THE JUNK (June Hong Chian Lee)
a unique liveaboard experience on luxury Chinese Sailing Junk
Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock and Surin Islands
From Oct until May , 5 days 6 nights, departure every Saturday at 18:00 |
| private cabin or twin share |
1,750 U$ per pax |
| 4 person shared cabin |
1,250 U$ per pax |
* single berth (shared cabin 4 people.) / private double cabin price per person.
BOAT SCHEDULE |
| Cruise# |
Departure |
Return |
Duration |
Remark/Destination |
#37 |
11 Oct 08 |
17 Oct 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#38 |
18 Oct 08 |
24 Oct 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#39 |
25 Oct 08 |
31 Oct 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#40 |
01 Nov 08 |
07 Nov 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#41 |
08 Nov 08 |
14 Nov 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#42 |
15 Nov 08 |
21 Nov 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#43 |
22 Nov 08 |
28 Nov 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#44 |
29 Nov 08 |
05 Dec 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#45 |
06 Dec 08 |
12 Dec 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#46 |
13 Dec 08 |
19 Dec 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#47 |
20 Dec 08 |
26 Dec 08 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#48 |
27 Dec 08 |
02 Jan 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#01 |
03 Jan 09 |
09 Jan 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#02 |
10 Jan 09 |
16 Jan 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#03 |
17 Jan 09 |
23 Jan 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#04 |
24 Jan 09 |
30 Jan 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#05 |
31 Jan 09 |
06 Feb 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#06 |
07 Feb 09 |
13 Feb 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#07 |
14 Feb 09 |
20 Feb 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#08 |
21 Feb 09 |
27 Feb 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#09 |
28 Mar 09 |
06 Mar 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#10 |
07 Mar 09 |
13 Mar 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#11 |
14 Mar 09 |
20 Mar 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#12 |
21 Mar 09 |
27 Mar 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#13 |
28 Mar 09 |
03 Apr 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#14 |
04 Apr 09 |
10 Apr 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#15 |
11 Apr 09 |
17 Apr 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#16 |
18 Apr 09 |
24 Apr 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#17 |
25 Apr 09 |
01 May 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#18 |
02 May 09 |
08 May 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#19 |
09 May 09 |
15 May 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
#20 |
16 May 09 |
22 May 09 |
5D/6N |
Similan + Richelieu |
Prices include :
- Full Board Meals, Fruits, Snack, Coffee & Tea and soft-drinks
- Air Conditioned double cabin
- Transportation from/to Phuket Town, Patong, Kata, Karon, Phuket airport
- All meals and soft-drinks
- Tank, weights and weight belt, torch for night dive
- Cruise Manager and Dive guide
- Insurance
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Prices exclude :
- Personal Diving equipment (BCD, Regulator, Mask, Fins, Snorkel, Wetsuit, Dive Computer)
- Alcoholic beverage
- National Marine park fee (US$5.00/day + US$5.00 entrance fee)
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Equipment Rental : Fins 100B, Mask 100B, Regulator 250B, BCD 250B, Full Set 600B, Wetsuit 200B extra
Itinerary
Day 0
Departure Patong Beach Junk office
18:00 Departure for Similan Islands
20:00 Dinner |
Day 3 full day diving Surin Islands
07:00 Small Breakfast
08:00 Dive 1
09:00 Big Breakfast
11:30 Dive 2
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Dive 3
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Night Dive |
Day 1 full day diving Similan Islands
07:00 Small Breakfast
08:00 Dive 1 (possibility to do buoyancy control workshop)
09:00 Big Breakfast
11:30 Dive 2
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Dive 3
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Night Dive |
Day 4 full day diving Richelieu Rock
07:00 Small Breakfast
08:00 Dive 1
09:00 Big Breakfast
11:30 Dive 2
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Dive 3
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Night Dive |
Day 2 full day diving Koh Bon/ Koh Tachai
07:00 Small Breakfast
08:00 Dive 1
09:00 Big Breakfast
11:30 Dive 2
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Dive 3
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Night Dive |
Day 5 full day diving Similan Islands
07:00 Dive1
08:00 Big Breakfast
09:30 Dive 2
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Dive 3
14:00 Sail back
18:00 Dinner
23:00 Arrival in Patong (Possibe to disembark) |
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Last Day
9:00 Disembark |
Boat Specification
History
The June Hong Chian Lee is one of several junks built in Penang, Malaysia, and is a 30 meters, 140-ton three mast junk with 330 square meters of sails,
Build in 1962 for charcoal transportation the June Hong Chian Lee was part of a small merchant fleet that traded up and down the coastline from Burma to Malaysia. She was mainly used to transport mango wood charcoal till 1985 then she was restored and redesigned for the first time to serve as a classic yacht.
The June Hong is constructed mainly from a hard teak wood called Takien Tong . Extremely strong, the wood is used for the three masts that rise 23 meters above the deck; 28 meters above sea level. The trees cut for the masts date back over 300 years.
Movies
The junk featured in movies as early as 1974 when she was still operational as a cargo vessel. Everybody remembers the James Bond movie "The man with the golden gun". At the end James escapes with his Bond-girl on a Chinese Junk, the "June Hong Chian Lee".
More recently (October 2000) she featured in the ZDF documentary "Das Weisse Gold". The director used the Junk to show what life must have been like, hundreds of years ago when Junks were the main mode of transportation in South East Asia.
The last project is a Hallmark production, the "Swiss Family Robinson" a remake of the famous movie by Walt Disney. The Junk will feature as the "Albatross", the boat used by the pirates. The shooting is to be finished before August 2001. And the movie is to be released at the end of 2001 (2 x 2 hours TV release).
To all you movie makers out there, if you need a truly unique vessel to feature in your movie feel free to contact us. Our price is not much more for you than a normal charter. If the price is right we can show up anywhere in South East Asia. Especially in the May to October period.
Rituals
Another link with the past is a daily ritual of offering fruit, tea and incense before a small Chinese temple in the Captain’s quarters. According to Chinese tradition, the goddess of the shrine, if honored, will protect the ship. At the entrance of the temple, two small wooden soldiers stand guard. They are named Chian and Lee-the last two names of the June Hong-and they represent the Ying and Yang.
A second altar is on the junk’s bow. Fresh flowers are placed there each week. Below the bow are the Eyes of the ship. According to the Captain, the bow is a sacred part of the junk and sitting or standing there is a sacrilege. Sometimes guests sit on the bow, it makes the crew nervous. You can see it in their faces, says the captain.
At the start of each season when the June Hong Chian Lee is launched, a Chinese shaman or priestess performs an ancient seafaring ceremony to call ashore the spirits.
part of the text is from The June Hong Chian Lee: A mystical journey into the past by Christopher G. Moore.
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