"S" - Letter S (Sierra). Inspired by the water-way-of-life our 20" long nautical signal flags are made from double sided cotton fabric. Designed by our nautical artisans and hand-swen by our master craftsmen, double-stitched and ready to hang (loop and toggle). With their bold and bright nautical colors, these nautical flags are the perfect yet fun way to string from wall to wall your favorite name, phrase, saying or number... it is really up to you! Great as nautical décor, for a children's room, a baby shower, wedding, or any other nautical themed events. Be sure to check out our entire collection of alphabet nautical flags! For almost 2 centuries the International Maritime Signal Flag System has been used by mariners to send messages between two ships or ship and shore and are still in use today (at times because radio silence is required). Strung end to end and hung bow to stern from the rigging they are primarily used to dress vessels for ceremonials and other festive occasions, known as "full-dress the ship". Also referred to as signaling flags, they are a set of flags of different colors, shapes and markings which used singly or in combination have different meanings. Signal flags consist of a set of 26 different square flags each representing a particular letter of the alphabet plus 10 pendants representing the numbers 0 to 9. With these 36 nautical signal flags, any message can be spelled out for all to see. In addition there is one answering pennant and three substitutes or repeaters. Here are their names and meanings, both International and/or specific to the Navy, as well as meanings when used in a Sailing Regatta. There is also a signaling system called Semaphore which uses the position of the flags relative to a person to denote the letter. Letter S (Sierra) - Moving astern. (International) - Conducting flag hoist drill. (Navy) - Shorten Course (Sailing Regatta)
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