Fantastic video Mat - thanks for sharing! Great seamanship shown on a very challenging voyage for "Sea Dog", and some impressive average speeds for boat under 12ft. Happy New Year from NE Scotland!
Ripping little boat you've got there, love the fact you can fully enclose it in foul weather not to mention the living space that adds at camp for a few days, pretty little thing too!
Found your channel recently. Your small craft sailing adventures around Tasmanian( like this one for instance)waters are really enjoyable.Such a lovely area to sail too Thanks for sharing!
What a sail! And what a little “champ” of a boat all 11’11” of Her. And you Sir are a man. Any man who can and will sail as such as this is almost determined to be a great man indeed! 😂 Impressive and inspiring thank you Sir.
That was fun to watch. The mighty Scamp sure does seem impressive must admit. Looks like you chose a good weather window for the trip. Experience. The current was good with you like that. I like the way you presented the video with no mucking around. Wish i could do that.
Wonderful to see how a fantastic small sailboat can do in the hands of an equally great sailor. After seeing this video, even more excited to see the plans for the new John Welsford Scallywag.
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I felt seasick just watching south of Bruny! Used to own a Welsford Navigator that I sailed in the Derwent and Channel, very capable boat too.
Superb video Mat! I love the SCAMP design and you've shown her to be a very seaworthy little boat. Keep the videos coming! God bless & fair winds, Chris 👍
So funny to watch, we live up near the Gold Coast but we were there along the coast of Bruny yesterday (home last night), We will have to do that voyage ourselves one day, great little video thanks mate
I’m so happy I found this channel. Fantastic, superb video!!! Excellent filming and beautiful scenery. Thank you for taking us along!!! I’m now a subscriber.
Cracking video and awesome content. Keep it coming mate. Used to sail a lot in my youth/middle age. Arthritis got the better of me. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 👍 You just got a new sub
I looked up the Friars on google earth and I gotta say that's a huge accomplishment to sail a scamp 12 through there. I have a gig harbor scamp and watching your video I could imagine what it would be like to be there. I was hoping you were gonna reef and then you did. Thanks for sharing.
Well done on your circumnavigation of Bruny. The last time I did this it was on a Huon 36 with a friend of mine. Next time, it will be on my own boat, a Swanson 30. Slightly bigger than your little boat 😁. Back in the day, a very good but now elderly friend of mine, did the Mewstone race on his D class (Undine). Needless to say because of the horrid conditions down there, they made a somewhat hasty retreat to safer waters.
fantastisch...gerade reisen mit kleinen booten sind besonders intensiv...nahezu alles erlebt man intensiver,,,direkter als mit grossen booten...viel spass und gute gesundheit...nennt man das segeln oder reiten ?...
I really wish that I could find one of these here in the United States! It's probably the most perfect camping dinghy I've ever seen. It would be just right for the Texas 200 as well, which I hope to participate in someday. ⛵️ ⛺️
Thank you, I have acquired one that I have wanted since I started following Josh at small craft advisor got the ball rolling w John Welsford. Luv this boat. Tks toGig Harbor Yachts.
Thanks for this excellent video and insight into the mighty SCAMP. Wondering a few things: How much motor fuel can it carry? How is it to sleep on ? Not too rolly-polly? Does it bounce & bobble in a hefty sea state (due to short length)? She handled making it through the passage in some rough water for sure!! Cheers. btw.. i sail a 22’ (LOA) Flicka 20 sailboat
Hey mate. Answers...1. as much fuel as you would ever need. 2. Yes, very rolly polly. 3. Yes, lots of bobble & bounce. Love the Flicka...great boat and on my radar if one ever turns up down here.
