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This is the website for International Musto Performance Skiff Class Association.

This is the owners membership organisation for all MPS owners world wide and we hope
you will support your class through joining (note: AUS, GER &
SUI nationals should join their
local association)

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Europeans Entries Open NOW - Please enter ASAP.

Here are some direct links to the entry pages. Please note that you have to enter the pre-Europeans and Europeans separately as these are two separate events.

Direct Link to the Pre-Europeans Entry >>>
Direct Link to the Europeans Entry >>>

Latest News on the Europeans >>>

UK Nationals / GBR EuroCup Leg

NoR and Social programme now published ....

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Further information and details >>>

UK Series Event 3: Stone Sailing Club 18/19th May. - GBR 16 boats arrived to take part in round 3 of the UK series at last years’ nationals venue, Stone Sailing Club. As per forecast the breeze was light 5-8kts with 10 degree shifts and despite a chill in the air it was certainly fully heated racing! Sailing on the same course as the K6’s proved tricky with the fleet needing to be on their guard to avoid the large wind shadows upwind and down. The red mist was seen to descend upon several of the fleet, especially at the leeward mark pile ups! More >>

2014 GBR Nationals Warm-up ... If you fancy getting afeel for the 2014 venue why not sail in their regatta. read more >>>

SBSC Musto Skiff Open Report – 20/21 April - GBR The last two world champions and 21 other sailors defied a light forecast for the Stokes Bay Musto Skiff Open on the 20/21 April. The first two races were held in 5-7 knots and top breeder/proud dad Tim Chapman looked on as another from his stable, this time Ed, won the first race of his first open meeting in spite of mounting pressure from Dan Henderson and Bruce Keen, the last two World champions. Read the full report >>>

Dutch EuroCup 2013

31 May, 1 - 2 June 2013 - Further details have been added to the Dutch EuroCup Page >>>

Musto Skiff Eurocup Spain 2013 The Musto Eurocup was held on the 6-7th April at Club nautico Arenal on the east side of Palma bay. The sailing area was bustling with ISAF Olympic classes finishing off there fantastic Princess Sofia regatta and the sunny, breezy conditions that dominated the week held out for the skiffs. The class in Arenal were delighted to welcome current world champion, Bruce Keen to sail in the event. As always, the friendly class are always willing to encourge racing at this top international venue and do what they can to help out with the lending of boats and finding accomadation. Read the full report >>>

Coarse adjuster for the trapeze
(Iver Ahlmann (GER 370) )

Iver Ahlmann (GER 370) arrived at the world championships in Weymouth with a very neat and well sorted boat. One of the more notable pimps was a coarse adjuster for the trapeze lines which minimised the amount of extra string flying about the boat. Pimp your skiff >>>

EuroCup 2013 Whilst northern Europe shivers in the coldest late winter and early spring since before most of us were born, two EuroCup regattas have been successfully sailed. The French regatta at Lac du Der and the Spanish EuroCup at Club Nàutic S’Arenal (Palma Bay) were greatly enjoyed by all competitors and I am reliably informed that Palma was warmer than Stokes Bay and Kiel! For the early standings in our series please see >>>

Danish EuroCup - Online Registration now open
The inaugural Danish EuroCup (18/19.May) is now only six weeks away and online entry has just opened. Four boats have already entered and up to ten Musto Skiffs are expected to compete in SailExtreme, one of Skandinavias largest multi class events. The venue is on the baltic sea on the east coast of Denmark in Kerteminde, one of Denmarks top dinghy sailing spots. Camping is a available as well as a common Saturday night dinner More details >>>

Musto Skiff Vic States 2013 - Final Report For the first time ever the Australian Musto Skiff fleet headed to Metung for their 2013 Victorian State Championships. 15 boats from competed, making this the largest regatta this year. The fleet welcomed two sailors back from short breaks outside the Musto fleet - Jono Neate back from a break building his kitchen, sailing Marcus Hamilton's boat loaned on account of a bad knee - and Jon's brother Paul borrowing Brett William's boat. Chris Sutherland won the most travelled award trekking from Perth for the weekend. Read more >>>

France Open Skiff - Lac du der Musto Performance Skiff EuroCup 2013 This year edition of the Lac du Der event was the 10th. It was also the biggest attendance with 67 boats. The central position of the lake in Europe and the good promotion and animation job done by the French organizing team is making the date bigger and bigger every year. For the third year, it was a MustoSkiff eurocup event, and 8 Mustoskiff travelled from Swizerland, Netherland, France, and Great Britain to compete against each other. In addition, a solid RS700 fleet in real time completed the racing panel. Read more >>>

BERLIN SKIFF BASH 11-12th May 2013, Berliner Yacht Club Following on from the resounding success of the first Berlin Musto Skiff Open in Berlin, get ready for the 2013 BERLIN SKIFF BASH! A big turnout is expected from the German and Dutch fleets, it'd be awesome if we could welcome some from even further afield to this wonderful city with a top sailing venue in it's back yard! Read more >>>

GBR - Rutland open re-scheduled Following the postponement of the Rutland open due to bad weather, the event has been re-scheduled for the 3rd - 4th August.

