New
Blood on the committee at International & GBR level.
As a growing class we understand the
value of new blood in the management structure, so we work
on a continuing basis to recruit committee members that
can add value to our class. See
who has stepped up to help the class grow more >>>>
 EUROSKIFF
TRAINING WEEK IN LA ROCHELLE
Eleven Musto Skiffs and three 29ers turned
up at the Societe des Regates Rochelaises in La Rochelle
for Euroskiff this year. Sailors had come from Spain, France,
Belgium, England and as far afield as Scotland, but the
lengthy journey was well worth the effort for the hot sunny
weather and excellent wind conditions we were treated to.
As most of us were inland sailors, the Atlantic waves offered
plenty of excitment, though on some days the sea was flat
as a pancake. There really was something for everyone. Read
more >>>
SAIL SERVICE AT MAJOR MUSTO PERFORMANCE
SKIFF EVENTS. Chris Henderson is now
working with Hyde Sails to provide a service to the Musto
Performance Skiff class in respect to service and repairs.
Chris will be a most major evens; view
the list >>>
Lord Birkett Trophy 5th/6th July
2008 It was wet, the wind was gusty and
shifty, there were 213 boats of various shapes and sizes
on the start-line. But as the club commodore rightly said
in his closing words of the event "We all loved it".
On the first july weekend, 376 competitors made their way
to Ullswater to compete at the Lord Birkett Trophy in the
year of the clubs golden anniversary. A very respectable
turn-out, given the poor weather forecast. As per usual,
racing on both saturday and sunday would be up and down
the full length of the lake. On saturday, at exactly 1pm
the fleet was started on the start line spanning from shore
to shore. The very shifty and gusty conditions were going
to make it a very physically challenging race, which was
not apparent at the very light wind start, many struggling
to cross the line in the wake of boats as big as mid-sized
cruisers. Read
more >>>
Technical specification change to
Hyde mainsail Following discussions with
Hyde Sails, all future battens for mainsails on the Musto
Performance Skiff will be supplied with a radius on the
inboard end. This is to reduce the point loading of the
batten on the white plastic batten protectors. It is hoped
that this solution will reduce the number of batten protectors
which have failed. As this is a manufacture supplied specification
change, owners of all existing sails may also remove their
battens and put a radius on them. Technical committee.
World NOR Update. The
following has been decided between Felix Hurter (Segelclub
St. Moritz) and Paul Manning (IMPSA): "Foreign sailors
may pay the entry fee in cash in Swiss Francs at the registration
(August 23/24, 2008) without paying a penalty provided that
the original documents (entry form, insurance and club membership)
are in possession of Urs Scherrer by July 26, 2008".
Please note that I have received insurance documents by
Noble Marine which are not sufficient. They have to state
explicitly that PARTICIPATION AT REGATTAS ARE COVERED. And
where they have a limitation of time of sailing outside
the UK they have to state that the period August 24 -30
on lake Silvaplana is covered....Please, please, check your
documents before sending...... Please
enter ASAP >>> Also
see notes from Nobel >>>
Ovington Boats World Championship
regatta support Ovington Boats will be
supporting the World championships’ in Silvaplana with Paul
Manning at the event for the duration. Paul will be carrying
a limited stock, but to help us plan, we would be very grateful
if customers wanting to order sails and other spares let
us know in good time. For ALL orders required to be delivered
to the World Championship in Silvaplana, please contact
Paul directly on paul@mustoskiff.com
We wish you an enjoyable and successful regatta
Worlds – top 10 things to remember
by Paul Manning Many sailors may be attending
this World Championships as their first major international
event, so I thought it might be of assistance to note down
a few points of things easily forgotten or overlooked. Read
Paul's Top Tips >>>
 Derwent
Open 21/22 of June 2008 Only 5 days after
the nationals, with many still suffering from bruises and
blisters, it came to a respectable 15 Musto Skiffs at Derwent
Reservoir at the "Midsummer Regatta & Party".
