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Nearly the last illustration from Znamierowski [zna99] on page 251 shows part of flagchart from "Nachtrag III zum Flaggenbuch" Berlin 1913, showing flags of yacht club officers in Austria-Hungary in 1913. In addition to the merchant flag there are nine rank flags, one for the commodore (highest rank in YC), and two sets of four for lower ranks and members' flag, each for either Austria or Hungary. The difference is in the crown and the COA used - for Austria the Austrian imperial crown and the black double eagle, and for Hungary the St. Stephen's crown and the Hungarian COA.
It is my guess that the two sets have been in use regarding the ports of registrations of the vessels, those in Istria, Dalmatia and Austrian hald parts of Italy were using Austrian version, while the vessels from Rijeka/Fiume and northern Croatian coast used Hungarian version. I do not know how many such flags were in use, possibly more in Italian parts of the empire (Venice, Trieste) and maybe in Pula - being important military port where certainly was quite a number of high ranking Austrian naval officers living, which were naturally (probably) highest ranking YC officers' too. Regarding Hungarian ensigns, apart from Rijeka, and maybe Kraljevica (Porto Re) I doubt that there was importan port that would hav YC members. But this whole paragraph is, of course, a speculation
Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000

I donīt have enough sources from these countries, but probably the rank flags were common for all the clubs. This situation was/is the same in the United States.
Jose C. Alegria , 1 April 2000


Commodore (Kommodorestander)


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Vice-commodore (Vizekommodore) - Austria


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Rear commodore (Kontrekommodore) - Austria


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Honorary members, founders and 1st class members (Ehrenmitglieder, Stifter und Mitglieder I. Klasse) - Austria


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


2nd class members (Mitglieder II. Klasse) - Austria


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Vice-commodore (Vizekommodore) - Hungary


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Rear commodore (Kontrekommodore) - Hungary


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


Honorary members, founders and 1st class members (Ehrenmitglieder, Stifter und Mitglieder I. Klasse) - Hungary


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000


2nd class members (Mitglieder II. Klasse) - Hungary


by Zeljko Heimer , 1 April 2000