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Musto Skiff Training 2008 On Saturday,
May 3rd we started our annually skiff training organized
by the class association at Lake Attersee, Sailing Club
Attersee. FIRST DAY: After a quick brief 10 Sailors, including
our special guest Andy Bunyan from Scotland, head for the
first session in the morning at light breeze of 1-2 Bft
from S/E and blue sky. In the morning we split the training
in two groups. The main focus was explaining some of the
maneuvers to our new sailors such as Patrick Weihs.
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Billy No Mates Trophy Stenhouse
is still King Billy!!
Blue(ish) skies and a steady south easterly F4 greeted the
41 competitors who travelled to Derbyshire for 2nd Billy
No Mates Trophy over the weekend of 26th & 27th April.
The Billy No Mates Trophy was established to pit a variety
of single handed boats and their helms against each other
in handicap racing. Read
more >>>
Scottish Skiff Racing
Kielder Water Sailing Club located in
the Northumberland National Park hosted the 1st 2008 Scottish
Skiff Grand Prix event on April 12th and 13th . On Saturday
morning 35 boats rigged in between showers of sleet. Inside
the club was a woodburning stove to warm those hands frozen
by touching ice cold trailers. The skiff fleet included
10 Mustoskiffs, 6 cherubs, 5 49ers, 2 foiling moths, 2 29ers,
2 59ers. read
more >>>
Ovington launch new web site with fully operational
On line shop Ovington Boats have had
on line ordering for some time although it has not been
fully operational because of shipping variables and therefore
final costs / payment. The new on line system now calculates
your shipping costs and allows you to pay on the secure
site. There will be some items that you will need to contact
us to arrange shipping. It is a little difficult to post
a Mast or Boat! Most items now have pictures so you can
see what you are buying – helpful for those who are new
to our boats or whose first language is not English.
Visit
www.ovingtonboats.com
Try a Musto Skiff this weekend! Ovington
Boats will be at the Datchet Sailing Club ‘On the Water
Boat Show’ this weekend (19th & 20th April). If you
would like the chance to test sail a Musto Skiff come along
to the Queen Mother Reservoir and have a go. You can just
turn up – entry is free. Or better still call Dave Hall
on 07719 594949 to book a slot. Datchet Sailing Club is
located just off J5 of the M4 and J12 of the M25.
 Skiffs
descending on Florida! The 2008 Musto
Skiff / Swift Solo combined North Americans regatta is taking
place April 11th – 20th at Fort DeSoto State Park near Saint
Petersburg Florida. This event is set to the largest gathering
of single handed skiffs with about 20 boats looking to make
it to the event. Musto sailors are coming from the UK, and
all corners of North America. Read
more >>>
Musto Training Day at Stokes Bay
5/6 April A fresh Force 4 from the NW
greeted 8 sailors who had travelled to Stokes Bay to receive
Rick Perkins’s pearls of wisdom. After a quick brief from
Rick and videomeister Paul Manning we hit the water. For
some it was a bit too much and respect is due to Nick Powell
for taking his first ever sail in a Musto in conditions
best described as challenging (even Andy Peake was capsizing).
Therefore with a slightly depleted fleet the morning session
started and soon the sailors warmed up as we started on
the short line and negotiated the tight windward-leeward
course. Read
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 The
Musto Performance Skiff lass Association are delighted to
announce Map My Tracks are to title sponsor the UK Nationals.
The live GPS sports tracking service
'Map My Tracks' is backing this summer's Musto Skiff UK
Nationals to launch its live events tracking service. The
event will be the first time that live GPS tracking has
been used in a non-Olympic dinghy event and is yet another
first for the innovative Musto Skiff class. The event, to
be held at Whitstable Yacht Club from 12-15 June 2008, will
be among the first to benefit from Map My Tracks live event
tracking. Map My Tracks was launched in February 2008 and
turns most mobile phones into live sports tracking tools,
providing map and performance data in real-time to sailors,
live tracking on the internet and a range of website track
analysis and replay tools. Read
more, view NOR and Enter (please enter ASAP) >>>
World Championship transport The
sailing year is underway, and I’m sure for a lot of you,
the cobwebs of winter are still being cleared away. I’d
like to just remind you all that the World Championships
in Silvaplana is moving steadily towards us, and for those
who have not yet decided, we would very much appreciate
it if you would contact Alex Storrar to ensure you don’t
miss a trailer slot. I appreciate that a lot of sailors
are making their own way this year, but Alex needs to plan
well in advance for his precious time. Find
out more/book >>>
Rutland Musto Skiff Open Meeting
15/16 March 2008. 23 boats turn out despite the forecast
....This event was a good lesson in ‘How
to win without winning’. None of the top three managed to
finish first in any of the four races which were competed
for in a variable and shifty F2. At this wind strength a
slight difference in pressure allows the Musto helms to
straighten their legs and the boatspeed to significantly
increase, nobody was able to show any great consistency
in predicting where and when this would happen. The first
race was led from the start by Inland Champion Kit Stenhouse.
Places changed behind her but it was Endeavour Champion,
Steve Tylecote who edged out World Champion, Rich Stenhouse.
