2012
World Championship website is now live
Please get your entries in ...
Entries
can be taken online through the Weymouth and Portland National
Sailing Academy event site >>>
Our
class webpage also has additional information regarding
accommodation.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate in asking them via the class forum ... check
this thread first in case your question has already been
addressed :-)
 Sail
Number Positioning It's easy to
do this correctly ... and it's easy to do it wrong, which
is then a royal pain to correct in the dinghy park just
before a big event. So why not do it right first time Pimps
this way >>>
Pre-Worlds Coaching :: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2012 Coach : Ian Turnbull, Venue
: Weymouth and Portland Sailing Centre, Price : TBA I
am planning to run some coaching before the worlds begin.
The options for these coaching session are the following,
the weekend of the 16th/17th of June (the weekend before
the pre-worlds)
or Thurs 21st - Mon 25th of June Book
your slot >>>
 Jürg
Kühni is a well known Swiss cartoonist. He sketched
the following “HAPPY MUSTO SAILOR” picture. The
picture can be ordered by Heinz Wyss. Find
out more>>>
 Sport
Phillip Marine Harken Australian Championships 2012 16
entries from Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, and
one traveler from the UK made up the fleet for the Aussie
MPS Nationals at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron at the southern
end of Port Phillip, Victoria. The club had just hosted
a 130 strong Sabre Nationals, so they were superbly organized
and well equipped for supporting the skiffs. Read
more >>>
2012
MPSCA Subs Please support your
class by paying your class association subs promptly. Pay
on-line here >>>
MUSTO
SKIFF JANUARY TRAINING - RESCHEDULED
VENUE: Rutland Sailing Club
DATE: 28-29nd Jan 2012
COACH: Ian Turnbull
COST: approx £25 per person per day (depending on
numbers)
Read
more >>>
Worlds Accomodation Offer We have
been working with one of the operators and have secured
a deal for some of the accomodation to be used during the
Olympics. This wing is part of a bigger complex and during
the Olympics this will be home to a top European team. Read
more >>
2011
Musto Skiff Survey, 9th Year Running The
2011 MPS Survey is now closed and the results indicate that
we have a great future ahead. Thank you to all those who
took the time to complete the survey. This is the 9th year
we have conducted the survey. Read
the results >>>
UK Training 2012
If you were at the Grafham inlands this year in November
then you could tell how good the training for 2011 must
have been, the racing just keeps getting closer with the
standard improving all the time. I went to the Stokes Bay
training this year that was headed by Russ Clark so I know
it would be hard to improve on that. Read
more >>>
 Musto
Skiff Open at Blairgowrie (AUS) Gentlemen,
coming third I have the responsibility of writing up the
weekend report. Firstly, thanks to Ritchie and Richard for
getting us down to Blairgowrie for the weekend. I think
it has truly proven itself as an awesome place to go for
a musto.Read
more >>>
Bruce Keen does the UK double Congratulations
to Bruce who has won both the North & South UK travelers
circuit for 2011. Great consistent sailing through the year.
One can't help but wonder if the Northern Circuit may feature
a few more proper Northern/Scottish events for 2012 :-)
... View
the results >>>
2011
Musto Skiff Survey, 9th Year Running
The MPSCA Class survey
is now entering its 9th consecutive year. This survey is
key to assist the class understand the need to the sailors
and the views of the non-owners. This survey
also seeks to gather some information about trends in the
sport as a whole, the use of social media by sailors and
the imapct of the current economic squeeze on the sport
are covered in this survey. Survey closed now, thanks
for the feedback. Analysis now in progress ...
 UK
Inland Nationals sponsored by Ovington 33
Musto sailors were treated to relatively warm conditions
on the first day of the Ovington Inlands. Notable absences
were the Essex boys. Some said that they were drafted in
as extras in the next season of "The Only Way Is Essex"
(http://www.itv.com/channels/itv2/itv2shows/theonlywayisessex/),
while others thought that they may have recently been  evicted
from their homes in a well publicised
eviction process...
Read
the full report >>>
2012 Fixtures List now published
Well done to all those who have worked
to bring the 2012 fixtures to this point. It is a huge effort
to work with all the various clubs around the world. We
are now using a Google Calendar to allow the various fixtures
secretaries around the world to collaboratively publish
a world wide list. Take
a look >>>
SPONSORS SOUGHT ... The
2012 Musto Skiff Worlds are to be hosted in the UK at Weymouth;
the sailing venue for the 2012 Olympic Games. The event
is to be held just weeks prior to the games. The class is
now seeking sponsors for the event and has put together
a range of affordable sponsorhship packages ranging from
title sponsor to social event sponsor. Find
out more >>>
61st Trofeo Ciutat
de Palma The 61st running of the
Trofeo Ciutat de Palma run by Real Club Nautico de Palma
on the 3rd – 6th December will have the Musto Performance
Skiff class competing for the first time. The Balearic fleet
would like to invite sailors to join them in the beautiful
Bay of Palma for some winter sunshine, racing and socialising.
