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# Royal Findhorn Yacht Club (United Kingdom)

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Last modified: 2026-05-16 by rob raeside
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- Royal Findhorn Yacht Club
- Burgee
- Burgee 1929-1971

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- United Kingdom

## Royal Findhorn Yacht Club

Estb: 1929. Location: Findhorn, Moray Firth, Scotland.
Peter Edwards, 1 April 2018

## Burgee

image located by Peter Edwards, 1 April 2018

Burgee 1971(?) - date: Pennant approx. 5:7 (image). White field superimposed by a white-based yellow crown centred on a blue saltire.
Note: "In 1929 James Chadwick (the first Commodore) . . . founded the Findhorn Yacht Club. . . In 1971 the Findhorn Yacht Club was awarded the Royal title."
Sources: Image, http://www.facebook.com/RoyalFindhornYC/. Quote: http://www.rfyc.co.uk/about-us/about-us.html
Peter Edwards, 1 April 2018

A slightly different image is used on their Constitution (November 2017): http://www.rfyc.co.uk/uploads/constitution/rfyc_constitution.pdf. Apart from the slightly different crown, it's also the first of that design where the Saint Andrew's Cross is actually a cross.
This also tells us:
SECTION 1 - NAME AND OBJECTS ...
1.4
The RFYC flag shall be a white burgee with a blue St Andrew's cross and crown of gold.
1.4.1 The Commodore's flag shall be a swallow tailed flag bearing the colours of the burgee.
1.4.2 The Vice and Rear Commodore's flags shall be similar to that of the Commodore's defaced by one or two blue dots respectively.
1.4.3 The past Commodore's flag shall be rectangular in shape and bearing the colours of the burgee.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 31 May 2020

photo by Helen Beatty, 18 April 2026

This burgee is probably from the Royal Findhorn Yacht Club, but it shows a more complex, St. Edward-like crown. The club's web page (https://rfyc.co.uk) and Facebook page show a badge with an all-gold St. Edward's crown.
The burgee in the photo was found in the East Down Yacht Club in Northern Ireland, presumably left by a visiting sailor. It shows a more elaborate St. Edwards crown in natural colours.
Rob Raeside, 18 April 2026

## Burgee 1929-1971

image located by Peter Edwards, 1 April 2018

Burgee 1929 - 1971(?): Pennant approx. 5:7 (image). Blue field superimposed with the red letters FYC within the left, top, and right angles of a white saltire.
Source: Image, Lloyd's Register of Yachts, 1935.
Peter Edwards, 1 April 2018

Lloyd's Register of Yachts - Ensigns and burgees of yacht clubs and private flags of yachtsmen, 1971, indeed at the start of the year still
gave the first design.