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De Kaag, Warmond

Burgee

[Burgee De Kaag] image by Jose C. Alegria

Burgee of Koninklijke Watersportvereniging "De Kaag", Warmond (Royal Watersport Society "De Kaag")

Special Ensign

[Ensign De Kaag image by Jose C. Alegria

Burgee of Koninklijke Watersportvereniging "De Kaag", Warmond (Royal Watersport Society "De Kaag")

History

The Royal Watersports Association De Kaag, in Dutch Koninklijke Watersportvereniging De Kaag, is a watersports club in Warmond. The club is 5 km away from the similarly named village "De Kaag", but its more likely to have been named for de Kagerplassen, the lakes that span the distance between the two, which collectively are also referred to as "de Kaag".

The club was founded as in 1910, as the Zeil-, Roei- en Motorsportvereniging De Kaag, for the purpose of organising water sports matches. In 1917, the club becomes "Royal", thus the Koninklijke Zeil-, Roei- en Motorsportvereniging De Kaag. In 1925 this leads to the K in the club flag being replaced by a crown. This tells us retrograde that before 1925 there must have been a flag, and possibly a burgee, with a letter K, rather than a crown. Unfortunately, no further mention is made of the design of the K. In 1965 the club name is changed to the current Koninklijke Watersportvereniging “De Kaag”.
(Information taken from the club's history page and from their statutes:
http://www.kwvdekaag.nl/historie and http://www.kwvdekaag.nl/bestanden/statuten2011maart.pdf, though these don't completely agree on the names.)

Flags

The by-laws of the club tell us:

1.1 De vlag van de vereniging bestaat uit een rode, witte en blauwe baan, waarbij in de bovenhoek aan de broeking is aangebracht een rechthoekig wit vlak met daar in een gelijkvormig blauw vlak, waarin een gouden kroon.
- The flag of the club consists of a red, a white, and a blue stripe, where in the top corner at the hoist has been added a rectangular white field with therein a blue field of the same shape, wherein a golden crown.
http://www.kwvdekaag.nl/bestanden/huishoudelijk-reglement-24-oktober-2008.pdf

Note that our drawing differs from those of the club where the decorations of the crown are concerned, but that the by-laws don't mention any decoration at all.

The by-laws continue, regarding the burgee:

11.2 De wimpel is driehoekig, wit, met een gelijkvormig blauw veld, waarin een gouden kroon.
- The burgee is triangular, white, with a blue field of the same shape, wherein a golden crown.

The comment for the flag about the crown is more relevant for the burgee, as the crown is a much larger element there. Also, both the flag and the burgee, are currently depicted as 2:3 by the club.

Regarding further flags, the by-laws continue:

11.3 Erevoorzitter, ereleden en bestuursleden voeren een standaard als hieronder aangegeven:
a) Voor erevoorzitter en voorzitter is de standaard rechthoekig, wit, met daarin een gelijkvormig blauw veld, waarin een gouden kroon;
b) Voor ereleden geldt dezelfde standaard, doch is gespleten;
c) Voor de ondervoorzitter —in geval deze is benoemd– geldt dezelfde standaard als onder a, doch met een blauwe bal in het witte veld, in de bovenhoek bij de broeking;
d) Voor de overige bestuursleden geldt dezelfde standaard als onder a, doch met twee blauwe ballen in het witte veld, in de hoeken bij de broeking.

- 11.3 Honorary chairman, honorary members, and members of the board fly a standard as indicated below:
a) For an honorary chairman and chairman the standard is rectangular, white with therein a blue field of the same shape, wherein a golden crown;
b) For honorary members the same standard applies, yet is split;
c) For the vice-chairman —should one have been appointed– the same standard applies as under a, yet with a blue bal in the white field, in the top corner at the hoist;
d) For the other members of the board the same standard applies as under a, yet with two blue balls i the white field, in the corners at the hoist.

I've used Jose C. Alegria artwork to create four drawings that follow these descriptions. I have not seen the actual flags, so I don't know whether these are accurate. They most likely would also have to reflect any changes we need to make to the drawing of the burgee.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 October 2017

Chairmen De Kaag

Chairmen De Kaag image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 October 2017

Honorary members De Kaag

[Honorary member De Kaag] image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 October 2017

Vice-Chairman De Kaag

[Vice-Chairman De Kaag] image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 October 2017

Other members of the board De Kaag

[Member of the board De Kaag] image by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 3 October 2017

Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil-en Roeivereniging (KNZR)

KNZR burgee

Burgee KNZRV image by Jose C. Alegria

Burgee of the "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil-en Roeivereniging" (Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing Club)

Is the W is the cypher of Wilhelmina? And if so has it changed to other cyphers over the years? Or is there some other reason for it?
James Dignan, 12 Feb 2008

The W is the cypher of King Willem III, the club received the right to fly it in 1852, together with the royal status. (source: KNZ&RV website).
Jeroen van Leeuwen, 27 Feb 2009

KNZR Special Ensign

Ensign KNZRV image by Jose C. Alegria

Special ensign of the "Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil-en Roeivereniging" (Royal Dutch Sailing and Rowing Club)


Koenen, Amsterdam

[De Koenen burgee] image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Dec 2004

Watersportvereniging De Koenen, Amsterdam, after image on this website: dark blue burgee charged with white K.
The club is situated near the old Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam-Zuid; it was founded 6 Jan 1933.
Jarig Bakker, 10 Dec 2004


Kralingen, Rotterdam

[Kralingen burgee] image by Jarig Bakker, 14 Aug 2004

The Yearbook of the "Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad" - Wie, Wat, Waar 1941 has two pages with burgees.
Zeilvereniging "Kralingen", Rotterdam - burgee blue with white Scandinavian cross; in the quarters a white anchor and white letters z, v, and k.

Kralingen is a northeast suburb of Rotterdam, along the "Kralingse Plassen".

This yachting club was founded in 1908. Now part of the "Watersportvereniging Rotterdam".
Jarig Bakker, 14 Aug 2004


Kralingsche Z.C.

[Kralingsche Z.C. burgee] image by Jarig Bakker, 7 Sep 2004

The Yearbook of the "Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad" - Wie, Wat, Waar 1941 has two pages with burgees.
Kralingsche Zeil Club, Rotterdam - a yellow burgee with an eight pointed red star.
Jarig Bakker, 7 Sep 2004


Kustzeilers WV

[Kustzeilers burgee] image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Dec 2004

Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Kustzeilers, somewhere in Noord-Holland, after image on this website: white burgee with a blue trident. Club founded Jan 1946, specialised in sailing near the seashore (as the name implies.).
Jarig Bakker, 10 Dec 2004