China Moon was designed and built as a seaworthy ocean cruising home for short handed sailing. The unusual double junk rig provides for safe and easy handling. Sails can be hoisted and reefed from inside the cuddy without getting wet. Hinged carbon fibre battens give the sail a good shape. As well as her superb off wind performance she also sails well to windward and tacks easily,

Construction is marine grade Okume plywood. Epoxy and glass sheathed on the outside and epoxy coated on the inside. The hull, deck and cabins are foam insulated with an inner skin of plywood. This keeps China Moon cool in the tropics and warm and dry in cold weather. All windows, hatches and bubbles are double glazed.

China Moon has low aspect ratio keels with thick fibreglass base to enable her to dry out on uneven bottoms. The keels also protect the hulls from damage. The rudders are skeg hung and semi balanced.

China Moon was built in South Africa in 2003 and has since cruised to Brazil, Argentina, Patagonia, Magellan Straights, Beagle channel, Cape Horn, Antarctic, South Georgia and across the Southern ocean to Cape Town.  China Moon has sailed up to the Chesapeake via Brazil, Caribbean and Bermuda. Recently across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. Very seaworthy ocean cruising home.