Xuan Hai Fiberglass Fishing Tubs in the surf!

Vietnamese fishermen have used round bamboo basket boats for many years both as tenders for bigger boats and as stand alone long-shore fishing boats. Now fiberglass "tubs", many with long tail outboard motors, are sweeping the coast, often replacing more traditional surf boats. These tubs are returning from a night's fishing offshore, approaching the beach right beside a rocky headland, where an outgoing current slows them down, but also keeps an open channel with only occasional breakers. There are about 150 of these tubs on this beach (just south of Quy Nhon 18 km) , and many others along the coast.