One of the fun things to do in an anchorage, or while passagemaking, is to
guess the country a vessel is from. Many non-Western-country vessels fly a
yacht ensign which often bears no resemblence to that country's
UN-registered flag, frustrating identification. Sometimes we get in
the dink and check the hailing port, but many don't identify the country,
only the city. Guess how many countries have a "Palma?"

Question: does anyone know of a good up-to-date flag book which would show
the yacht or maritime ensign along with the national flag?

John
"Seahorse"

I don't know of a good flag book, but there is a good website at
www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/  that has always worked for me.

Terry
Tamarack