Junk rig sail on Socotra island

The lack of tourists gave us a lot of free time. This allowed us to make a small sailing trimaran from the local plastic boat huri. In fact, it is a plastic analog of the classical Socotran boat, hollowed from piece of wood.

The length of the boat - 5.5 meters. We used improvised materials found on Socotra.

Junk rig sail on Socotra

Junk rig sail on Socotra

Junk rig sail on Socotra

Junk rig sail on Socotra

The first tests was successful on the water. We are waiting for stable northeast winds to go on a trip around Socotra.

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As far back as in Alexander of Maсedon’s times Socotra supplied a great deal of not only frankincense and myrrh, but also Dragon’s blood, which was rubbed in by gladiators before combats for quick wound healing.