Well done mate. Yeah usual story. Stumbled on your channel and subscribed and gave you a like. I see I've got some binge watching to do, to catch up too. Have you read Robert Manry's book "Tinkerbell" detailing his experience sailing, 13'6in Tinkerbell across the Atlantic. Great reading. Actually, I'm calling in from across the ditch here in Nz. Not that far away mate. The Tasman has been rowed and kayaked, but never sailed in a small craft. As far as I know. Btw, I believe there are plans available online to build Tinkerbell. Yes I'm thinking about it. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to further adventures. All the very best, from across the ditch.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, Manry's journey was incredible and there's been lots of other stories equally impressive. Do you know of Serge Testa? He circumnavigated the globe in a boat just 11'10" long! And Webb Chiles also gave it a good crack in an open dinghy while sleeping under a tarp. Webb still holds the record for the longest non-stop passage in an open boat: 3,245nm (further than what Manry achieved and he had a cabin!)...incredible. Stay Salty...
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx yeah I'd forgotten about him. I don't have his book, but I see it's on Amazon. Also don't forget John C Riding of "Sea Egg" fame. Sadly at 12ft 6in, he was attempting to be (at the time) the smallest to circumnavigate the world. And disappeared between here and Sydney. So yes Sergio still has the record. All the very best.
My uncle sailed, no motor, his home built Huon clinker built Scottish fishing dory there. He lived just nth of the lighthouse. Used rocks from the shore for ballast and lost them once in a capsize.
You mentioned a future video of a heavily modified mirror dinghy, are you still going to do this video? I have a mirror that I’m setting up for cruising and I’d love to see it! Great video, and what amazing experience, I’d love to do some sailing in Tasmania!
Another great video, good to see the Scamp in tough conditions....Every video I watch you are in a different boat, just how many boats have you got???? cheers Paul
Great movie. Thanks for making it and love your content. I sail scamp #6 and share your feelings about what a great boat it is. I have noticed that it has trouble pointing on a starboard tack without a bleater to hold the boom against the mast. Have you experienced this? The difference in pointing ability and speed was dramatic for me. Would enjoy your thoughts on this. Staying salty in California.
Greetings fellow Salty Scamper! In order for any lug to point properly you must have a way of holding the boom (and yard) close to the mast - a bleater is one method. Stay Salty! Mat
Solid adventure. I think the Scamp is a remarkable craft. I too had been wondering about a mizzen sail for the Scamp. Have you done any more thinking on this?
Hey mate! Thanks for the comment. No, I won't put a mizzen on her. John has released the Scallywag design that has a mizzen and a small cabin with all the other SCAMP attributes. I like the simplicity of SEA DOG as she is.
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx interesting to hear about the Scallywag, though I imagine with that increased size it's got a bit more competition. Thanks for the info.
What a great way to start the year (watching) as I walk the shore of Lake Superior (northern Ontario) watching the ice form and stretch out onto our 'inland sea'. Question: at some point could you give a quick view of the 'cover' you have. I've been emailing Falk and he spoke of a newish version and now I'm wondering whether what he was speak of . . . is what you've got. Looks elegant in its simplicity. Scott
Hi Scott. Thanks fro your comment. We designed the tent and had it made by a local bloke. In a future episode I'll give a run-down on how it works et al. Stay Salty - Mat
Great trip and love the boat! Scamp is clearly a great design and ticks so many boxes but I am particularly impressed with the Gig Harbour ones: the self-draining cockpit is a huge safety feature (plus I can’t be bothered to build my own boat so it is a case of find a ply one for sale somehow or buy off the shelf from somewhere) Also, can you please tell me more about your dumb watch - is it an Apple watch or something else…? Looks very handy thing to have esp if it can do more than speed…?
Thanks for the comment. It's an Apple Watch Ultra running the App called Waterspeed. Are you in Australia? Sea Dog may be for sale soon if you're in the market for a GH SCAMP.
Love the tent. Could you share some information on it? I'm currently using a camping tarp for my shelter and I would like to upgrade. Thanks, great video.
Do you know if the Junk Rig Association is still active? During the 90's they had figured out the battens to perfection. What pipes and what garden hose for flexible joints. Result? A full battened sail that performed great upwind. And that is NOT easy.
