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-- The SCAMP (acronym of Small Craft Advisor Magazine Project) is a wooden or fiberglass hulled Balanced Lug rigged sailing dinghy. The boat is long, and capable of accommodating four persons on a daysail or one to two for overnighting or extended cruising. Craig Wagner and Josh Colvin, editors of Small Craft Advisor Magazine, teamed up with noted New Zealand boat designer, John Welsford, to create what they call a "Mini Microcruiser" sailboat. Welsford considers it possibly the best boat he's designed, based on "suitability for purpose".〔Tom Pamperin, "Suitability of Purpose", ''WoodenBoat Magazine'', Issue 225〕 Some early plans details received subsequent revisions by Kees Prins and the Northwest Maritime Center.〔Small Craft Advisor, Issue 67, Minimal Cruiser〕 While no particular feature of the boat is unprecedented, the combination of design elements has produced a "new genre of sailboat".〔James McCoy, ("SCAMP: A New Genre of Sailboat" ), ''Harbors Magazine'', Winter 2013〕 == History == In the course of publishing Small Craft Advisor, Craig and Josh had sailed more than 70 small boats all the while compiling an informal list of favorite features and characteristics. Some of these ideas combined with Colvin's experience on a 150-mile cruise down the Columbia River—wishing he had a smaller, shallower boat for exploring that was still capable of coping with the River's sometimes challenging conditions—inspired the SCAMP concept.〔 The emphasis was on "minimalism, efficiency and ease of use."〔 In January 2010 they contacted John Welsford and started the design process. Building commenced at the Northwest Maritime Center in July 2010. On 11/11/2011 SCAMP #1 was formally launched and test sailed on Port Townsend Bay in Puget Sound. Subsequent SCAMP sea trials and capsize testing was performed by Howard Rice. Builder's plans were released for sale first, followed by CNC-cut kits. Gig Harbor Boat Works completed the first fiberglass production SCAMP in July 2013 and is currently the only manufacturer of fiberglass SCAMPs.〔Dave Robertson, ("The fiberglass Scamp; Eureka, we have done it" ), Small Craft Advisor Forum, June 25, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SCAMP (boat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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