Jukung

A Jukung is a small hölzerndes outrigger canoe from Indonesia. It is a traditional fishing boat that is also used for transporting small groups of divers. In the Philippines, these boats are also known as Bangka.

Originally Balinese origin, provided with double outrigger canoe are just one of many Asia-Pacific boats that used a crab claw sail from Polynesia. Although these sails is difficult at a turn in the wind, and therefore make a jibe required, the Jukung behaves excellently at Anwindkursen. The boats are colorfully decorated and bear a marlin -like prow.

The natives of Borneo call their boats also Jukung. There it is used terapung for daily commute to the office, to school or shopping at the floating market Pasar.

The large Jukung race

In the late 1980s nine teams sailed a race over 1000 miles in open Jukungs over the Timor Sea from Bali to Darwin on Australia's north coast. The crews were from New Zealand, Australia, USA, England, Japan, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Indonesia. Bob Hobmann had devised, organized and filmed as " passage out of Paradise ," the three-month expedition. The National Geographic Society published a report entitled "The Great Race Jukung ".

The expedition began in Bali, where the teams trained to deal with the Jukungs. Then they went on a two month trip to the historic sailing routes along the eastern islands, which led them past the island of Komodo. They finished their trip with a five-day sailing trip on the Arafura Sea to Darwin. Challenges resulting from storms and required from boat repairs, penetrating sea water, unfavorable currents and whirlpools. The last stage of the crews sailed Not against each other but closed in the association.