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image by Clay Moss, 24 February 2006See also:
The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club ensign is a blue ensign with a royal crown
surrounded by a gold wreath in
the fly.
Clay Moss, 24 February 2006
The web page at
http://1.bp.blogspot.com shows the flag with a small crown and wreath, and
the device in the lower fly.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 20 November 2010
Which of these two images is correct will depend upon the actual wording of
the Warrant which authorized the flag. If it says something like "... the Blue
Ensign of Her (or His depending upon the date) Majesty's Fleet with a crown and
wreath in the fly thereof...", then either or both are correct since the Warrant
states neither any colour nor precise position on the flag. If, however, this
Warrant states: "...the Blue Ensign of Her (or His) Majesty's fleet with crown
in proper colours surrounded by a gold wreath in the centre of the fly thereof
..., then Clay's image (in those colours and a centred image) is of the correct
flag. In other words if the first example is substantially correct then it is
simply a matter of fashion, and almost, of personal choice.
The style of
crown used on British yachting flags is an interesting point. We can reasonably
assume that when a Warrant says simply "crown" (rather than 'naval or 'yachting'
crown etc) it means the current official pattern of Royal Crown. This, in turn,
means the Imperial State Crown on the flags of a club Warranted before 1901, the Tudor
Crown if Warranted between 1901 and 1953, and the St. Edward's
Crown for any
club Warranted thereafter. There is nothing in law however, which either,
obliges them to retain the crown as originally Warranted, or to change the crown
they use to conform to the official pattern - in other words, they can change or
not as they choose.
The crown shown on the photograph is very much
simplified, and as far as I can see could be either an Imperial State or a St
Edward's Crown, however, this is (I would suggest) only relevant in order to
date the flag itself.
Christopher Southworth, 20 November 2010
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
Established 28 May 1872 at Erith,
London. White Pegasus on Blue Ensign and on blue burgee. Ensign probably
unauthorised.
Warrant 4 July 1884 for Blue Ensign with laurel garland. Also
on blue burgee?
17 June 1892 granted title ‘royal’. Club told that Southern
Branch at Thorney Island, West Sussex, could also call itself ‘royal’.
1892.
Northern Branch moved to Burnham, Essex.
1893. Royal crown added inside
garland on ensign and burgee.
1948. Southern Branch at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Closed 1987, re-opened 1999.
November 2014. Southern Branch incorporated into
Royal Ocean Racing Club.
David Prothero, 7 November 2014,
12 December 2014
The Corinthian Yacht Club, as established 28 May 1872, was expressly intended
to be completely a club of amateur yachtsmen. The word "Corinthian" had, in the
second half of the 19th century, come to indicate a gentleman(like) amateur,
thus the name expressed the intent.
According to
http://royalcorinthian.co.uk/librarydetail/4000048/club-formed-at-erith,
shortly after the foundation, in June 1872, the club decided on a flag. As the
were "Corinthian, they chose the Pegasus as their symbol, the winged horse that
lived at the Fountain of Pirene in Corinth, resulting in a white Pegasus on a
blue field.
After the Temple Yacht Club, six
months later, also adopted the Pegasus for their flag, the two clubs eventually
came to an agreement by which the Corinthian adopted the laurel wreath instead.
I assume the laurels are to indicate the honour of winning, the only prize an
amateur will take from a match. The flags of the club still sport this wreath.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 1 January 2015
![[Royal Corinthian Yacht Club burgee]](../images/g/gb~corb.gif)
image by Clay Moss, 21 May 2007
![[Royal Corinthian Yacht Club ensign]](../images/g/gb~rcyc1872.gif)
image by Clay Moss, 27 December 2014
![[Royal Corinthian Yacht Club ensign]](../images/g/gb~rcycb1872.gif)
image by Clay Moss, 27 December 2014
