Editing Commodore (rank) (section)

==Civilian use==

===Commodore in Yachting Leadership===
Civilian [[yacht club]]s, yachting associations and fellowships<ref>{{cite web |title=International Bridge of IYFR |url=http://www.iyfr.net/new/international-bridge |website=International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians |publisher=IYFR |access-date=23 Nov 2020}}</ref> with formal hierarchical structures, began to use the title "commodore" in countries around the world<ref>[[Royal Malta Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[Royal Thames Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[Royal Cork Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[New York Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[Golden Gate Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[Royal Natal Yacht Club]]</ref><ref>[[List of yacht clubs]]</ref> for their presidents in the early twentieth century<ref>{{cite book |last1=Publication |first1=Official |title=Yachting Yearbook 2020 |date=1 April 2020 |publisher=Pacific Inter-Club Yachting Association |pages=1–416 |edition=99th}}</ref> along with "vice commodore" in the same manner as "vice president,"and "rear-commodore" and "port captain' or "international bridge member" in the same manner as board members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easternyc.org/page/about_the_club/council |title=Council |year=2013 |publisher=Eastern Yacht Club |location=Marblehead, Mass. |access-date=18 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606033030/http://www.easternyc.org/page/about_the_club/council |archive-date=6 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Commodores, vice-commodores and rear-commodores are also known as civilian [[flag officer]]s because they have an [[epaulette]]s, [[regalia]] and [[maritime flag]]s with designated symbols and number of stars for their ranks.  Many of the clubs that are more than a century old, such as the [[Los Angeles Yacht Club]] have formal ceremonies, where commodores from more than 100 surrounding yacht clubs, flag officers of the US Navy and Coast Guard attend a ceremony at the beginning of the year.  The ceremony includes a bagpipe entrance, a presentation of the country flag by commissioned officers of the country's navy and a cannon shot upon the raising of each individual officer's flags on a flag staff, (also known as [[flagpoles]]) for each flag officer (commodore, vice commodore, rear commodore) as their term of office officially begins. Sometimes a trumpet fanfare is also include for special occasions like ribbon cutting in 2019 for the 50th [[Transpacific Yacht Race]]. Salutes are given to commodores for special ceremonies, including opening days of the racing season.