IMG_2655 - Nordland WA - Mystery Bay State Park - Red Lantern SCAMP Rally - Howard Rice

IMG_2655 – Nordland WA – Mystery Bay State Park – Red Lantern SCAMP Rally – Howard Rice

IMG_2655 - Nordland WA - Mystery Bay State Park - Red Lantern SCAMP Rally - Howard Rice

The Scamp Red Lantern Rally was held at Mystery Bay State Park on Marrowstone Island WA, a half mile from the little waterside town of Nordland. Eleven Scamps participated in this first rally, the largest gathering to date.

Howard is a well-known sailing instructor and SCAMP build leader.

SCAMP stands for "Small Craft Advisor Magazine Project". The New Zealand designer John Welsford designed the boat for publisher Josh Colvin. www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/index.html
SCAMP is an extremely popular small boat!

It is a sailing pram 11 feet 11 inches long, 5 feet 4 inches wide, with a sail of 100 square feet. It is ballasted by 174 pounds of water. The design is owned by the magazine Small Craft Advisor and is available as a plan you can build from scratch, from a kit, or as a finished boat from a builder of your choice. smallcraftadvisor.com/

More information about the Scamp – – – > smallcraftadvisor.com/scamppagemenu

Designer John Welsford’s web page – – – > www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/index.html
Designer John Welsford’s blog page – – – > jwboatdesigns.blogspot.com/

The WoodenBoat magazine page "Scamp Envy and Lust" – – – > forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?139540-SCAMP-envy-lus…

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