Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Scampi 30

Albin · Peter Norlin · 1970

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Scampi 30 is a 8.92 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Peter Norlin and built by Albin, first launched in 1970. It races in Class C.

Scampi 30 - Peter Norlin - AlbinP 9.77 mLOA 8.92 m

Length

8.92 m

29′ 3″

Beam

3.01 m

Draft

1.63 m

Displacement

3.1 t

Sail area

41 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Scampi 30 finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

1

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Read from 1 start by 1 boat between 2024, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Scampi 30 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Scampi 30 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Met too few times for a figure:

Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 38 (1 meeting), Hanse 470e (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting)

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

36930°60°90°120°150°WIND8.4

Upwind VMG

4.45

40°

Beam reach

7.20

90°

Broad reach

8.38

135°

Downwind VMG

7.41

170°

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Scampi 30

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.544.284.504.45
52°5.296.096.296.33
60°5.526.236.466.53
75°5.676.376.676.87
90°5.776.486.787.20
110°5.916.697.157.53
120°5.816.677.257.98
135°5.386.487.108.38
150°4.736.136.767.96
Run VMG4.105.456.347.41

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail16 m² – 17 m²
Headsail20 m² – 27 m²
Spinnaker57 m² – 61 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 340 kg.

Rigging

Scampi 30 rig and sail dimensions

A Scampi 30 carries 9.74 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.00 m boom, a forestay 11.31 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP9.74 m9.70 – 9.84
Boom lengthE3.00 m2.83 – 3.00
Forestay heightIG11.31 m11.31 – 11.31
Fore triangle baseJ3.52 m3.52 – 3.52
Spinnaker hoistISP11.31 m11.31 – 11.31
Boom above deckBAS1.47 m1.47 – 1.57

Sails

Mainsail16.5 m²15.9 – 17.1
Headsail24.2 m²19.8 – 27.3
Spinnaker59.8 m²56.9 – 60.8