The
Notice of Race can be found here - If you would like
more information, please contact class sailor Javier Lapresa
on elgusarapo2002@yahoo.es
Or, go directly to the event co-ordinator Vivi Mainemare
on oficinaderegatas@rcnp.es
Race Office 61 Ciutat de Palma Trophy
telephone: 971 726 848 (ext. 403)
Muelle de San Pedro, nº 1
07012 - Palma de Mallorca
Baleares - España
 NOR
for the Australian Champs at Blairgowrie this January Follow
this link to download the full NOR >>>
Ovington Inlands at Grafham Water
Sailing Club - NEXT WEEK The Ovington
Inlands are once again returning to Grafham Water SC. Ovington
Classes invited this year are the 29er, 49er, Musto Skiff,
and for the first time the Flying Fifteen and Solution.
Generous prizes have been provided for the event by Ovington
Boats, Harken, Musto and Orange Mountain Bikes, these will
be awarded by Ovington MD, 2011 Flying 15 World Champion.
Saturday night entertainment once again features the 'Dirty
Purples' playing live and a Firework display.
Pre-entry is encouraged, but entry is open right up
to day, camping/motorhome spaces are available by advanced
booking direct with the club. The
Notice of Race is published and available here. Ovington
Boats can offer free delivery on all spares ordered before
lunchtime on Thursday 3 November, please phone Ovington
Boats on 0191 2576011 to place your order.
New Treasurer Required After
holding the post almost continuously since the inception
of the class in 2001, our International and UK class treasurer
decided that he would like to hand over the rains finishing
with the Worlds in Weymouth. With an original membership
of 22 the class has grown to hundreds and the turnover of
the association has gone from a few hundred pounds to thousands.
The time has come for a more qualified incumbent who can
put in place suitable controls and process to ensure that
members moneys are as protected as they can be. The position
of the UK and International treasurer need to be filled,
and would be most suitable for a member who holds suitable
accountancy qualifications. The work does not require a
large time commitment, and will involve you extensively
in all aspects of the class association committee.
Please contact the Secretary Paul Manning if you would be
interested.
Limburg Falling Leaves Regatta run
by Skiff Benelux The last important sail
racing event, happend to be last weekend. This of course
had all the intentions in it to make a good and interesting
race. There were 6 competitors who had possibilities to
win the Eurocup, 4 of them were present including Roger(sui
309), Iver(ger370) Nicolas(sui109) and me(ned076). Saterday
was a day of a good breeze, 8 to 15 knots, this meant Roger,
Iver and me were going to determine the wins of that day,
after 5 races the standings were: Read
more >>>
Roger Oswald takes double win Roger
Oswald from Switzerland has won the final round of the EuroCup
series in Belgium and with that the 2011 EuroCup title.
