Report: ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 – Day 4

The battle for gold at the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 is heating up in Medemblik, Netherlands. Despite thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on Friday July 12, the race committee managed to get two out of three scheduled races in. Read the full report here.

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Report: ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 – Day 3

After the third day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019, Rick Peacock (GBR) grabbed a big lead in the provisional overall ranking. The talent coach of the Dutch High Performance Project is nine points ahead of compatriot George Hand, who stormed into the top three with two bullets. Title defender Jon Newman (AUS) fell back to third place overall. The sailing conditions on the IJsselmeer off the coast of Medemblik were light with a variable breeze from the southwest. Read the full report here.

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Report: ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 – Day 2

On the second day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 there is a new leader. It is the reigning world champion Jon Newman. By winning the second and third race, the Australian manages to climb from eighth place to first position. Read the full report for Day 2.

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Report: ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019 – Day 1

After three races on the spectacular opening day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019, British sailor Bruce Keen has taken the lead. The world champion of 2012 and 2015 has a lead of four points over his compatriot Dan Vincent, who stands on equal points with the Dutchman Paul Dijkstra. Thanks to winning the second race of the day, Vincent is in second place. The challenging conditions on the IJsselmeer off the coast of Medemblik put the 92 participants to the test. Read the full report.

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Report: MUSTO SKIFF GER EUROCUP 2019 Kieler Woche

After a couple of years of absence at the Kieler Woche the MUSTO Skiffs were back again in 2019 with 22 sailors representing 5 nations to fight for the title of Kieler Woche, German Open and EuroCup. Most sailors were conveniently combining it with the worlds logistically or at least using it as a warm up regatta.

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Report: Northern and Scottish MUSTO Skiffs at Ullswater 2019

The second Northern and Scottish Skiff event was hosted by Ullswater Yacht Club over the Easter weekend. 6 races were held in sunshine and a shifty 6-12k took place. A healthy fleet of 12 boats raced on a shared course with the VXOne’s, Moths, Waszps and a mixed asymmetric fleet all with different starts.

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