Now you've had the scamp for a while if you were to order a new scamp would you include a mizzen next time round? (They seem to be popular on JW sailboats)
Excellent video, Mat! Thanks for bringing us along. Question... what's that black stuff on your anchor chain? Just the ticket to reduce paint chipping, I imagine? Cheers, Dale
YOU ARE WRONG. BOXING DAY WAS THE DAY AFTER XMAS DAY WHEN THE SERVANTS.. (WHO HAD WORKED XMAS DAY).. WERE GIVEN THEIR XMAS BOX PRESENTS. THIS WAS IN THE DAYS WHEN THE UPPER CLASS FAMILIES HAD SERVANTS. REGARDS. 😂😃😆
Fantastic video Mat - thanks for sharing! Great seamanship shown on a very challenging voyage for "Sea Dog", and some impressive average speeds for boat under 12ft.
Happy New Year from NE Scotland!
Thanks Steve. I enjoy your videos too! Stay Salty, Mat 👍🏾⚓️
7+ knots in a 12' displacement hull. Fantastic. Great videos, thanks!
thanks again mate
Wow what a great vid... thoroughly enjoyed it....what a boat the scamp is..👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Impressed with your Scamp, definitely agree small boats with a lugsail are hard to beat. Great video cheering up my northern hemisphere winter.
lol same
Great upload. Scamp and the skipper has the goods.
thanks mate
Brilliant mate. Would love a rundown of customizations you've made to your SCAMP, and a run down of your galley, sleeping and electronic gear.
Great idea! I'll do something like that in a future episode. Stay tuned.
I would like a vid of this aswel please@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx
I'd guess you were going to be late home !
Ripping little boat you've got there, love the fact you can fully enclose it in foul weather not to mention the living space that adds at camp for a few days, pretty little thing too!
What a beautiful little boat very well designed for a safe sailing passage.
Thank you for the possibility of taking me along
Found your channel recently. Your small craft sailing adventures around Tasmanian( like this one for instance)waters are really enjoyable.Such a lovely area to sail too Thanks for sharing!
What a sail! And what a little “champ” of a boat all 11’11” of Her.
And you Sir are a man. Any man who can and will sail as such as this is almost determined to be a great man indeed! 😂
Impressive and inspiring thank you Sir.
I met Wellsford designs quite some years ago. But you are the first person to show me just what they can do. 🙏🏻
Thank you for your comments. My true greatness is only ever measured by my children’s happiness in this world. Stay Salty. 👍🏾⚓️
Awesome. Love the little wind vane on the mast, helps us feel more onboard knowing the wind direction.
Glad you liked it!
Certainly one of the best SCAMP adventures ever recorded! Mighty boat indeed!
That was fun to watch. The mighty Scamp sure does seem impressive must admit. Looks like you chose a good weather window for the trip. Experience. The current was good with you like that. I like the way you presented the video with no mucking around. Wish i could do that.
Thanks Ross! We’re hoping to get over and visit you in NZ very soon. 👍🏾⚓️
Another excellent excursion, maybe the best I've seen that showcases the mighty Scamp. Looking forward to more adventures. Cheers
Awesome adventure. I sail #407 a garage built Scamp. Made in Canberra by Bob Heacock in his late 80s. Love my ply Scamp. Cheers
Wow, that is a helluva boat, sailed well.
Another great job Mat, both the adventure and the video. Inspirational. Great endorsement of the SCAMP design.
thanks Chris
She’s my favourite little boat ❤
Ditto
Fantastic! Well done on your salty voyage. Josh
Thanks Josh. 👍🏾⚓️
Can’t believe you sailed around Bruny. It’s such a small boat in a rugged part of Tasmania. Loved the video
thank you
Wonderful to see how a fantastic small sailboat can do in the hands of an equally great sailor. After seeing this video, even more excited to see the plans for the new John Welsford Scallywag.
thanks mate
Great sail and content, also good to see another Tassie YT channel!
Thanks mate. Stay Salty!
Brilliant, what an awesome boat! A really well produced video too, top marks.
much appreciated
Great adventure in a fun boat, nice work.
thanks mate
such a cute little boat! looks very tidy
What a great trip and a great little boat. Sure beats staring at the TV on boxing day!
Do you realize how much all us other sailors love your accent? Great Video! Cheers!
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I felt seasick just watching south of Bruny!
Used to own a Welsford Navigator that I sailed in the Derwent and Channel, very capable boat too.
