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Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub Rostock e.V. (Germany)

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[Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub Rostock (German YC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Ivan Sache, 29 Dec 2020 See also:

Introduction

The club was established in 1884 as Segel Club "Greif" (English: griffin) and was renamed to Mecklenburgischer Yacht-Club in 1900, upgraded to Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yacht-Club in 1911. There remain a few oddities.
First contradiction: Flaggenbuch 1905 in part IV, p.3, row 5 column 3 denoted the yellow pennant with black griffin still as that one of "Greif". It displays also the ensign of Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yacht-Club (GHMYC), which was however inserted not before 1911.
Second Contradiction: In 1927 a n almanac was published: "Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgischer Yacht-Club". The pennant is again simply yellow with black griffin (see: here). Under NS-rule in 1937 the name Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yacht-Club was forbidden. The club was downgraded to the Mecklenburg Branch of Yachtclub von Deutschland (YvD). In 1939 the club had to overtake the former Rostocker Yachtclub. In 1948 the club was incorporated into BSG Neptun. In 1950 a sailing department was established within the frame of SV Einheit. Around 1990 the club was re-established again as Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub Rostock.
Source: yacht club website
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2020

Current Pennant

It is a yellow pennant charged with a black griffin passant, at hoist is a stripe of blue over white over red.
Source: yacht club website
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2020

Segel Club "Greif" (1884 - 1900)

[SC Greif and Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub (German YC)] image by Ivan Sache, 10 May 2002

Yellow pennant with a black griffin. The griffin is the Heraldic Beast of Rostock.
Very similar to the Rostock Pennant pre-1870 to 1918.
Source: yacht club website
Ivan Sache, 10 May 2002 and Santiago Dotor, 16 Sep 2005

Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yacht Club / GHMYC (1911 - 1937)

Ensign of GHMYC

[Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub ensign (German YC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2020

It was a horizontal tricolour in German colours black-white-red. In canton was a Mecklenburgian horizontal tricolour blue-white-red, with a yellow shield in its centre, charged with a griffin rampant Sable tongued Gules and topped by a pagan coronet Or.
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part IV, p.3, row 6 column 1, added not before 1911
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2020

Burgee of GHMYC

[Großherzoglich-Mecklenburgischer Yachtclub burgee (German YC)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Ivan Sache, 29 Dec 2020

It was a yellow pennant charged with a black griffin passant, at hoist is a stripe of blue over white over red, the white stripe in centre charged with a pagan coronet (Wendenkrone) as symbol of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (-Schwerin).
Source: yacht club website (photo no.2)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2020

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