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Historical replica Grace Qwan

  • 28 Apr 2011 11:58
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    A good find, Carl. When was this magazine published? I couldn't find a date.
    I was around there in early 2009, and remember anchoring off China Camp. The shoals stretch way out, so Grace Quan is sailing in very little water in the photo. There wasn't much to see of the old days, ashore.
    I also remember looking at all the historic vessels at Hyde Street, and didn't find the Grace Quan then - and I have a sharp eye when it comes to spotting junks. She must have been elsewhere, which is a pity.
    I think I'm seeing only one Hong Kong parrel from batten 4 to the yard, and running luff parrels to battens 1 and 2, and battens 3 and 4. I also see a chinese daggerboard and lifting rudder, which would be essential in the shallow waters of San Francisco bay.
  • 28 Apr 2011 10:08
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    Carl Bostek wrote: It seems that junk rigs often sailed San Francisco Bay from about 1860 to 1900 as part of extensive commercial shrimp fishery.  A 42 foot replica built of redwood is now found at the Hyde Street Pier on North Beach.

    http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol09/?folio=19#pg21



    Very interesting Carl, I note the mast appears to be stepped in a tabernacle and the Hong Kong parrels are rigged to run outside the mast. Don't no why they would rig them in that manner because it would cause the tension in the parrel to vary according to which tack you are on and also to vary depending on the position of the batten on the mast. Not how I'd want my Hong Kong parrels to behave.
  • 28 Apr 2011 06:59
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    It seems that junk rigs often sailed San Francisco Bay from about 1860 to 1900 as part of extensive commercial shrimp fishery.  A 42 foot replica built of redwood is now found at the Hyde Street Pier on North Beach.

    http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol09/?folio=19#pg21
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