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 the sail forward of the mast.

The JRA (Junk Rig Association), formed in 1980, aims to further the development of the junk rig and to create an international community of people interested in such rigs to share experience and ideas.

Mar 7, 2013 · In essence, a junk rig consists of a fully battened balanced lug-sail (the Chinese describe it as “an ear listening for the wind”) that is hoisted on a mast that is either freestanding or only lightly supported by a few shrouds.

Oct 24, 2024 · Junk rigging has its aficionados. Its origins date back to ancient times on the seas of Asia. This type of rigging, with its battened sails, has survived the centuries and is still used on modern sailing ships. Let's take a look at this time-travelling rig. …

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 pine.

Although the junk rig is mainly used for long-distance cruising, there are also a number of small boats that use it to great effect. The option of junk-rigging boats, often bought cheaply and …

Converting an Existing Western Rig to Chinese Junk Rig...? Is it worth it...? That is the fundamental question. Although the junk rig has many benefits, those benefits are realized most dramatically for actual voyaging.

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 a boom or lowest batten.

The 3D models below give a short introduction to the Junk Rig and its associated spars and control lines. The glossary (scroll down) gives a more detailed account of the terms associated with sailing a junk rigged boat.

Easy Go, the name of our boat, is a junk rigged dory schooner, engineless, with auxiliary power in the form of a Chinese yuloh**. Easy Go - example of a Chinese Yuloh © SW ** The Chinese yuloh is a viable alternative auxiliary propulsion devise for small to medium size sailing yachts.