A week ago a
small junk rigged schooner sailed into Tweed Heads and tied up not far from me. The owner, Chris (I didn't get his last name because we were talking about more important things...boats) is 68 and from Tasmania. His boat however started life as a bare hull and deck in Queensland and once purchased was finished off in New South Wales. Chris discovered junk rig through reading Annie's book Voyaging on a Small Income. He has read Practical Junk Rig but found it a bit daunting and instead used Van Loan's book to design his rig. The sail is flat cut and according to Chris handles quite well. The fore mast is timber and the main mast is a steel light pole. Invictus sports a genuine early model Hasler wind vane and Chris is very impressed with it.
Chris is a away for the next 8 weeks but we are planning to get both boats out for a bit of sailing when he gets back.
He did show me photos of yet another junk I didn't know about. A catamaran with a split rig. This boat is presently down the coast a bit at Yamba on the Clarence River. The owner is apparently a member but I don't know his name, so if you read this, own up and tell us.:)