Karlis Kalnins wrote:

From a look at the member database it seems there's quite a few JRA members with Freedom rigs that intend to convert to junk rigs, but only Brian Kerslake has actually gone forward with a junk rig done by Robin Blain.

Off the top of my head I can think of:
Alanouwoly, Steve and Sally Peake,
Flutterby, Meps Schulte and Barry Stellrecht,
Pelican, Roy Denton

Georg Warnecke is the man to ask, as he has been compiling a list of designs that have been converted to JR.

From a look at the member database it seems there's quite a few JRA members with Freedom rigs that intend to convert to junk rigs, but only Brian Kerslake has actually gone forward with a junk rig done by Robin Blain.

I'm looking at a boat right now that has a cat ketch rig. The masts are unstayed, it looks a lot like a junk with the sails down... Does anyone know much about these? How do they compare to a junk? Are they as manageable and safe for a shorthanded crew?

If I did want to change it over to a junk, is it as easy as it looks like it might be?