Congratulations on a fun and safe cruise. I'm Tasmanian, and the wind has been so upredictable this year you chose your timing well. Great video!
Great video production, an amazing little boat.
Superb video Mat! I love the SCAMP design and you've shown her to be a very seaworthy little boat. Keep the videos coming! God bless & fair winds, Chris 👍
Very good travel!!! Very nice sailboat!!! Very professional captain!!!
So funny to watch, we live up near the Gold Coast but we were there along the coast of Bruny yesterday (home last night), We will have to do that voyage ourselves one day, great little video thanks mate
Oh wow!
This is the "It" of SCAMP cruising. Nice.
Thanks Howard…hopefully we can sail together soon! 👍🏾⚓️
Your channel is a goldmine, amazing content - and with all my favorite boats!
Happy New Year! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. Great seeing the SCAMP put through her paces. She passes with flying colors.
What a great adventure! Watching from here in Gig Harbor, small world!!
I’m so happy I found this channel.
Fantastic, superb video!!!
Excellent filming and beautiful scenery.
Thank you for taking us along!!!
I’m now a subscriber.
Fun as always...thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tim. All the best...
Awesome little dinghy ! Great seaworthy little boat
The wikipedia article for "gunkholing" has three Scamps in British Columbia. I laughed when I recognized them. :)
Cant believe how small that is, wonderful
small, but capable
Thank you for making these! Keep it up!
Very cool little cruiser. Thanks!
sailing is sailing. very simple but very enjoyable video. yep ive subscribed
thanks mate
Great trip and video.
Cracking video and awesome content. Keep it coming mate. Used to sail a lot in my youth/middle age. Arthritis got the better of me. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 👍 You just got a new sub
Really great, thank you so much.
Thanks for creating a fun and informative video. Happy New Year!
I looked up the Friars on google earth and I gotta say that's a huge accomplishment to sail a scamp 12 through there. I have a gig harbor scamp and watching your video I could imagine what it would be like to be there. I was hoping you were gonna reef and then you did. Thanks for sharing.
you're welcome
Excellent video! Loved it!!
A beautiful boat that ketch ❤
SCAMP Amazing 11' 11" Seewordy Sailboat 😊
indded!
Nice job!
Ripping along... a great adventure in a sweet little rocket. The "Mighty Scamp" indeed...
Well done!
Flippin cool dude! I want one!
Very intimidating passage.
This is fantastic!
She looks to be a fabulous boat, I can imagine all sorts of cruisers I could do in a Scamp.
Well done on your circumnavigation of Bruny. The last time I did this it was on a Huon 36 with a friend of mine. Next time, it will be on my own boat, a Swanson 30. Slightly bigger than your little boat 😁.
Back in the day, a very good but now elderly friend of mine, did the Mewstone race on his D class (Undine). Needless to say because of the horrid conditions down there, they made a somewhat hasty retreat to safer waters.
A 16 ft version of the Scamp would be great !!!
Meet Scallywag... smallcraftadvisor.substack.com/p/boat-designs-evaluating-scamps-big
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx FINE BUSINESS!!!
fantastisch...gerade reisen mit kleinen booten sind besonders intensiv...nahezu alles erlebt man intensiver,,,direkter als mit grossen booten...viel spass und gute gesundheit...nennt man das segeln oder reiten ?...
I really wish that I could find one of these here in the United States! It's probably the most perfect camping dinghy I've ever seen. It would be just right for the Texas 200 as well, which I hope to participate in someday. ⛵️ ⛺️
The SCAMP in this video is built by Gig Harbor Boat Works in the US.
@@jj680l Thank you very much. 😊
Thank you, I have acquired one that I have wanted since I started following Josh at small craft advisor got the ball rolling w John Welsford. Luv this boat. Tks toGig Harbor Yachts.
Awesome vids. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Thanks for this excellent video and insight into the mighty SCAMP. Wondering a few things:
How much motor fuel can it carry?
How is it to sleep on ? Not too rolly-polly?
Does it bounce & bobble in a hefty sea state (due to short length)?
