Sailing the Quang Yen Junk, April, 2017

The new sailing junk from Quang Yen was built for Dr. Nguyen Viet, an archaeologist with a longstanding interest in ancient and pre-modern boats from the region. Essentially all fishing boats in Viet Nam now are engine powered, mostly of a modern design. The last of these sailing junks disappeared during the 1990's and no new ones had been built for some time before that. However, Mr. Le Duc Chan, the local boat builder, is the the eleventh generation of boat builders in his family (his sons are the 12th). He was born in 1950 and has been working in the boatyard since he was sixteen. Except for three years right after the war, when he was sailing one of these junks for the fisheries department, he has worked full time building boats. Thus this boat is not a reproduction or a replica, but rather it is simply one more boat just as they had been built for generations before here. I was invited to see her launched in December 2016 but could not make the trip at that time. In March 2017 I saw her for the first time, but the weather was vile and I did not get to sail on her until a month later. She sails very well, goes upwind very nicely and handles with ease. In earlier times she would have been the home for a small family who would work her by themselves, husband, wife and whatever children. She is readily handled by two people.

[@paulcarter4759]

Bloody excellent ,want to go there maybe 2023 ,Paul .

[@TheEnzedone]

Fantastic

[@tobyque9399]

I'd really love to learn in more depth how the shipbuilders rig that sail. This is a really precious video, thanks for posting. It gives me hope that junk rigs are not completely gone.

[@kenpreston6699]

Hello Toby, if you're not already aware of it, you might want to look into the "Junk Rig Association" their website is at www.junkrigassociation.org/ Membership is very inexpensive and their journal is absolutely splendid. . .and they have a great library, much of which can be read on line. The junk in this video has had a rough life, involved in a dispute and converted to diesel power, and generally not the same boat at all any more. I don't understand enough Vietnamese to be able to know what all has gone on, but the last time I saw her (2018) she was in poor condition. I think you'll be able to pick up most of the details of her super-simple rigging just by watching and stopping the video to study. There's also an article in Woodenboat magazine back issues with a bit more technical information and some photos you haven't seen here. Best wishes, Ken

[@tobyque9399]

@@kenpreston6699 how tragic 😔

[@zookaru]

I didnt think junk rigs could have stays. awesome boat

[@The1stGurehaundo]

She's beautiful

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I hope you do more boat videos, I subscribed.

[@Orga50]

magnificent, I don't know how this vesel would handle open seas and chop or swell but it is really beautiful, would love to have one and sail it in the Aegean sea.

[@RolandLowhorn]

I was worried two times the first time when the girl was taking pictures and the boat was going by hold on for the waves the second time when the boat was going under the bridge

[@tanksouth]

xin chào

[@vaidotasratkus7619]

is it stayed mast?

[@kenpreston6699]

Yes, both masts are stayed with galvanized wire. The foremast uses the heavy timber horns you can see extending out overboard as a place to anchor the stays, since the boat is so narrow forward.

[@vaidotasratkus7619]

@@kenpreston6699 amazing! thanks for reply. I think those will last longer than unstayed ones

[@МаслЫрийКинЧ]

Мне паруса такие же надо,помогите...плиз

[@kenpreston6699]

Перевод Google: Если вы хотите сшить паруса самостоятельно, у них нет выпуклости, поэтому парус кроится и сшивается ровно, что проще, чем сделать современный парус. Если вам нужна помощь с дизайном, вам следует обратиться в «Ассоциацию мусорных буровых установок» по адресу junkrigassociation.org/. Членство стоит всего 7 британских фунтов и даст вам доступ к большому количеству помощи. Если вы хотите купить паруса, вам все равно нужно сделать дизайн, но тогда многие парусники могут сделать эту работу. Rolly Tasker из Германии сделал красивый парус для моего друга. С наилучшими пожеланиями. If you want to sew the sails yourself, they have no camber, so the sail is cut and sewn flat, which is easier than making a modern sail. If you need help with the design, you should contact the "Junk Rig Association" at junkrigassociation.org/. The membership only costs 7 British pounds and will get you access to lots of help. If you want to buy sails, you still need to do the design, but then many sailmakers can do the work. Rolly Tasker in Germany made a good looking sail for a friend of mine. Best wishes.

[@МаслЫрийКинЧ]

@@kenpreston6699 может тогда вы подскажете почему полотнища между рейками сшиваются из отдельных частей.А не из целого полотнища?

[@МаслЫрийКинЧ]

@@kenpreston6699 у автора SV Seeker к его судну паруса сшиты из кусков.. Дополнительные швы по вертикали дают утяжку ткани,делая укрепление.Швы делают в итоге парус пузырявым,что ловит потоки воздуха.

[@kenpreston6699]

​@@МаслЫрийКинЧ The entire sail is sewn from strips of fabric running from top to bottom, then the roping around the edges (bolt ropes) are sewn on and the pockets to hold the battens that divide the sail into "panels" are sewn on. So the basic structural seams cross the battens at a slight angle, and that gives the appearance of the individual "panels" being separate. They are not separate, they are all one large sail, with the battens installed "across" the sail. I believe the procedure is to lay the panels of fabric out in their final position on a large floor or a smooth outdoor surface, then mark the sail shape and cut it out. Then sew one piece of fabric on at a time, rolling the completed unit into a bundle to handle it, then sewing on the third piece and so forth. When the whole sail is sewn to its final dimensions then it is rolled the other way in order to install the batten pockets. Good Luck! Google translates: Весь парус шьется из полос ткани, идущих сверху вниз, затем пришиваются обвязки по краям (болтовые канаты) и пришиваются карманы для удерживания лат, разделяющих парус на «панели». Таким образом, основные структурные швы пересекают рейки под небольшим углом, что создает впечатление, что отдельные «панели» отделены друг от друга. Они не отдельные, все они представляют собой один большой парус с латами, установленными «поперек» паруса. Я считаю, что процедура заключается в том, чтобы разложить панели ткани в их окончательном положении на большом полу или гладкой внешней поверхности, затем отметить форму паруса и вырезать ее. Затем пришивайте по одному куску ткани, сворачивая готовый блок в пучок, чтобы с ним можно было обращаться, затем пришивайте третий кусок и так далее. Когда весь парус сшит до окончательных размеров, его сворачивают в другую сторону для установки латовых карманов. Удачи!