Read
the full report >>>
 Austrian
Musto Skiff Class Association The Austrian
Musto Skiff Fleet are delighted to announce the foundation
of the Austrian Musto Skiff Association (AMSCA) called “Österreichische
Musto Skiff-Klassenvereinigung” The AMSCA has been founded
in December 2007. Elected Chairman of the AMPSA is Martin
Mayrhofer, Attersee. Martin is well known in the Austrian
sailing scene due to his experience and success in skiff
sailing. One of his major success was a 24th place at the
last Worlds at Lake Garda or his latest win at the Attersee
Cup 2007. He also sails with the Austrian 18 foot skiff
team “dirndl + bua”. Home of the Austrian Musto Skiff Association
is the sailing club “Segelclub Attersee” www.scatt.at
the Lake Attersee, Oberösterreich. More
details >>>
 New
Carbon Compass bracket available for the Musto Skiff Ovington
Boats have developed a custom compass bracket for the Musto
Skiff to take the Tacktic Micro. A two piece carbon moulding
makes for a smooth clean fitting that sits neatly at the
base of the mast. Available now direct from Ovington at
£79.99 Inc VAT plus post. More
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A big thank you from Ovington Boats
and the Musto Skiff class association Thanks
to Tim, Rick, Barry, Kit and Richard, who all gave up all
or part of their weekend to help on the Class stand at the
Dinghy Show. A big and special thanks to Chris, Paul and
Dan who did the complete weekend and also helped set up
and pack up not only the Musto Skiff stand but the Ovi stand
as well. The boat looked great of course and the stand was
extremely busy – especially on Saturday. There was huge
interest from many different people, and we sold some boats!
Class Rules Q&A from the International
measurer and Technical committee If you
have not been for a sail in your skiff yet in 2008, I’m
sure it’s pretty high on your agenda’s. So having worked
closely with Dave Chivers the class has released a revised
set of rules for 2008. You will find the format is similar
to previous, and we have used Simon Reynolds 2007 rules
as a basis, which has been a tremendous help.The main differences
are that the current ISAF closed standard class rules require
us to re-format our existing rules, whilst doing this Dave
and myself have re-worded some of the rules. We have highlighted
on page 3 what is probably the most important clarification,
that is PLEASE REMEMBER; IF
THESE RULES DO NOT SAY YOU CAN – THEN YOU CANNOT! read
more & see the latest rules >>>
The Musto Performance Skiff Class Association are delighted
to announce the long-term event schedule to 2010 The
Musto Performance Skiff Class Association (MPSCA) is delighted
to announce the long-term schedule for major events for
the class. At the recent ISAF Conference the Musto Performance
Skiff was granted ISAF International status; upgrading the
class from the previous Recognized Status. Following on
from this International growth has continued and through
this announcement the class is mapping out a series of events
at high-quality international venues to attract even more
sailors into the class. Read
more and see the events >>>
 The
Dinghy Sailing Show 2008 will be Saturday
1st and Sunday 2nd March at Alexandra Palace Organised by
the RYA in association with Yachts and Yachting and Suzuki
all sailors are welcome, even if you don’t yet own a skiff.
The Musto Performance Skiff will be displayed on our regular
stand D1. More
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Paul Mannings's report from the Tiger Trophy 2008
18 Musto Skiffs enter the 2008 Tiger Trophy making
us the biggest adult class. For those who did not
come to the Tiger Trophy, I'm pretty sure it started off
as the biggest Tiger to date. Big respect for all those
who sailed and it was good to see a couple of 700 sailors
joining in with the class on the après sail front,
as well as on the water. Along with a couple of hundred
spectators, Chris Henderson and I were greatly entertained.
The biggest source of interest was watching a capsized RS300
drift past where we were standing with nobody in it...and
an International Canoe which slowly sank 200m offshore.
It was like watching Jaws, with the bloke trying to keep
out of the water… More
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 Holding
2 bits of string and a stick - The important part
is to have a system that works for you and practice it so
when you need to trim the sails you not thinking which rope
is which or how to hold them. I usually trim the kite sheet
in my front hand and hook the main sheet over my thumb with
a bit of slack so it doesn't affect steering and I am ready
to gybe More
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Steve Nicholson
Memorial Trophy 26th January 2008 Five Musto Skiff
turned up Saturday morning to compete in the Steve Nicholson
Trophy at Northampton Sailing Club, with a South East, 18knot
breeze blowing from the club house. The non asymmetric fleets
launch for an 11' o clock start with the asymmetric fleet
scheduled for mid day. With close examination of the single
and double handed fleets, the skiff sailors were getting
prepared, determined that they were going to demonstrate
high-class sailing! Blasting downwind towards the starting
area, dodging the single/double handed boats heading in
for their lunch. Read
more >>>
 ExCel
Doc racing by Tom Wright Ovington London
Boat Show Grand Prix The Musto Skiff fleet were
the first to launch at the London Boat Show, for their one
hour sailing on the Victoria docks outside the Excel exhibition
centre. Three races, all to count. The enthusiastic sailors
all reached the start line with plenty of time to spare.
Trying to judge a pattern and predict the wind was impossible.
Any thing could happen! When the first race set off the
fleet soon split up. Richard Stenhouse soon took control
of the lead, heading right into the stronger and more consistent
wind. Boats all over the place capsizing as the wind instantly
shifted and disappeared shadowed by the tall buildings surrounding
the dock lands. This was not just a test to see which sailor
was the quickest on their feet but also their fitness and
stamina. A tough challenge after the Christmas break. Read
more and see video >>>
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trailers will be picking up from various UK locations and
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The Best Fleet Racing
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Simon Hiscocks diary from the
Musto Skiff Gold Cup
 Double
Olympic 49er medallist Simon Hiscocks recently joint the
Musto Skiff fleet to compete in the Gold Cup at Lake Garda
as part of his post Olympic relaxation. During the event
he maintained a diary of his experiences which were recently
published in the UK sailing magazine Yachts and Yachting
. For those of you who missed the magazine here is the article,
for those of you who did read it - here is the unedited
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