Bavarian Yacht Club (Germany)

Bayerischer Yacht-Club (Starnberg)

Last modified: 2021-01-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Introduction
• Current Pennant
• Pennant 1888 - 1911
• Pennant 1911 - 1933
• Pennant reported 1913 and 1933
• Pennant reported 1978

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Introduction

The club is based in Starnberg. The club was established as Segler-Verein Würmsee on 18 August 1888. The target had been to unite all yachtsmen around the Würmsee (old name of nowadays Starnberger See until 1961, Würm is a little river). Regattas had been made already since 1885 on the lake. A yacht harbour opened in 1892. In 1893 the club gained the status of an a.V. ("anerkannter Verein", similar to nowadays e.V.). The club was renamed to Bayerischer Yacht-Club on 18 March 1909. HRH Prince Ludwig of Bayern and HRH Prince Franz of Bayern became commodore and vice commodore of the club. Since 1911 the club gained the privilege, to call itself Königlich Bayerischer Yachtclub (= Royal Bavarian Yacht Club). Due to enforcement of the government of the Volksstaat Bayern (People's State of Bavaria) on 23 May 1919 the attribute "royal" was omitted, but re-installed in 1921 and finally abolished between 1933 and 1936 (no date mentioned in source).
Source: yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

Current Pennant

The pennant is lozengy of white and blue, the hoist is black, charged with a crowned lion rampant Or.
Source: yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

Pennant 1888 - 1911

The pennant was lozengy of white and blue, the hoist was black, charged with a lion rampant Or. The lozenges were bigger than in current pennant.
Source: yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

Pennant 1911 - 1933

The pennant was lozengy of white and blue, charged with a royal crown proper, the hoist was black, charged with a lion rampant Or, crowned and armed Gules. The lozenges were bigger than in current pennant.
Source: yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

Pennant reported 1913 and 1933

The white pennant was parted by a blue off-centred cross cotised white-blue. The intersection point of the crossbars was charged with an inescutcheon lozengy of white and blue, topped by a royal crown. ()
Source: painting of Gustav Adolf von Hees on occasion of 25-years anniversary in yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

Pennant reported 1978

The white pennant was parted by a blue off-centred cross cotised white-blue. The intersection point of the crossbars was charged with an inescutcheon lozengy of white and blue, topped by a royal crown. Inescutcheon, crown and lozenges were bigger, width of crossbars was smaller than on 1933 version.
Source: yacht club history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2021

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