I note that Marin has it wrong in his picture. First of all, his boat has a cargo mast, not a sailing mast, so there is no gaff to fly the flag from. Also, even is one were to argue that the cargo mast can be used for a steadying sail, Marin is not flying the flag from what would be the gaff, because his flag is BELOW the cargo boom, and therefore being treated like a cargo lift, not a place of honor. I have seen sailing sloops attach a flag about 2/3 up the leech of the main, attempting to simulate a gaff position, but they are not gaff rigged.
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