Friday dawned beautifully upon the quiet village of Medemblik, welcoming both local and travelling sailors with warm sunshine and a light northerly breeze. 19 boats attended the event from 6 countries, one even travelling for 5 days, from Russia, to enjoy the racing.
Making my first visit to Largs in quite some time I was very much looking forward to seeing for myself what this venue, the host of the 2019 UK Nationals, would have to offer. Quite a lot as it turns out.
The Stokes Bay Open saw a record entry of 48 MUSTO Skiffs, which is the biggest open meeting for the class to date. With a large local fleet from Stokes Bay (20 boats), the entry numbers have been Climbing rapidly over the last few years at this popular open meeting.
A strong fleet of 12 MUSTO Skiffs gathered at Ullswater Yacht Club for Round 1 of the Scottish Skiff Series. The fleet included Tom Gillard multiple class champion, Ian Trotter regular MUSTO Skiff winner and Jamie Hilton fresh from a podium place at the recent MUSTO Skiff worlds in Australia.
Three day of racing at the France Open Skiff regatta with 44 competitors from six different countries. The first day, two races with a wind blowing from 6 to 8 knots. Great performance from MUSTO Skiff sailor Pierre-Yves Pfirter, who came second and third on the day.
Having just held a World Championships in Australia, 2 containers full of MUSTOs were delayed and still in transit, so on the 24th of March a reduced fleet of 16 eager MUSTO skiff sailors met at Rutland sailing club, full of optimism and enthusiasm for the first event of the year.
Four races on a windy final day of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship held the potential for all kinds of place changing, but Jon Newman kept his nerve to win a second world title in this demanding singlehander.
The race was on to get the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship back on schedule with the prospect of four races today.
Weather forecasts suggest the final two days of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship could be windy in Blairgowrie, Australia. What effect that has on the outcome of the regatta, we’ll have to wait and see.
It was a long wait for the thermal breezes to settle their differences, but three more races took place in the late afternoon of day three of the ACO MUSTO Skiff World Championship in Blairgowrie, Australia.