GER EuroCup : Entry to Kiel Week is now open. Make sure you enter early to participate in the early entry fee. Our Russian friend Yaroslav has already confirmed his attendance, so there are no excuses Kiel is too far for anyone! Note that you need to create an account to complete registration.

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GBR - Rutland Open Cancelled. Due to the bad weather conditions and forecast the event is cancelled. It will be rescheduled in due course. See more >>>

Top Covers from Ovington Boats From recent feedback Ovington Boats have become aware that the last batch of top covers have not lasted as well as one would expect. Read more >>>>

2013 GBR Scottish Skiff Series Scottish events coordinator Alistair Kerr has been working hard to get all the regattas in place for 2013 and has done an excellent job! Read more >>>

France Open Skiff - Lac du der Musto Performance Skiff EuroCup 2013 Currently there are 91 entries from different skiff classes for the Lac du Der regatta www.franceopenskiff.fr
Interest has grown so much that the organisers have decided to ask a third coach to help out with the single handed classes. Read more >>>

Using wind, tide & strategy to get ahead On Friday the 19th April, thats the evening before the musto open at Stokes. Russ Clark is giving a talk entitled ' Using wind, tide & strategy to get ahead ', see the poster.

Russ Clark's Stokes Bay coaching - GBR The excellent coaching weekend run by class and Olympic coach Russ Clark will be over the weekend of 27th - 28th April at Stokes Bay Sailing Club. If you have not had the opportunity to take part in one of these events, they are very strongly recommended as Russ' relaxed but very professional style will make you a better sailor! Book a space ASAP

2013 GBR Musto Skiff Circuit So the 2013 season is now upon us so it’s time to start thinking about checking in with the WAGs and booking off the sailing weekends! The Committee have put their heads together and come up with a new format this year to try and encourage more boats to compete and be eligible for one UK series rather than a split Northern and Southern Series. There will be 4 events to qualify which will include the Nationals and Inlands as requirements plus any 2 other from the list below: Read more >>>

2013 Datchet Open - GBR 3 C and 3 knots of breeze ... 3 is NOT the magic number .... 13 brave and enthusiastic skiff sailors arrived at Datchet to be greeted with both the thermometer and the wind gage reading 3. The race officer rightly postponed and later cancelled sailing for the day. With the boat show on at the same weekend the majority of the fleet... went sailing anyway! Informal racing round a short course in 0-3 knots of wind is surprisingly fun... you just have to decide the windward mark after the start. The fleet came in for brownies (thanks Jules!) and an early night as an early start was scheduled for the next day Read more >>

Facebook Group for the Europeans There is a Facebook group now set up for the European Championships. Search "Musto-Skiff-EURO 2013" to find the group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/323163524410771/

RYA Dinghy Show 2013 - GBR The annual UK season opening show last weekend is always a lot of fun to catch up with friends and see the latest equipment as well as some interesting designs. I’ve got no idea how many years I have been going, but I always look forward to the first weekend in March! Our show boat was ESP 494, this boat is going to Minorca Sailing to increase their fleet to 5, so if you were one of the many who popped by to ask about the class, why not take a holiday with Minorca Sailing and have some warm weather sailing in a skiff to see what you think? Read more >>>

GJW Direct SailJuice Series 2013 Paul Manning asked me to write a few words about my experience of the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series over the Winter. As the website describes; “The series is based around six of the UK's biggest winter handicap events. Sailors from many different dinghy fleets now consider this series as one of the main goals of their winter racing. With great prizes on offer, it attracts some of the best sailors in the country to compete against each other”. This year saw over 800 separate competitors and over 200 taking part in 2 or more events with several of the events reaching record breaking capacity. More >>>

2013 Class membership Please can I remind all sailors that their annual membership was due on the 1st January and would appreciate members joining before competing. It's very easy, just go to http://www.mustoskiff.com/class-association-subs.htm select your nation and follow the instructions. International class secretary.

Musto Performance Skiff at the RYA Dinghy Show 2013 The excellent annual RYA Dinghy Show will be this weekend, 2-3rd March, at Alexandra Palace. The Musto Performance Skiff will be on the Ovington Boats stand C76 in the main hall and the class will be showing a new boat destined for Minorca Sailing. This will be the 5th boat for their superb sailing holiday centre at idyllic Bay of Fornells, so if you fancy a go why not get in touch with Minorca Sailing on stand A2. Ian Aldridge, Minorca Sailing Manager commented "We have 5 skiffs and I have to say they are the best designed and best built boats I have ever come across. The fact that we have one which is 7 years old is testament to the quality of the boat in terms of design and construction. I recommend that anyone should have a go on one. My thanks to the boat builders at Ovington and the designers". We hope to see you at the show ... or for those who want to race the Datchet Open which is also running this weekend.