Nine of the boats were local and indeed four of the helms
shared the same surname! After some sailors arrived on friday
and enjoyed a beautiful night in and around the clubhouse,
saturday dawned not looking quite so midsummer. At 12C,
light rain was prevalent such that some contesters might
have regretted not to have won a hot-water bottle at the
preceding event. Read
more >>>
Scottish skiffs at North Berwick
inc. the Scottish MPS Championships A
smaller than expected entry turned up for round 2 of the
Scottish skiff circuit at Elyc for the clubs 80th anniversary
regatta. A light sea fog on Saturday was eventually burnt
off to give a force 2-3 sea breeze leading to close racing
throughout the day. Race officer Ted hill started promptly
which caught out a few boats for race one although several
more were disqualified for failing to go through the leeward
gate properly. After a close race John Reekie won from Ian
Renilson (both Mps) with Matty and James Lyons 3rd in there
49er. More
>>>
 Map
My Tracks UK Nationals 2008
With 65 entries the event was the biggest
UK Nationals to date but no doubt this record will be broken
next year. The event was title sponsoded by Map My Tracks
and this provided on-line GPS coverage of the races. Day
1 of the Map my Tracks sponsored Musto Performance Skiff
UK Nationals was an over the handle bars day... Below are
quotes from individual sailors. The maximum gust recorded
was 47 mph at 10:42 on the Sheppey Web Cam. Loads of wind,
waves & even more rain... Read
more >>>
Marlow Rope’s Performance Yachting
division supports  the
MPSCA with event prizes. The continued
growth of the International Musto Performance Skiff class
has seen a new major event sponsor come onboard. Marlow
Ropes have recently launched their Excel Fusion 75 range
of high performance sheets, and thanks to their support
will be providing prizes for the class at both the UK National
Championship’s at Whitstable 12th – 15th June, as well as
the World Championship’s on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland
24th – 30th August. Read
more >>>
South Shields Open Seven
Musto Skiffs were amongst the twenty asymmetrics that took
part in the South Shields asymmetric open on 17th -18th
May. The wind was North Easterly all weekend so the sea
was very lumpy. For the first race the wind was force 4
with a choppy confused sea. There was a lot of capsizing
as people found that their manoeuvres that they had practiced
on flat water did not work in rough conditions (speaking
personally). Ian Trotter was the first Musto followed by
John Events and Peter Griffith. Read
more >>>
 Felpham
Open 2008 There was no ice cream or candyfloss
to be seen anywhere around as the 22 competitors arrived
on this chilly Saturday morning, but just the warm hospitality
from the numerous helpers of this small, friendly sailing
club situated just east of Bognor Regis. It was such that
not even the rain showers driven by a shifty and gusty breeze
could detract from the hot mugs of tea and bacon baps on
offer inside. Read
more >>>
 Velocitek
Musto Skiff North Americans in Florida 2008 First,
a word on class cooperation. Here in the US, the Mustos
and Swift Solos have been getting together for regattas
for quite a while. It started with Bram Daly and Ron Radko
getting together in Seattle, as they both were sharing the
same dock at the Corinthian Yacht Club, and we were both
the only boats in town. Now, as both classes have grown,
the first big benefit of joining together came to pass.
We had enough boats from the Seattle area to enlist a truck
to make the long drive to Florida. This made it much easier
for a bigger group to participate! More
>>>
Notice of Race and Entry posted for
World Championships The event management
team for the 2008 World Championships at Silvaplana, Switzerland
has just released the Notice of Race, and entry form for
Augusts’ event. The Swiss are putting together a superb
event, with loads of great prizes, hopefully including miniature
glass cubes with a Musto Performance Skiff inside. I for
one am really looking forward to it… It looks like we may
beat the number of participating Nations set at Lake Garda
last year! Urs Scherrer is taking all entries, so please
take the time to check the information out, and complete
your entry at the dedicated World Championship website
http://www.mustoskiff.ch/regatta/2008/worlds/main.htm
 Austrian
Musto Skiff Training 2008 On Saturday,
May 3rd we started our annually skiff training organized
by the class association at Lake Attersee, Sailing Club
Attersee. FIRST DAY: After a quick brief 10 Sailors, including
our special guest Andy Bunyan from Scotland, head for the
first session in the morning at light breeze of 1-2 Bft
from S/E and blue sky. In the morning we split the training
in two groups. The main focus was explaining some of the
maneuvers to our new sailors such as Patrick Weihs.
Read
more >>>
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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
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