She handled making it through the passage in some rough water for sure!! Cheers.
btw.. i sail a 22’ (LOA) Flicka 20 sailboat
Hey mate. Answers...1. as much fuel as you would ever need. 2. Yes, very rolly polly. 3. Yes, lots of bobble & bounce. Love the Flicka...great boat and on my radar if one ever turns up down here.
At 10:30 mark, "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli," George Costanza
Excellent……maybe more info on how you setup for the night. Cheers Tony
Stay tuned!
New sub. The Scamp is a fantastic concept. Bit of a tent with a keel? Great vid thanks for your efforts. And yeah a bit balsy. =)
Thanks for watching!
Well done mate. Yeah usual story. Stumbled on your channel and subscribed and gave you a like. I see I've got some binge watching to do, to catch up too. Have you read Robert Manry's book "Tinkerbell" detailing his experience sailing, 13'6in Tinkerbell across the Atlantic. Great reading. Actually, I'm calling in from across the ditch here in Nz.
Not that far away mate. The Tasman has been rowed and kayaked, but never sailed in a small craft. As far as I know. Btw, I believe there are plans available online to build Tinkerbell. Yes I'm thinking about it. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to further adventures. All the very best, from across the ditch.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, Manry's journey was incredible and there's been lots of other stories equally impressive. Do you know of Serge Testa? He circumnavigated the globe in a boat just 11'10" long! And Webb Chiles also gave it a good crack in an open dinghy while sleeping under a tarp. Webb still holds the record for the longest non-stop passage in an open boat: 3,245nm (further than what Manry achieved and he had a cabin!)...incredible. Stay Salty...
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx yeah I'd forgotten about him. I don't have his book, but I see it's on Amazon.
Also don't forget John C Riding of "Sea Egg" fame. Sadly at 12ft 6in, he was attempting to be (at the time) the smallest to circumnavigate the world. And disappeared between here and Sydney. So yes Sergio still has the record. All the very best.
My uncle sailed, no motor, his home built Huon clinker built Scottish fishing dory there. He lived just nth of the lighthouse. Used rocks from the shore for ballast and lost them once in a capsize.
You mentioned a future video of a heavily modified mirror dinghy, are you still going to do this video? I have a mirror that I’m setting up for cruising and I’d love to see it!
Great video, and what amazing experience, I’d love to do some sailing in Tasmania!
Yes. The mirror episode is coming! Thanks for the comment. 👍🏾⚓️
Another great video, good to see the Scamp in tough conditions....Every video I watch you are in a different boat, just how many boats have you got???? cheers Paul
Hey Paul. I'll never tell ;-)
Lost on a Sunday night watching this man sail his Dinghy on deep waters 🎉
EXCELLENT..:-)
Great movie. Thanks for making it and love your content. I sail scamp #6 and share your feelings about what a great boat it is. I have noticed that it has trouble pointing on a starboard tack without a bleater to hold the boom against the mast. Have you experienced this? The difference in pointing ability and speed was dramatic for me. Would enjoy your thoughts on this. Staying salty in California.
Greetings fellow Salty Scamper! In order for any lug to point properly you must have a way of holding the boom (and yard) close to the mast - a bleater is one method. Stay Salty! Mat
Solid adventure. I think the Scamp is a remarkable craft. I too had been wondering about a mizzen sail for the Scamp. Have you done any more thinking on this?
Hey mate! Thanks for the comment. No, I won't put a mizzen on her. John has released the Scallywag design that has a mizzen and a small cabin with all the other SCAMP attributes. I like the simplicity of SEA DOG as she is.
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx interesting to hear about the Scallywag, though I imagine with that increased size it's got a bit more competition. Thanks for the info.
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx can you point me at scallywag plans? I didn't find any info at Johns site.
@@gregory1778 plans have not been released yet. Keep checking John's site (and the Scallywag FB Page) for updates.
What a great way to start the year (watching) as I walk the shore of Lake Superior (northern Ontario) watching the ice form and stretch out onto our 'inland sea'. Question: at some point could you give a quick view of the 'cover' you have. I've been emailing Falk and he spoke of a newish version and now I'm wondering whether what he was speak of . . . is what you've got. Looks elegant in its simplicity. Scott
Hi Scott. Thanks fro your comment. We designed the tent and had it made by a local bloke. In a future episode I'll give a run-down on how it works et al. Stay Salty - Mat
Hi. Great video. One question: How about the handrails at the cabin top? Do you think they are really useful?