The Limburg Falling Leaves regatta run by Skiff Benelux
was a very close regatta. After the first race, Paul Dijkstra
from Holland, sailing one of the oldest boats in the fleet,
looked like he might overtake Roger, but the Swiss sailor’s
consistency paid off to take the title for the second year
in a row. German international class chairman, Iver Ahlmann,
secured second place overall in the 103 boat series by coming
runner up to Roger in Belgium. Nicolas Duchoud from Switzerland
was a well deserved 3rd overall just ahead of Paul Dijkstra,
with Austrian Martin Mayrhofer in 5th. See
the full results >>>
Congratulations Alastair Conn ::
Alistair has won the Scottish Skiff Circuit
by a mere 2 points from John Evans. 22 MPS sailors participated
in the series showing the good health of the class north
of the boarder in the UK You
can view the full results via the results page >>>
 SCOTTSIH
SKIFF TRAVELLERS :: STONEHAVEN 24/25 Sept 2011 Conditions
were expected to be fairly good over the weekend, and not
to mention with ample sunshine! Saturday provided a moderately
gusty wind and a fairly challenging sea. Race 1 left few
competitors without at least one capsize. The conditions
were testing for most. Positions were changing considerably
during the race. Waves on the downwind leg were doing their
best to pull boats under. After a few laps the distance
between competitors was considerable. J. Evans finished
with a first place. Read
more >>>
Winter training with Ian Turnbull
29th & 30th October Venue Datchet. The
cost will depend on the number of people taking part. Last
chance for training before the inlands. Please get in touch
if interested. Ian Turnbull 07739430661 ianturnbullmarine@gmail.com
 MUSTO
PERFORMANCE SKIFF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Sailors from 7 different nations fill the top 12. The
Go Sailing Musto Performance Skiff European  Championships
from Portoroz has been won by local Slovenian sailor, Dylan
Tidd. 17 year old Dylan put together a consistent series
in the spotlight of national TV and press and joins World
Champion, Daniel Henderson, as another hugely talented young
sailor emerging from the class. The regatta started with
the opening ceremony by the swimming pool at Restaurant
LAGUNA in Marina Portoroz on a warm sunny evening. Read
more >>>
EuroCup 2011 Update
With 104 entrants to date and one EuroCup event left
to run in Belgium on 8th – 9th October the overall standings
are very close! Class chairman, Iver Ahlmann, holds a very
small lead over Swiss rival Roger Oswald. There are currently
6 different nations in the top 10, and everything is to
play for going into the last regatta. Paul Dijkstra (NED
076), Nicolas Duchoud (SUI 109), Moritz Zieher (AUT 395),
James McIntosh (GBR 246) and newly crowned European Champion
Dylan Tidd (SLO 271) can also still win as they have all
won a regatta…
European Updates
will follow via the Twitter feed below and full reports
on the event
website >>>
 GPS
& Heart Rate Data from UK Nationals by Chris Wright
I have some information on fitness using a GPS and heart
rate watch; the picture of my heart rate for Race 9 on the
Thursday at the nationals shows just how much effort is
put into sailing the boat in a 12-15 knots breeze. Read
more >>>
Royal Corinthian
Yacht Club Icicle Race - Saturday 10th December
Due to popular demand from the Musto
Performance Skiff Class and enthusiasm from the club, we
are pleased to announce that the Icicle Race will be run
on Saturday 10th December at the Royal Corinthian Yacht
Club. The Icicle Trophy was originally presented as the
UK’s premier dinghy winter trophy and has been kindly offered
to the class by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club for this
event. Read
more >>>
Travelers series
have been update. Following the Nationals results.
See the results
page >>>
 Musto
Performance Skiff UK National Championships - Final Report
The 2011 Musto Skiff National Championships were
hosted by Mounts Bay Sailing Club and were blessed with
a good range of conditions which allowed the full race programme
to be completed. The class has  already
enjoyed a very successful World Championships in Melbourne
at the start of the year and is looking forward to the European
Championships being held in September; as a result of this
the entries were down from 74 last year to 41 this year
as sailors struggled to juggle their family and work commitments.
Racing was extremely tight through the fleet but it would
soon become clear that this was a two horse race between
James MacIntosh and Bruce Keen. That said there were 6different
race winners and 3rd to 10th were separated by just 17 points.
Read
more >>>
Musto Skiff Austrian
Nationals 2011 (AUT) On July 29th
until 31st we had our Nationals at Union Yacht club at Lake
Attersee which is also the location and hosting club for
our European Championship in 2013. Our Nationals was held
during one of biggest events called Austro Rent Cup, a big
sailing venue with over 100 boats and a big party on Saturday
evening. This year we had all
kinds of wind conditions, from stable thermal wind to westerly
gusty conditions. Read
more >>>
 Team
GoSailing congratulate James McIntosh for his impressive
UK Nationals win; now it is time to focus on the Europeans.
From our side, please enjoy reading of the "freshly
squeezed" Newsletter ( www.gosailing.si/?p=1104
) that brings Site map, some more info on the conditions
in Piran's bay and the good things that our sponsors and
partners will bring to the Event. On www.gosailing.si
you can find also latest extra offer for accomodation "on
site". See you all soon! Team GoSailing
Day 4 of the Musto
Performance Skiff National Championships. Following
a short delay the fleet set off into a sunny south westerly
Force 2-3. Today was a showdow between defending champion
Bruce Keen and former 49er National Champion James McIntosh;
James held a slim 4 point lead. After a general recall the
fleet got away and at the first mark Keen was leading from
Rick Perkins and Matt Hollis; MacIntosh was in 4th. The
racing was very tight and at the finish Keen wone from Perkins
and McIntosh had pulled through to 3rd, Read
more >>>
 Day
3 of the Musto Performance Skiff National Championships.
Following a 1 hour postponement the fleet started race 7
in an oscillating 8 knots from 015 degrees. Matt Hollis
finally pulled off his port tack start and rounded ahead
of the fleet. The breeze continued to build to 10-12 knots.
