Facts
and Figures
Sailor
Weight Data (2009)*
Sailor
Age Data (2009)*
* Details from the 2009 MPSCA Survey.
Data covers owners of boats (60% of respondents) and
prospective owners
Deck
Layout
The Musto Performance Skiff has been designed
and developed with the following brief in mind – to
produce an elegant yet simple dinghy with blistering
performance that is highly enjoyable to sail. Just ask
any Musto Performance Skiff owner and they will confirm
that the design brief has been achieved.
As with any true skiff the deck layout
is extremely simple leaving the sailor free to focus
on sailing the boat. The superb Harken deck gear combined
with the layout means that all the controls work effortlessly;
don't get tangled up with complexed systems, just focus
on sailing the boat.
The spinnaker hoist and recovery
system allows the sailor to hoist and drop in seconds
due to the low friction blocks and wide chute mouth.
In addition the system is not prone to jamming or ropes
twisting up which could lead to problems in extreme
situations.
The Musto Performance
Skiff has evolved and been tested using the considerable
experience of the development team. From the concept
in 1999 by German designer Dr. Joachim Harpprecht, a
lifetime single-handed trapeze dinghy sailor, through
Ovington Boats production prototypes to Dave Ovington
and Ovington Boats work to finalise the production and
manufacture. The previous successes of these world premier
boat-building companies guarantee the quality of the
Musto Performance Skiff.
With the backing of Musto Ltd and with
strong class rules protecting the one design principle
we are enjoying strong and exciting fleet racing worldwide.
The Musto Performance Skiff was presented
at the ISAF single-handed trials in March 2000 for consideration
for future Olympic Class. The result of the evaluation
event was clear and very satisfying to everyone who
was involved in the project. Evaluation sailors invited
to the event by the ISAF had no problems in sailing
the Musto Performance Skiff and the smiles showed their
enjoyment of sailing this boat.
In every race staged by the evaluation
panel the Musto Performance Skiff was the first mono
hull, and in the last race sailed over a windward leeward
course, the two Musto Performance Skiffs were first
and second by a considerable margin. This clearly showed
the performance of the Musto Performance Skiff. Recent
major handicap/multi-class events have confirmed the
Musto Performance Skiff to be the fastest boat of its
type.
Ovington Boats and Musto Ltd have
now established an exciting new class, with up to 7
Nations currently to be seen competing at European events.
The boat clocks speeds of over twenty knots and the
hull with all deck fittings weighs only 55kg for a length
of 4.55m. (Bare hull weight 40kg).
 Harken
Fit-Out Details Of course
you know that the Musto Skiff comes with a standard
Harken fit-out.But - just incase you want new bits here
are links to the Harken site so you get the part numbers
correct. More
>>>
Read more on the history of the
MPS >>>
Find
out more by signing-up for the free Musto Skiff e-Newsletters
Rigging Guide (this
is a 2.6M file with a 90 step rigging process, one photo
per step)
Rope
Cutting List
CE Owners Manual (this is a large
file!!)
 Musto
Skiff Product Evolution Over
the years a number of minor changes have been made to
the standard Musto Performance Skiff to address minor
niggles that have been noted by the owners over the
years. Fortunatly the class and the builder have always
worked well together and these problems have been addressed
in standard boat gradually improving the product for
everyone as time goes by ... More
details >>>
Maintenance
Tips
Insurance
details >>>
Mast
breakage & Insurance >>>
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Musto Skiff On-line Survey - Supported by Ovington Boats
The 2009 MPS Survey is now closed and
the results indicate that we have a great future ahead.
This is the 7th year we have conducted
the survey.
Below are some key points from the survey,
with a link to the full results at the bottom;
- 422 responded to
the survey; we had 250 completed scripts; up from 225
in 2008
- 34 non-MPS owners are looking to join the fleet in
the next 12 months; of those 7 are looking for new boats
- 111 MPSCA Members voted in the survey; up from 84;
there will be some minor rule changes
- Olympic Equipment selection was NOT supported. This
is the first time in 7 years that the class has voted
against submitting for Olympic equipment consideration
- 58 people plan to go to UK Nationals at HISC, 47 Not
sures. Based on this I would expect a fleet of 80+
- 33 people plan to go to Melbourne, 35 Not sures (Much
the same as the last survey)
- The age profile of the class is getting younger due
to the growth of the youth section; this is also lowering
the average weight
- The testing of a smaller mainsail was supported by
both the non-owners & owners although not in huge
numbers so I suspect just the light people voted for
that :-)
- The addition of some colour to the mainsail was favoured;
the option with the black luff was prefered
Here are the links to survey results:
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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