Thanks. Yes, I use them a lot.
Next challenge, a Manly junior around Bruny 😅.
Great trip and love the boat! Scamp is clearly a great design and ticks so many boxes but I am particularly impressed with the Gig Harbour ones: the self-draining cockpit is a huge safety feature (plus I can’t be bothered to build my own boat so it is a case of find a ply one for sale somehow or buy off the shelf from somewhere)
Also, can you please tell me more about your dumb watch - is it an Apple watch or something else…? Looks very handy thing to have esp if it can do more than speed…?
Thanks for the comment. It's an Apple Watch Ultra running the App called Waterspeed. Are you in Australia? Sea Dog may be for sale soon if you're in the market for a GH SCAMP.
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx thanks & regret, no - I am in Auckland & it would be prohibitively expensive to import (been there, done that 🙄)….
Love the tent. Could you share some information on it? I'm currently using a camping tarp for my shelter and I would like to upgrade. Thanks, great video.
Thanks mate. It’s a custom tent I designed and had a local guy stitch it up. Very well made and super functional. I can even sail with it up.
Boxing day is called that because everyone gets ride of their Christmas boxes and also unbox all their boxing day specials they buy
that is awesome
Awesome place to sail!
Cool boat. If you had battens it would resemble my lug rig
Do you know if the Junk Rig Association is still active? During the 90's they had figured out the battens to perfection. What pipes and what garden hose for flexible joints. Result? A full battened sail that performed great upwind. And that is NOT easy.
@@voornaam3191 JRA is thriving mate!
What watch are you using for your speed. I have tried to find it on line no success Great video loved it.
Apple Watch Ultra with the Waterspeed App.
Lovely video. Great trip. Curious how a Gig Harbor Scamp ended up in Tas...?
Hi Petrea! The previous owner imported her to Australia.
Excellent. Where can I buy my wayfarer to follow suit here in Australia. Is your vessel for sale? :)
Yes
Oh btw, I think Boxing Day is literally about boxes. As in gifts in boxes. 😊
Would you be in trouble if you had to put 3 reefs in?
Not necessarily. In fact that should get you out of trouble!
Now you've had the scamp for a while if you were to order a new scamp would you include a mizzen next time round? (They seem to be popular on JW sailboats)
No, I wouldn't have a mizzen on a SCAMP unless it was a few feet longer perhaps.
Excellent video, Mat! Thanks for bringing us along. Question... what's that black stuff on your anchor chain? Just the ticket to reduce paint chipping, I imagine? Cheers, Dale
Thanks Dale. The black stuff is a polyester webbing tube that you should be able to find online easily enough. Google ‘anchor chain guard’. 👍🏾⚓️
Do you have any leads on where I could buy a second hand Scamp in Tasmania?
no sorry
What camera are you using? Looks like something head mounted.
GoPro head mounted
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx thanks which model?
9 hero black from memory. i don't have it anymore
How lucky were you...
God I miss sailing
Bloody awesome mate. What app do you use on your watch for speed?
Waterspeed is the App…highly recommended! Thanks mate. 👍🏾⚓️
@@SmallCraftTasmania-ms4sx cheers for that. Loving ya videos, keep them coming!!
Why its boxing day called so? In old days pressies were boxed. Rather than wrapped. People put boxes out for collection.
YOU ARE WRONG. BOXING DAY WAS THE DAY AFTER XMAS DAY WHEN THE SERVANTS.. (WHO HAD WORKED XMAS DAY).. WERE GIVEN THEIR XMAS BOX PRESENTS. THIS WAS IN THE DAYS WHEN THE UPPER CLASS FAMILIES HAD SERVANTS. REGARDS. 😂😃😆
Just worked out we were at Tinderbox on Boxing Day as well lol
that's funny!
Great film and well done quite the achievement..Did you import your SCAMP directly from Gig Harbor
The previous owner did.