SPONSORS & PARTNERS
The International Musto Skiff Class Association (MSCA) has some long-term partnerships with a range of international sponsors and partners including Musto, Ovington Boats Ltd, Harken, Hyde Sails, Selden Masts, and ACO.
Find out more about our current sponsors and partners below.
MUSTO CLOTHING LTD
TITLE SPONSOR
The title sponsor of the class is Musto Limited. The class has enjoyed continuous sponsorship from Musto since 2000.
Musto is an iconic British apparel and footwear brand with over 50 years of heritage. It is a world leader in the marine and country apparel and footwear markets.
The brand was established in 1964 by Keith Musto, the world renowned Olympic sailing medallist who identified a gap in the market for high performance apparel. From this starting point, the brand has continually pushed the boundaries of design and manufacturing and is now globally renowned for its innovation and product performance. It is the brand of choice for many of the world’s leading sportsmen and women, as well as marine and country pursuits enthusiasts from around the world.
To learn more about Musto and its world class outdoor apparel and footwear collections, visit www.musto.com
OVINGTON BOATS LTD
CLASS BUILDER & SPONSOR
Ovington Boats Limited is the sole builder of the class.
Ovington Boats is one of the worlds most successful small boat building businesses specialising in the high performance dinghy market. In addition to the Musto Skiff, they have an enviable reputation for quality and service across a wide range of products including the manufacture of the Olympic Class 49er, the ISAF and RYA Youth Asymmetric 29er Class, VX One, Flying Fifteen and International 14. The business distributes its boats and spares throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
Based in North Shields in the north east of England, all of their boats are hand built to the highest standards using a variety of modern materials and construction methods.
To learn more about the Ovington Boats Ltd, visit www.ovingtonboats.com
ACO GROUP
INTERNATIONAL CLASS SPONSOR
ACO Group is a long-term sponsor of the class and supports the annual Musto Skiff World Championship events as an Event Title Sponsor.
“As the world market leader in drainage technology, the ACO Group is active in 44 countries with
5,000 employees who all follow one mission: to protect people from water and to protect water from people.
In 35 production facilities around the world, the ACO Group produces environmental systems that
collect, clean, hold and release rainwater and wastewater.
The Musto Skiff symbolises Water, Sustainability and Excellence. All of these fit very well with ACO. But besides that, ACO is a family company with strong bonds between the staff, so we say “ACO. A strong family you can build on”. That also relates well to the Musto Skiff class because of the great camaraderie and very open sharing of knowledge.
For the ACO Group it is always rewarding and a great honour to support the World Championships in different parts of the world with the regional ACO offices.”
To learn more about ACO, visit www.aco.com
HARKEN
CLASS PARTNER
Harken is the long-term hardware partner of the class.
Harken, Inc. was founded in a 60-foot trailer in 1967 by brothers Peter Harken and Olaf Harken, and is now an international manufacturer specialising in performance sailing hardware and industrial solutions.
Harken is headquartered in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Harken also has a UK office in Lymington, Hampshire.
To learn more about Harken and its products, visit www.harken.co.uk
HYDE SAILS
CLASS PARTNER & REGIONAL SPONSOR
Hyde Sails is the long-term sails partner of the class.
A British brand, Hyde Sails is one of the largest volume sailmakers worldwide, delivering high quality sails with a service to match. Backed by up to 50 years of expertise, Hyde Sails has always placed itself at the forefront of sail technology, design and production for everything from dinghies to cruisers and ocean racing yachts. Whatever you are racing, Hyde Sails have the designers, the technology and the experience to tackle any sail making challenge.
To learn more about Hyde Sails, visit www.hydesails.com
SELDEN MASTS LTD
CLASS PARTNER & REGIONAL SPONSOR
Selden Masts Ltd is the long-term spars partner of the class.
Selden Masts Ltd is the most diverse subsidiary in the Selden Group with facilities for manufacturing carbon, dinghy and custom yacht spars.Selden Masts Ltd is the World leader in dinghy spars.
More races are won by Selden Spars than any other brand. Dinghy spars are made using the highest performing 6082T6 aluminium with CNC cut tapers, automated welding and heat treating resulting in the highest quality and most consistent dinghy spars available.
To learn more about Selden Mast Ltd and its products, visit www.seldenmast.com
NOBLE MARINE INSURANCE
GBR CLASS TRAINING SPONSOR
Noble Marine Insurance is a long-term sponsor of the GBR Class Association.
Over the years, Noble Marine Insurance has been a key sponsorship partner of the GBR training programme, supporting organised coaching sessions for the GBR class, both on the water and online.
With over 30 years’ marine insurance experience, Noble Marine is widely regarded for providing excellent cover and a 5 Star claims service for all types of customers.
To learn more about Noble Marine Insurance, visit www.noblemarine.co.uk
WORLD SAILING
MUSTO SKIFF IS A WORLD SAILING
INTERNATIONAL CLASS
Musto Skiff is recognised by World Sailing (previously known as ISAF) as an World Sailing International Class.
World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Classes which offer a high standard of international competitive sailing and satisfy the World Sailing criteria are designated as a World Sailing Class Association and entitled to host a World Championship.
To learn more about World Sailing, visit www.sailing.org/about/
All of these partnerships are international agreements, and whilst the regional class associations may operate on a local level, the class must always be mindful not to engage with any sponsor that is directly competitive or conflicts with our international sponsors and partners. If in doubt, please contact
marketinge@mustoskiff.com
