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Source: http://www.rsyc.org.sg/membership/memorabilia.htm
The current burgee, as can seen at the above website, seems to have replaced
the royal crown with a red merlion* and the Straits Settlements badge has been
replaced with a white lozenge with a map of Singapore rendered in red.
* The merlion is a creature that has a fish's body and a lion head, created by
the Singapore Tourism Board. A statue of this creature is placed at the mouth of
the Singapore River, and is quite a tourist attraction here in Singapore"
"Part-fish, part lion, the Merlion is a fitting icon of Singapore as legend has
it that the Singa, or lion, which Indonesian Prince Sang Nila Utama first caught
a glimpse of on the island was seen near this very spot. The Prince then
decided to name the island 'Singapura' which in Sanskrit means Lion (Singa) City
(Pura).
Integrating the lion head with the body of a fish was a way to pay tribute to
Singapore's history as Temasek - the ancient sea town." From
http://www.tourismsingapore.com/Discover/whatLandmarkMerlion.asp
Herman Felani M.Y., 13 May 2004
This burgee has been used for "The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club" since
1967.
Sharon Lee, Assistant Marketing & PR Manager of the Republic of
Singapore Yacht Club, 10 March 2011
image by Clay Moss, 12 July 2014
image located by Herman Ferani, 13 May 2004
Source: http://www.rsyc.org.sg/history/photos_burgees.htm#
It seems that from the above site, the former burgee of the Singapore
Yacht Club was a blue pennant with a white cross throughout. It had
the royal crown in the canton and the lozenge badge of the Straits
Settlements is defaced on the lower hoist.
Herman Felani M.Y., 13 May 2004
The old burgee with the "crown" was used from 1924 to 1966. At that point in
time, we are called "The Royal Singapore Yacht Club".
Sharon Lee,
Assistant Marketing & PR Manager of the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, 10
March 2011
The Changi Sailing Club was founded in 1936 as the Changi Garrison
Yacht Club by Army Engineers of the British Army (using a pennant of red and blue). After WWII, the club was reformed and was called the R.A.F. Changi
Yacht Club. The club was handed over to local control in 1971 after the British military left Singapore. The club took its present
name in 1973 (with another rebranding in 1988). The burgee is the logo of the
club on white; the logo adoption is unknown. The burgee can be seen
(and sold from their website).
Zachary Harden, 7 November 2018 and Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 22 April 2019
The SAF Yacht Club, founded in 1967 as the SAF Boat Club, took its current name in 1969. The SAFYC is mostly for members and
dependents of those serving in the Singapore Armed Forces. From a 2016
Facebook photo the burgee is the logo
(minus the bottom text) on a white background.
Zachary Harden, 7 November 2018
There is also a
rectangular flag where it is the same pattern as the burgee (pg. 7 of
the 2017/2018 Annual Report of the SAFYC).
Zachary Harden, 7 November 2018