After years of work, in France first, then England, and two sets of owners, the DeForestier cruising junk, or “jonque de plaisance”, Kokachin has been launched by Pete Hill and Linda Crew-Gee
I bought a fiberglass yacht hull with the intention of putting a Hasler designed rig on it. I sailed that boat, "Batwing" of Seattle across the Pacific in the 70s.
Every boat has its pros and cons - there are more than a handful of these DeForestier junks about and some of them are making significant ocean crossings. So far have not heard of windage as an issue but perhaps if any of the owners are reading this, they may comment.
@@junkrigassociation I've tried lee cloths and found them to affect steering and the amount of sail area that can be carried. I'm not referring to any boat type or model, except referring to sail boats.
FABULOUS
Very nice! Thanks for uploading. It’s great to see builds that were planned as junk rigs from the beginning, and not just retrofits.
I bought a fiberglass yacht hull with the intention of putting a Hasler designed rig on it. I sailed that boat, "Batwing" of Seattle across the Pacific in the 70s.
Very nice! Looks like she has plenty of interuor space, too!
AS a chinese ,i like it so much. 非常漂亮。
wow!!! what a beautiful boat!🎉
Too much windage!
Every boat has its pros and cons - there are more than a handful of these DeForestier junks about and some of them are making significant ocean crossings. So far have not heard of windage as an issue but perhaps if any of the owners are reading this, they may comment.
@@junkrigassociation I've tried lee cloths and found them to affect steering and the amount of sail area that can be carried. I'm not referring to any boat type or model, except referring to sail boats.