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Sailor Steve · 04-02-10, 09:43 AM

Technically it's a flag staff. The jack staff is for a second flag, or jack, and is mounted at the bow.
[quote]10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
[1913 Webster]
http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/jack+staff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_flag#Jacks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackstaff

04-02-10, 09:43 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Technically it's a flag staff. The jack staff is for a second flag, or jack, and is mounted at the bow. [quote]10. (Naut.) (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. [1913 Webster] http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/jack+staff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_flag#Jacks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackstaff __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo