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.

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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

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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 more >>>

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

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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

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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 more >>>

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 more >>>

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 more >>>

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 more >>>

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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