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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
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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
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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
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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.
Find
out more >>>
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Read more >>>
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.
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Sailor Profile: Will Phillips.
2013 AUS National Champion
Here
is a Q&A that was completed by MPS AUS 2013 National
Champion Will Phillips
What got you into the MPS class?
Great competition against good sailors. I also enjoy
the boat handling challenge.
What have you sailed previously?
49ers
How old, tall and heavy are you?
Im 25,186cm and 78kg
Read
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3rd
Australian Musto Skiff Championship 2013 - Final Round-up
The Musto Performance Skiff
Australian Championships has been action-packed throughout
the week-long competition. In the end, Will Phillips
claimed the title by tallying one more point ahead of
runners-up Jon Newman and Tim Hill. Will Phillips is
the new Musto Performance Skiff Australian Champion,
he won by one point from Jon Newman with Tim Hill third.
All are from Victoria. For Will it was a good fortnight,
as he came to Perth the day after winning the 49er National
Championships. The championships over five days, from
January 4 to 8, was sailed on Melville Water Perth from
Mounts Bay sailing club. The significance of sailing
in Perth is that it’s the first time outside Victoria
and reflects the growth in Perth from one to eight boats
in a Year. Read
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Sailor Profile: Tim Hill. 2010
AUS National Champion
Here
is a Q&A that was completed by MPS AUS 2010 National
Champion Tim Hill
What got you into the MPS class?
>>I'd sailed contenders before and was burnt out
and a little bored with them, the mustoskiff seemed
the right step to take next.
What have you sailed previously?
>>international contenders, I-14s, 505s
How old, tall and heavy are you?
>>6' 1" 83 kgs
Read
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Sailor Profile: Jono Neate. 2012
AUS National Champion
Here
is a Q&A that was completed by MPS 2012 AUS National
Champion.
What got you
into the MPS class?
>> the growing Australian fleet
What have
you sailed previously?
>> international contender
How old,
tall and heavy are you?
>> 191cm, 88kg
Read
more >>>
3rd Australian
Musto Skiff Championship 2013 - Day 5 With no
racing possible on Day 4, 3 races were scheduled for
Day 5, with a steadily building sea breeze forecast
for the middle off the day. RACE 8 The
fleet left the beach in light conditions, the wind swinging
from gradient to sea breeze direction and settling in
at 8 knots as the fleet started. The breeze swung right
off the line, favouring boats at the boat end, before
bending back to the left as the leaders approached the
port tack lay line. Newman, Hill, Green, Sutherland
and Phillips led the fleet back to the starboard approach
and onto the first run. Newman found pressure on the
right hand side of the run to lead to the bottom gate
from Phillips and Hill. Read
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2012
Musto Skiff Survey, 10th Year Running
The 2012 MPS Survey is now closed and the
results indicate that we have a great future ahead.
Thank you to all those who took the time to complete
the survey. This is the 10th year we have conducted
the survey. Below are some key points from the survey,
with a link to the full results at the bottom;
Survey Overview
- Responses from 22 countries, solid growth
of activity being show in most countries
- The representation of GBR sailors has dropped to just
40% reflecting the strong international growth of the
class
- 27% of responses came from people who don't own a
Musto Skiff
- There is a growth of the youth section - Good to see
younger sailors joining Read
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3rd
Australian Musto Skiff Championship 2013 - Day 3
Day 3 Australian MPS Championship concludes in dramatic
fashion 2 boats protested by the Race Committee for
not signing on before going afloat, despite one of these
boats returning ashore to sign later and still making
the start of both race, and a third boat returning undetected
and not protested by the Race Committee. read
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3rd
Australian Musto Skiff Championship 2013 - Day 2
Day 2 Australian MPS Championships held in the slowly
building Fremantle Doctor, in warm sunshine, 38 degrees
and 27 degrees water temperature. read
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3rd
Australian Musto Skiff Championship 2013 - Day 1
Venue : Mounts
Bay Sailing Club - Perth (AUS) This is the venue for
the next World Championships The 3rd Australian
Must oskiff Championship got underway in warm, sunny
conditions and clear skies. 3rd place getters in each
heat provide these race reports. RACE 1 report
by Marcus Hamilton The first race of the Perth
nationals got underway cleanly after an initial general
recall by the over excited fleet. The fleet split with
Denis Jones/ Marcus hamilton/ Tim hill/Robin Dayes looking
for the fabled left hand shift. The balance of the fleet
working the shifts to the right. When the fleets converged
it was the Western Australians who were shining. Arthur
Brett in the lead, followed by Jones & Thor Schoenoff.
More
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