The junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail, Chinese balanced lug sail, or sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend …

A junk (Chinese: 船; pinyin: chuán) is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design. [1] [2] …

Oct 24, 2024 · Heavily armed military junk, fishing or trading junk, sea or river, or formidable pirate junk, their heavily battened sails established their supremacy on the China Sea. With the …

A junk sail/rig is a balanced lug sail more or less rectangular in shape. The rectangular shape sometimes is modified so that the top sections are fan shaped. It has a yard or top batten and …

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Simplicity: With a schooner or ketch configuration arranged in true Chinese junk fashion, therefore not having a western jib, there would be just two junk sails, therefore just two halyards total. …

Apr 29, 2015 · The Pros and cons of junk rig. Junk rig is thought to date back to about 300AD, when it propelled Chinese craft with sails of woven bamboo fortified by battens of bamboo or …

Jun 26, 2015 · The junk is predicated upon sails that are fully battened, a characteristic associated with more modern racing vessels and they typically lack any standing rigging (stays …

Mar 8, 2024 · Perhaps the most visible element of a junk were the battened sails, which opened and closed much like a Chinese fan. Although heavy and cumbersome to raise, these sails …

Jan 1, 2003 · Sailing with this rig can be relaxed, enjoyable, and safe without the high working loads of more popular triangular sails with their taut sheets and strenuous winching. The junk …