crown. Thus far though, the only actual burgee photo images I have seen show burgees only with the St. Edward's crown. And, they are all dark blue. The variants are shown below.

Variants

Lighter blue variant

image by Clay Moss, 5 July 2014

Variant with Scottish crown

image by Clay Moss, 5 July 2014

Lighter blue variant with Scottish crown

image by Clay Moss, 5 July 2014