The Scampi 30 is a family of Swedish

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s that was designed by

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as an

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(IOR)

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- racer and first built in 1970. The design was Norlin's first and proved to be both a sail racing and commercial success.

Production

The design was built in four versions by a number of different builders, including Älvdalsplast AB, Shipman Sweden AB and

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(all in Sweden), Nautic Saintonge in

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and the Solna Corporation in the US. Production ceased in 1982, with about 1,000 boats of all marks built. Sailboatdata.com notes, "the Scampi was Peter Norlin's first yacht design. It's hard to think of a case where the first effort of any designer achieved similar success."

Design

The Scampi 30 was designed as an IOR Half Ton class boat. The Scampi 30 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. All versions have

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rigs with

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spars, deck-stepped masts, wire

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and a single set of unswept spreaders. The hulls all have

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s; raised counter,

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-mounted

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s controlled by a

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and a fixed fin

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s. All models displace and carry of ballast. All versions have a draft of with the standard keel. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a single quarter berth on the port side. The

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is located on the starboard side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. All models have

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s of . The Scampi 30 has a

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racing handicap of 162 to 192.

Variants

;Scampi 30-1 (Mk I) :There was just one Mk I built, the

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, which won the

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in 1969, held under

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(RORC) handicapping rules. ;Scampi 30-2 (Mk II) :This model was introduced in 1970 and produced by Älvdalsplast AB in Sweden until 1971 and Nautic Saintonge in France, with at least 50 boats built. Racing under the new IOR it placed first and second in 1970. It has a length overall of and has a waterline length of . The boat is fitted with a Farymann

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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . ;Scampi 30-3 (Mk III) :This model was introduced in 1971 and built until 1973, with nearly 200 boats built. It was built by several companies, including the

in Japan, as the original Yamaha 30. It has a length overall of and has a waterline length of . In the International Half Ton Cup competition held in the United Kingdom it took first, second and third places. ;Scampi 30-4 (Mk IV) :This model was introduced in 1973 and built until 1982, with about 750 boats completed. It was built by Älvdalsplast AB from 1973 to 1974, by Shipman Sweden AB in 1975, by

from 1976 to 1982 and by the Solna Corporation. It has a length overall of and has a waterline length of .\ The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club based in Sweden, that organizes racing events, the ''Scampiförbundet'' (English: ''The Scampi Association'').

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