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The Marianas Yacht Club is located in Agana Harbor, Guam (13°30'N, 144°40'E).
Agana is the capital city of Guam.
The burgee of the yacht club is white
with a blue grey border. On the white field are placed a blue grey latte stone
representing Chamorro culture (similar to the one shown on the Northern Marianas
flag) charged with a white palm tree, and the letters MYC in grey blue.
The source [now dead] is the yacht club website: http://www.guam-online.com/myc/
Ivan Sache, 28 June 2002
The flag of the Marianas Yacht Club, Guam, can be seen at
www.marianasyachtclub.org.
While the letterhead and logo of the club shows the letter MYC in the pennant,
the actual pennant flown by members is shown in the photo below. The club was
founded in 1969. I was a member from 1970-1974.
Guam is a tropical
island therefore the palm tree superimposed on a latte stone. Latte stones
were made by the ancient Chomorros as a foundation for their lodges. It is one
the island's symbols. I do not know why blue and white were chosen as the
colors for the pennant.
Guam is a unincorporated territory of the
United States. It was acquired from Spain in 1898. Civilian control of the
island dates from 1950 when the inhabitants of Guam Were awarded US
citizenship. During World War II Japan controlled Guam from 1941-1944. The
native inhabitants of the island are called Chamorros, however the island
population consists of a mix of people from the mainland USA, people from
other Micronesian islands, US military personnel, Filipinos, and people from
other nations.
Some club members with larger boat have sailed to other
islands of the Marianas Islands. For example, there is an annual race to the
neighboring island of Rota (US Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Island)
about 60 miles to the north.
Mark Wallig, 5 May 2019