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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:
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 | 837 (RYA 2024)
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Class Rules & Documents
Weight Breakdown of the 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 pinhead) | 4.3 kg |
Wing Bars (2) | 7.6 kg |
Bowsprit | 1.0 kg |
Fitted hull with chute sock | 44.9 kg |
Total | 80.9 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.
