Anonymous wrote: Really enjoyed watching those videos! Also, I see the builder uses Hong Kong parrells and bolt ropes.
Really enjoyed watching those videos! Also, I see the builder uses Hong Kong parrells and bolt ropes.
First post so hello everyone!
Here is some more information about this boat:
Ken Preston has a very nice blog about his travels in Vietnam and his big interest are Vietnamese boats. Last year he had the chance to sail this newly built traditional fishing junk, maybe the only one in the country.
In the Blue Book from the JRA library this type is called VTAC-2 and was chosen as the best model for the prototype Commando Junk at the end of the book.
Mr Preston has published an article about this boat in the Wooden Boat Magazine last summer.
His homepage: https://kens-vietnam-adventures.blogspot.com/
there he writes about it in March and April of 2017 and November 2018
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0uxld5bHLo
and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrrLWB31Y50
An interview with him: https://english.vtv.vn/video/talk-vietnam-ken-preston-and-his-passion-of-vietnam-s-boats-2264.htm
Serge
to watch! Rare and exceptional document.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0uxld5bHLo
Enjoy!
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