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JUKONG

Post by aukepalmhof » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:08 pm

The JUKONG, JUGONG or DUKONG are used in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the East Indian Ocean.
It is a small sharp-ended sailing boat used for interisland commuting, fishing and pleasure.
Straight plump stern, raked sternpost; short fore-and stern deck; keel curved toward the bow; hard high chines.
Outboard rudder worked with lines.
Mast stepped through thwarts. Sets a boomed gunter mainsail and a large jib tacked to stem-head.
Reported length 3 – 6 m., narrow very shallow draught.

Cook (Keeling) Island 1963 2s sg5, scott?. 1979 50c sg33, scott?. 25c sg48, scott?. 1984 55c sg112, scott?. $1 sgMS114 scott?. $2 sgMS121, scott?. 1985 30c sg126, scott?. 1987 36c sg158, scott?. 65c sg170 scott?. 1988 90c sg189, scott?. 1989 35/$1.10 sg211/13, scott?. 1994 45c sg311/15, scott292a-292e. 1999 45c sg360/63, scott?. 1999 5c sg364, scott?

Source: Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.
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Re: JUKONG

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun May 22, 2022 8:46 pm

This stamp issue showcases the traditional wooden sailboats of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, known as jukongs (also spelt dukongs). These sailboats were used for fishing, transportation and moving coconuts and copra, the latter a major export industry for the island group.
By the early decades of the 20th century, possibly earlier, jukongs were also used recreationally for racing on the lagoon, a tradition continued today during the annual Hari Raya Puasa festival, marking the end of Ramadan, and on Self-determination Day.
The original vessels built on Cocos were likely modified whaleboats, adapted to meet local requirements and conditions and reflecting the Malay and Scottish origins of the population. Jukongs were built at three lengths, at 15, 17 and 19 feet (14.5, 5.1 and 5.8 metres), with a corresponding breadth of 41, 51 and 55 inches (104, 129 and 139 centimetres) and with near vertical straight or curved sides. These broad-bottomed sailboats had a shallow draught, allowing them to lean in the shallows yet remain stable in choppier waters. Traditional jukongs carried one mast with a mainsail and a jib sail, and were steered with a rudder and line.

$1.10 Racing jukongs
The stamp shows jukongs during a social race on the lagoon of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which sometimes occurred between Home Islanders and the telegraph staff based at the cable station on Direction Island. The stamp photographs are among those taken by engineer Eric E Story and his colleagues during their time on Cocos.

$2.20 Working jukongs
The stamp shows jukongs being loaded with copra (dried coconut kernels) for export. Copra was a key export until operations ceased in 1980; the first coconut oil was exported from the islands to England in 1829.

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Cocos and Keeling Islands 2022 $1.10/2.20 sg?, Scott?
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