Recent discussions about a JRA tender got me diving deep into John Welsford's designs for inspiration and comparisons. I must say, I'm mighty impressed with the S.C.A.M.P. and its big sister, Tread Lightly, as rugged, big-little-boats that can tackle a wide range of conditions.
I tried scaling up the Halibut rig to 100 sq ft, but I don't think it's quite right here. For a fair weather dinghy, yes, it's great, but for a heavier more capable boat that might go coast-hopping, I'd like to see at least one more reef.
So I did an adaptation of the Halibut sail with one more batten and 3 point sheeting, and scaled it to 9.69 sqm / 104 sq ft , and I think it may serve. It would seem to need an adjustment to the mast position, either further forward or forward raked, though (as the original balanced lug has a lot of balance area, and the Halibut rig has very little), neither of which are out of the question in a new build. For an existing boat, some forward rake seems possible, as there is quite a lot of fore and aft room in the mast trunk. The mast could be a 5m aluminium tube.
But I can't find an answer to one major point: what would be a suitable acronym for a junk rigged S.C.A.M.P.?