Belgium: Watersport leagues

Last modified: 2002-11-30 by ivan sache
Keywords: national union of watersport associations | flemish association for watersports | french-speaking league of belgian yachting | crown: royal | anchor: fouled (black) |
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• National Union of Watersport Associations (Landelijke Bond van Watersportverenigingen in België)
• Flemish Association for Watersports (Vlaams Verenigning voor Watersport)
• French-speaking League of Belgian Yachting (Ligue Francophone du Yachting Belge)

See also:

• Belgium
• Belgium: Yacht ensign
• Belgium: Yacht club burgees
• Belgium: Sport flags

National Union of Watersport Associations (Landelijke bond van Watersportverenigingen in België)

by Ivan Sache

The LBWB was founded in 1978. It is a watersport federation including c. 15,000 active members representing c. 50 clubs. Some of these clubs have a sailing tradition dating back more than 100 years ago.

The flag of the LBWM is swallow-tailed. The upper part of the field (c. 60% of the flag height) is blue with a white disc bearing a windrose fimbriated in blue. The lower part of the field is white with the letters LBWB in blue and a thin horizontal white stripe in the middle of the white field.

Source: LBWB website

Ivan Sache, 23 June 2002

Flemish Association for Watersports (Vlaams Vereniging voor Watersport)

by Ivan Sache

VVW is one of the two Flemish Watersport Federations.

Bernard Vivegnis, 31 July 2000

French-Speaking League of Belgian Yachting (Ligue Francophone du Yachting Belge)

by Ivan Sache

The flag of the LFYB is swallow-tailed, of proportion 5:8. It has a white field with a thin Belgian Tricolor (20% of the field height) stretching all over the flag. Over the Tricolor is placed a black anchor fouled in yellow. In canton is placed a Royal crown (in colours).

Source: LFYB website.

Ivan Sache, 24 February 2002