GER EuroCup Leg :: Kiel. NOR Now available >>>

2013 Euopeans

A WARM WELCOME TO THE MPS-2013 EUROPEANS
To all participants of the MPS-Euro 2013 the organization team wishes a
HEARTY WELCOME AT LAKE ATTERSEE!

The event website is now live

2012 Class Survey Product Evolution Following the 2012 sailor survey, the following has been approved by the class:
1. 2.5mm diameter lower shrouds may be changed to 3.0mm diameter shrouds of the same material (1x19 stainless steel wire)
2. The shroud bolts may be changed from 6mm diameter to 8mm diameter stainless steel bolts or machine screws Read more >>>

Webmaster Email Address Change Due to high levels of spam I have had to change my email address. Please update your records. It is now rickp@mustoskiff.com

How to progrip the wings by Max Doehler GER 403

After 4 years of use the original grey antisliptape on my wings was completely worn off. Therefore I decided to take the time to change it for Progrip.I believe ProGrip is superior to the grey tape because it provided better grip, it dosn't wear out your clothes or skin, it looks better and is cheaper. But it is less robust to damage. Read more >>>

2013 Tiger Trophy The 20th Rutland Challenge for the John Merricks Tiger Trophy was run over the weekend of 2nd – 3rd February at Rutland Water. This annual early season event always attracts huge entries and although the forecast was for cold weather (max. 4 degrees) and a fresh North wind on top 210 dinghies varying from 18ft skiffs to Toppers and split into 2 fleets took to the water on the first day. The Saturday is made up of 4 short races split into fast and slow handicap and the Sunday is a 2 hour pursuit race.
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Class Rules Following feedback from the 2012 class survey, the class committee in conjunction with ISAF have amended, approved and published the 2013 class rules. Read more >>>

The 2013 season EuroCup regattas start in France and Spain. All the events will appear on the Google calendar, with a quick link on the homepage. The French EuroCup will be at lovely Lac du Der in the Champange-Ardenne region with regular coach Peter Barton. You might even get a bit if wine tasting in! Registration is carried out online. The Spanish EuroCup continues to form part of the ISAF grade 1 Princess Sophia regatta. Based at Yacht club El Arenal on Palma Bay. World Champion Bruce Keen is confirmed as a participant, so if you fancy some black paella and the chance of early Mediterranean sunshine, then this is the one for you! More details on ESP

Ever fancied looking like a pro on TV? At Kiel Week 27-30th of June this year you will have a chance because the organisers are putting on a race course with full TV coverage. There is rib, helicopter, GPS tracking coverage, just like you saw at the Olympics in Weymouth! The images are live broadcasted on local television, but are also available as streams online. The course is allocated to a different class every day and the Musto Skiffs have already been allocated a slot. Check out this video showing you the Kiel Week 49er Medal Race in 2011. Find out more >>>

2013 Musto Skiff North Americans The 2013 Musto Skiff North Americans will be held July 1 to 7 at Huntington Lake. Huntington Lake is located in California's sunny and beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains. The daily mountain wind is very reliable and typically 10-14 knots between noon and 4 pm, ideal for sailing a Musto skiff. Read more >>>

New USA owners website launched. Great work by Hays Clarke to pull together a new website for the MPS sailors in the USA. Visit the site

New Vice Chairman: Nicolas Duchoud

Following the vote on the class survey, the MPSCA welcomes Nicolas Duchoud as the new Vice Chairman of the International Class Association. He will also act as the Swiss National Representative.

Big thanks go to Andy Peake who had previously held the role of Vice Chairman for many years. He has moved on to sail RS800 with his fiancé.

Contemporary Wedding Invitations

US & Canada Dealer Has Boats in Stock Find Out More

What the Sailors say
I brought an MPS and am very very pleased with my choice.
It has re-vitalised my sailing”
Ian Renilson: Contender Champion

The Best Fleet Racing
In a recent survey it was revealed that almost 40% of MPS sailors are past champions in other classes.

How to sail a Musto Skiff
by Richard Stenhouse, Multiple Champion.

Simon Hiscocks diary from the Musto Skiff Gold Cup
Double Olympic 49er medallist Simon Hiscocks recently joint the Musto Skiff fleet to compete in the Gold Cup at Lake Garda as part of his post Olympic relaxation. During the event he maintained a diary of his experiences which were recently published in the UK sailing magazine Yachts and Yachting . For those of you who missed the magazine here is the article, for those of you who did read it - here is the unedited version.

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