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The Musto Skiff is a high performance single handed trapeze dinghy with an annual ISAF World Championship with turn outs of over 100 boats. The light weight hull is easily driven and powered by a laminate mainsail and asymmetric spinnaker. The wide racks provide plenty of leverage and give a wide competitive sailor weight range.
Contact Ovington Boats Ltd to enquire about purchasing a new Musto Skiff boat. You can also find out more about boat packages and parts for the Musto Skiff here: https://ovingtonboats.com/musto-skiff/
Alternatively, get in touch with your local boat dealer for your country to find out more about getting new Musto Skiffs.
ABOUT THE MUSTO SKIFF
The class was established in 2000 and the boat was designed by Joachim Harpprecht. The award winning British boat builder, Ovington Boats Ltd, is the sole builder of the Musto Skiff. The class benefits from long-running international sponsorships and partnerships, including a title sponsorship with Musto Clothing Ltd. As a World Sailing Class Association, the class also hosts an annual Worlds event, which changes location year-to-year.
CLASS BUILDER
The class has a sole builder that is Ovington Boats Limited. Ovington Boats has a license agreement with Musto to use the Musto branding on the Ovington Boats product. Ovington Boats has a global agreement with Musto to use their logo on the sail and deck. Ovington Boats is also a sponsor of the international class association.
CLASS DESIGNER
The class was designed by Dr Joachim Happrecht. Dr Joachim Happrecht owns the intellectual property of the design and has granted Ovington Boats the rights to build and distribute his design world wide. Dr Joachim Happrecht receives a royalty on each boat shipped from Ovington Boats.
CLASS PARTNERS
The class partners for the Musto Skiff boat include Ovington Boats Ltd (hull), Harken (hardware), Selden Masts (spars), and Hyde Sails (sails). You can find out more about all our current partners and our class sponsors here.
TITLE SPONSOR
The Title Sponsor of the class is Musto Limited. The class has enjoyed continuous sponsorship from Musto since 2000. This includes generous support of the international class with prizes for international events, as well as class member discounts on Musto products.
EXPLORE THE MUSTO SKIFF
Former Class Secretary, Paul Manning, talks us through the Musto Skiff deck layout and parts and shares the history of the class. There is no better place to do this tour of the boat than Lake Garda in Italy! You can also see the Musto Skiff in action.
Watch this short video created at the ACO Musto Skiff World Championship 2015, which was hosted by Fraglia Vela Riva.
Video credits: fleye.co.uk
Video length: 2:45
For more videos showing the Musto Skiff in action at events around the world, visit our video gallery page:
MUSTO Skiff Deck Layout
'an elegant yet simple dinghy with blistering performance'
The Musto 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 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 and don’t get tangled up with complex systems – so you can just focus on sailing the boat.
Of course you know that the Musto Skiff comes with a standard Harken fit-out. But – just in case you want new bits, here is the link to the Harken site so you get the part numbers correct.
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 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 Skiff.
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).
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.
Boat Specifications
Boat Data
Length (LOA) | 4.55 m
Beam | 1.35 m
Beam with racks | 2.35m
Bare hull weight | 44 kg
Fitted hull weight | 55 kg
All up weight | 82.5 kg
Sail Area
Upwind | 11.8 sq m
Max downwind | 27.3sq m
Main design | Mylar/Kevlar fully battened
Gennaker | 15.5 sq m
Gennaker design | Radial cut
Other Details
Foils | Epoxy foam sandwich CNC moulded
Spars | Selden profiled carbon composite
Standard fittings | Harken
Latest PY | 834 (RYA 2025)
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Class Rules & Documents
Weight Breakdown of Rigged Boat
Below is a list of Musto Skiff boat parts by weight, which can be useful to know. Please note that the figures are historical and based on GBR225, which was owned by sailor, Rick Perkins at the time and was built as part of the 2006 boat production year. The measurements were taken before the boat had been sailed.*
Item | Weight (Kgs) |
|---|---|
Bare Mast Tube | 6.9 kg |
Bare Boom | 2.5 kg |
Vang Levers | 1.0 kg |
Spreaders | 0.3 kg |
Standing Rigging Kit | 2.2 kg |
Deck Rigging | 1.2 kg |
Rudder Stock | 1.4 kg |
Tiller Extension | 0.4 kg |
Rudder Blade | 2.3 kg |
Daggerboard | 3.8 kg |
Spinnaker | 1.1 kg |
Mainsail (based on square top) (4.3 kg for pinhead) | 5.5 kg |
Wing Bars (2) | 7.6 kg |
Bowsprit | 1.0 kg |
Fitted hull with chute sock | 44.9 kg |
Total | 82.1 kg |
* Minimum racing weight is 82.5kgs; the above weights allow for the addition of a few ‘bimbles’ and drink carriers. For the most accurate boat part weights based on today’s boat build specifications, please contact Ovington Boats Ltd.
EVOLUTION OF THE MUSTO SKIFF
Over the years a number of minor changes have been made to the standard MUSTO Skiff with the aim of maximizing performance and making the boat the best it can possibly be.
To view these changes and check that your boat is aligned with the current boat specifications, check our product evolution overview here.
Before making any alterations to your boat, please ensure that you refer to the class rules document that defines any alterations that may be made to the standard boat.
