New Website to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of the MUSTO Skiff Class
The International MUSTO Skiff Class Association has today launched a new website to mark the 20th anniversary of the class. At the start of the year the class association embarked…
The International MUSTO Skiff Class Association has today launched a new website to mark the 20th anniversary of the class. At the start of the year the class association embarked…
The 2020 Musto Skiff Class Association (MSCA) Annual Survey is now open!Our 17th Annual Survey is now live, and we are inviting you to take part. The annual survey helps…
Photo credits: Russell Bates Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, has been Casey Bates home club since his first sail in the Australian Minnow class at…
The 2020 Skiff & 29er Open at Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club on 3rd & 4th October attracted 28 MUSTO Skiffs representing the northern and southern circuits. The event concluded with the ultimate battle of the youths to win the Derwent Open title. Read the full report here.
A couple of years ago, the class voted to explore a new mainsail design. A test sail was made and trialed. This sail was not considered to be a sufficient advance to warrant further consideration. The class voted to ‘pause’ the project and it was put on hold. The project will reopen in February 2021.
Already a multiple German Open winner and previous Kieler Woche winner, Germany’s Iver Ahlmann, did not disappoint this year at Kieler Woche, achieving 7 first place positions to ultimately win the MUSTO Skiff event title. In this exclusive interview with Iver, he shares how he prepared for Kieler Woche and his experience of the regatta that was markedly different from previous years with the Covid-19 pandemic, but still delivered on a great sailing experience!
We hope this Australian update finds all fellow MUSTO sailors around the world safe and well. Since the last update in June, the COVID-19 outlook has been more optimistic for much of Australia, except for those in the state of Victoria, where unfortunately high-level restrictions are still in place.
This year, the rescheduled Kiel Week (Kieler Woche) 2020 regatta took place in Kiel, Germany, from 5 – 13 September 2020. The MUSTO Skiff’s were scheduled to race over 5…
Class Champion Sailor Profile - Peter Greenhalgh (GBR)
Final day results and the overall results of the Noble Marine UK MUSTO Skiff National Championships 2020 at Brixham Yacht Club.