It is a Tricolour, but not as we know it
For the past few years, we have cruised the Brittany coast and it always surprises me that each year, our cruise takes on a different theme. One year was faulty lock gates and harbour lights, then a year of repairing bilge and water pumps and a year where there was a squall around 1800 like a mistral that was so frequent, we had to make sure we were in harbour at this time. This year, as we approached the French coast, we saw a boat flying what we thought was an A flag and so suspecting they had a diver down, gave them a wide berth. As we got closer though, we realised it was a worn out Tricolour. Okay, the colours are reversed and not shaped, but from some way off they are easily confused. It was only after several encounters that we realised that this was this year’s theme. When in harbour, it was not difficult to spot this French trend of flying worn-out flags. Adrian Hudd