Engineering:Aqua Luna

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Cheung Po Tsai
Aqua Luna Cheung Po Tsai in 2015

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General characteristics
Length: 28 m (92 ft)[1]
Decks: 2
Propulsion: Motorised (sails are decorative)[2]
Sail plan: Junk rig
Complement:
  • 80 passengers
  • Unknown crew

The Aqua Luna, known in Cantonese as the Cheung Po Tsai (張保仔), is a commercial Chinese Junk operating in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. It was launched in 2006 and commissioned by David Yeo, founder of the Aqua Restaurant Group. The ship is named after the 19th-century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai.[3]

Construction

The Aqua Luna was built by Au Sai-Kit and his father Au Wai at Kwong Ming Shipyard[4] in A Kung Ngam Village in Shau Kei Wan.[5] The shipyard was founded by Au Sai Kit's maternal grandfather and were responsible for creating 50-60% of Hong Kong's commercial vessels in the 1980s including shuttle boats for the Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurant in Aberdeen Harbour.[5] It took the Hong Kong shipbuilders 18 months to construct the motorised vessel using traditional Chinese junk boat designs and materials.[3][6] It was commissioned by David Yeo, CEO of Aqua Restaurant Group.[7] It was launched in 2006 with a party on top of a building at Central Pier Four. The ship has two decks measuring 1,500 square feet (140 m2) with an upper open air deck cabin with sofas[8] and a lower deck saloon. The ship can accommodate 80 passengers in addition to the crew.[3] It is 28 metres (92 ft) long, and has three crimson sails arranged in a junk rig style. However, the sails are purely decorative, and the barge is motorised.[2][9] It costs up to HK$80,000 to rent.[6]

Use

The ship is used for pleasure cruises around Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, with stops at Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, Wan Chai and Hung Hom during the day and Central and Tsim Sha Tsui in the evening. It is also used for day tours to Stanley on weekends,[3] as well as Aberdeen, Cheung Chau Island[8] and Joss House Bay since 2011.[1] It has featured in magazines, on postcards, and in Hong Kong TV shows.[10] In 2011, to mark World Aids Day, the ship was used by Aids Concern for a "Sail in Red" day; students from Li Po Chun United World College were invited aboard and talks were given about the disease.[11] Above & Beyond (group) played their deep warm up set for ABGT300 on 28 September 2018 with family, friends and crew in attendance.

Aqua Luna II

The Aqua Luna II, a second commercial junk boat was launched by the Aqua Restaurant Group in April 2017.[12] The ship was commissioned in 2015 and took two years to complete construction. The ship is constructed out of wood and bamboo under the same shipbuilders and construction techniques measuring slightly bigger than its predecessor at 29 meters (95 ft).[13] The ship is known as Dai Cheung Po (大張保) in Cantonese, meaning Big Brother of Cheung Po Tsai due to its greater size.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Iconic junk Aqua Luna launches sailings around Stanley". 15 May 2011. http://www.eturbonews.com/22846/iconic-junk-aqua-luna-launches-sailings-around-stanley. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kurosawa, Susan (23 March 2013). "The joys of a harbour crossing". Weekend Australian: p. 3. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Harbour Tours - Hong Kong Extras". http://hongkongextras.com/harbourtours.html. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (February 2, 2017). "On Deck With China’s Last Junk Builders, Masters of an Ebbing Craft". https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/world/asia/china-junk-builders-hong-kong.html. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hong Kong's iconic red-sail junk and revival of a fading craft". September 15, 2025. https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/619889. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sun, Andrew (27 January 2006). "Aqua's new investment sets sail for business". South China Morning Post: p. 2. https://www.scmp.com/article/534431/aquas-new-investment-sets-sail-business. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  7. ↑ Mok, Charmaine (August 11, 2014). "Close Up: David Yeo". https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/close-up-david-yeo-aqua. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Riding a Hong Kong Junk". http://www.hong-kong-traveller.com/hong-kong-junk.html. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  9. ↑ "All aboard to drink in the sights". Hong Kong Trader. 1 July 2006. http://www.hktrader.net/200607/lifestyle/lifestyle-AquaLuna200607.htm. 
  10. ↑ "Aqua Luna (Traditional Chinese junk)". All About Hong Kong. http://www.allabouthongkong.com/?p=189. Retrieved 21 August 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Red ribbon day". South China Morning Post: p. 4. 2 December 2011. 
  12. ↑ Maher, John (May 2017). "Junk Boat Aqua Luna II Launches in Hong Kong". https://www.departures-international.com/travel/on-board/asia/junk-boat-aqua-luna-ii-launched-in-hong-kong. 
  13. ↑ Gopinath, Anandhi (25 April 2017). "Aqua Luna II". https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/aqua-luna-ii. 
  14. ↑ "Sails unfurled for aqua luna II on HK Harbour". 26 April 2017. https://www.ttgasia.com/2017/04/26/sails-unfurled-for-aqua-luna-ii-on-hk-harbour/. 
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