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Presentation of the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club

The Gibraltar Yacht Club, founded in 1829, was granted the title "Royal"on 13 October 1933.

David Prothero, 1 September 2014


Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club

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Flag and burgee of the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club - Images by Clay Moss, 4 August 2014

13 October 1933. The club was granted the title "Royal", and the badge on the ensign was changed to a crown above the arms of Gibraltar, and the defacement on the burgee to a crown above a red castle above a yellow key.

David Prothero, 11 September 2014


Gibraltar Yacht Club

First design

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Flag and burgee of the Gibraltar Yacht Club, as shown in Lloyd's Yachting Register (1897) - Images by Clay Moss, 7 September 2014

27 October 1837. Admiralty warrant permitting vessels of the club to wear White ensign and burgee.
22 July 1842. Warrant cancelled and replaced by a warrant "authorizing the vessels belonging to the club to wear the blue ensign of Her Majesty's fleet, with the distinguishing marks of the club". This was, presumably, a yellow castle above "G.Y.C." on the ensign, and a yellow castle in the centre of a white burgee with a blue St George's cross. These designs were illustrated when the club was first listed in the 1894 Lloyd's Yachting Register.

David Prothero, 11 September 2014


Second design

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Flag and burgee of the Gibraltar Yacht Club, as shown in Lloyd's Yachting Register (1928) - Images by Clay Moss, 7 September 2014

1927. A key was added below an enlarged castle on the ensign and burgee.

David Prothero, 11 September 2014