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Bamboo makes excellent sail boat spars. We supply Junk Rig sailors with battens and masts of Phyllostachys nigra "Hennon". The example is a small sailing canoe with Iron Bamboo masts and booms.
The extremely effective sails of Chinese Junks and Sampans use battens originally of bamboo. They are light, very rigid, and durable. I believe that most of the rigs in the US have been using aluminum battens which are heavier and not as stiff.
We invite you Chinese rig sailors to return to the better way and save your back on the halyard, have less weight aloft, improve the sailing quality of the boat, and return to nature. We treat the bamboo with boron salts to eliminate insect attack which is very important in warm climes. This pressurized Boucherie processing must be done immediately after cutting while the culm is fresh and green. We use the best bamboo you can get for the job. It is the super hard and strong temperate bamboo Phyllostachys nigra "Henon". |
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