Cannes (Municipality, Alpes-Maritimes, France)

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by Olivier Touzeau

• Municipal flag of Cannes
• Yacht Club de Cannes

See also:

• France
• Alpes-Maritimes (Department, France)

Municipal flag of Cannes

The official flag of Cannes has a light blue field with the municipal coat of arms in the centre.
The flag is flown in many places in the city, and especially near the modern city hall, along with the French Tricolore and the European Union flag.

Olivier Touzeau, 20 August 2000

Yacht Club de Cannes

by José Carlos Alegria

Yacht Club de Cannes was founded in 1860 as the Société des Régates de Cannes with Léopold Bucquet as its first president, making the YCC one of the oldest yacht clubs in France. The current name of the YCC was adopted under Edward Bret's presidency.
The YCC has now 600 members and is presided by Jacques Flori.

The burgee of is triangular, with two blue triangles placed along the hoist, a white triangle charged with a blue star and a red triangle making the point of the burgee.

Source: YCC website

Ivan Sache, 17 March 2003