A yacht ensign is a flag allowed by some nations to be hoisted as the national ensign (instead of the civil ensign ) by yachts .
As with any other civil ensign , the yacht ensign is the largest flag on board, and is normally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship.
Yacht ensigns differ from merchant ensigns in that their use indicates that the yacht is not carrying any cargo which requires a customs declaration. Carrying commercial cargo on a boat with a yacht ensign is deemed to be smuggling in many jurisdictions.[1]
Australia
Royal Brighton Yacht Club , Royal Geelong Yacht Club , Royal Melbourne Yacht Club , Royal Perth Yacht Club , Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron , , Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron , Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and Royal Yacht Club of Victoria yachts registered in UK can fly the British Blue Ensign
Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales
Belgium
All yachts
Denmark
General yacht ensign
Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub
Finland
Each club has a distinctive emblem placed on the white canton of the yacht ensign
France
Yacht Club de France
Ireland
Inland Waterways Association of Ireland
National Yacht Club
Royal Cork Yacht Club
Royal Irish Yacht Club
Royal Saint George Yacht Club
Italy
Yacht Club Italiano members can fly the Italian naval ensign
Japan
All yachts
Netherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- & Roeivereeniging
Koninklijke Roei- en Zeilvereniging De Maas
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron , yachts registered in UK can fly the British Blue Ensign
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Norway
Kongelig Norsk Seilforening
Poland
Polish Yachting Association
Yacht Klub Polski
Spain
All yachts
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Royal Yacht Squadron members can fly the British naval ensign
, , , , , Royal Gourock Yacht Club , , , , Royal Naval Sailing Association , , Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club , , , Royal Southern Yacht Club , , Royal Thames Yacht Club , , and
, Royal Southampton Yacht Club and
Cruising Association
House of Lords Yacht Club
Little Ship Club
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Royal Burnham Yacht Club
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
Royal Cornwall Yacht Club
Royal Forth Yacht Club
Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club
Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club
Royal Northumberland Yacht Club
Royal Ocean Racing Club
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Royal Welsh Yacht Club
Royal Dart Yacht Club
Royal Fowey Yacht Club
Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club
Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Royal Windermere Yacht Club
Royal Yachting Association
West Mersea Yacht Club
United States of America
All yachts
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