![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr21.gif)
image located by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 8 September 2022
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image located by Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 8 September 2022
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Grand Traverse Yacht Club, Michigan
Estb: 1960. Location: Traverse
City, MI.
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
From their website, https://www.gtyc.com,
I abducted a current burgee:
https://www.gtyc.com/resources/Pictures/2021/2021%20Header%20V3.jpg
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 8 September 2022
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr-b1.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
First Edition: "The original burgee of the GTYC created in 1960 was the 'Twin Bays’
design, with unique representation of the whole Grand Traverse Bay oriented
with the southern base of the bays along the hoist. West Bay running at the
top of the pennant, and northern mouth of the bay at its point. The letters
'G' and 'T' were displayed vertically along the hoist, while Y and C were
placed in the waters of the bay past Old Mission Point."
"In the first
years of the Club a small number of club-owned burgees could be signed out by
members for use.”
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr-60.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
Original Twin Bays Burgee Design: "The pennants were manufactured locally,
and undoubtedly the complex nature of the construction of the detailed
representation of the bays’ geography added to the cost and scarcity."
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr-60b.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
Simplified Twin Bays Burgee Design: "A simplified geometric version of the
Twin Bays was also used by the mid-60’s which refined the outline of the bays to
two triangles."
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr-71.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
Second Design: "In the fall of 1971, member Lee Stephenson
asked to present to the Board new designs for the burgee . . . "
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr-72.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
"By January 1972, member Marcia Schroeder developed the new design of what is
now called the 'ying-yang' design of balanced and interlocking circles of red
and blue with 'GT' in the blue portion above the red portion contains the ‘YC'.
. . . This design, which would evolve to the present burgee, was approved by the
board in March 1972."
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
![[Grand Traverse Yacht Club]](../images/u/us~ycgtr.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 5 September 2018
Burgee since 2012: Pennant 6:9 (print image). Red field fimbriated
gold (three sides) separated from a blue area to hoist by an S-shaped line
running from 1 unit on upper fly to 3 units on lower. White capital letters G T
on upper red field and white capital letters YC on lower blue field.
"Originally the new burgee was without contesting trim, but on occasion white
edges were used. Later versions added gold trim to bind the edges on the upper
and lower fly.” [and hoist]."
"It was not until 2013 that the club
burgee, in its current form, became defined by club policy."
Peter
Edwards, 3 September 2018