Tom Wright pulled through to take the win from James McIntosh.
Race 8 started in 10-15 knots and was led to the finish
by Tom Wright. Bruce Kean kept the pressure on the overal
leader by taking second place ahead of McIntosh. Read
more >>>
Day 2 of the Musto
Performance Skiff National Championships. Day 2 racing
started in a shifting south westerly with large pressure
changes across the course. The breeze stayed like this for
the whole day, but swung to a more southerly direction in
the afternoon. Mike Palfreman took race 4 chased hard by
Dave Poston and Ian Martin, with all three holding the lead
at some point. Matt Hollis, Dan Vincent and Andy Peake finishing
close to the leaders.. Read
more >>>
Day 1 of the Musto
Performance Skiff National Championships. Race 1
was postponed to allow the forecast breeze to settle at
220 degrees. After two general recalls racing got away at
the third attempt. The fleet initially split pretty evenly,
the right side appeared to have more pressure and boats
from this side of the course led at the windward mark. This
was to be a feature of the day's racing in picturesque Mounts
Bay. Read
more >>>
Mainsail Promotion;
£130 off; 6 sails only Treat yourself to a
new mainsail ready for the UK Nationals. The deal is; first
come first served, online orders only for immediate shipping.
There are only 6 sails available at this price so order
now >>> Please enter ‘Nationals deal price’
in the comments box when ordering.
 Win
a £100 Harken Voucher Throughout August, September
& October we are running a competition to win £100
voucher (one winner per month). To enter the competition
participants need to join our mailing list via our landing
page. Our mailing list is run as Opt-in and the reader can
easily Opt Out if they have had enough. We work very hard
to keep information informative and useful, we do not share
this information with anyone and we send a maximum of 6
mail shots per year. As a class that we have worked closely
with this year, we would like to offer this competition
to your members. This is not an exclusive offer to you but
it is limited to a few classes that we have a very close
relationship with. Join
to win >>>
Europeans - Portorož
(SLO) - DEADLINE!!!
Let us kindly remind you, that all entries for the MPS Europeans
received AFTER July 31, 2011 will be considered Late Entries:
Entry Fee until July 31: 220 EUR,
Entry Fee after July 31: 270 EUR.
We are accepting the Entry Forms on:
FAX: +386-5-677-41-23
e-mail: info@gosailing.si.
Chris Turner, Managing Director of Ovington Boats Ltd and
occasional Musto sailor (when he finds time between the
other classes he builds) has won the Flying Fifteen World
Championships at Hayling Island this week. Chris
was sailing with helm Graham Vials in an Ovington built
boat and won the event from past Star Olympic Gold medallist
Mike McIntyre sailing with his daughter Gemma who was a
regular on the 29er circuit. Congratulations to all, and
we hope to see Chris back in a Musto soon.
 Mounts
Bay Musto Skiff Nationals – Sailors Guide
The venue
Mounts Bay is one of the iconic sailing venues
in the U.K. With the backdrop of St Michael’s Mount and
a large open bay it makes a picturesque venue with a range
of potential conditions. The launching area is a wide long
sandy beach. The only hidden dangers to watch out for are
some rocks to your right that extend out a fair way and
the odd lobster pot.
The beach slopes at a gradual angle so you will have to
keep your foils up a fair way when launching and landing.
Read more >>>
Revised UK nationals
NOR. Please note the additional text permitting the
use of a GPS system Read
more >>>
 Derwent
Reservoir Sailing Club Scottish Skiff Event - 25/25 July
2011 The weekend of the 23rd and 24th
July, saw 19 skiffs taking part in the fourth round of the
Scottish Skiff series at Derwent Reservoir Sailing club.
A wide range of skiffs took part ranging from a foiling
Moth, to 49er’s. The biggest single class was the Musto
Skiff wth eight skiffs taking part, with two skiffs travelling
down from Aberdeen. Read
more >>>
Europeans - Portorož
(SLO) The European Championships early entry fee
of 220 EUR (240) ends on the 31st July. After this entries
will be 270 EUR (300). The ( ) fee is for both events (Performance/Euro
Cup + Europeans). Read
newsletter #3 >>>
IF WE DONT GET
ENOUGH BOOKINGS ... the PRE-NATIONALS and NATIONALS COACHING
will not happen Ian Turnbull is booked in to run
the coaching and this was very well received last year.
Ian needs at least 10 people booked on to this to make it
financially viable; so ... if you want to receive coaching
before and during the nationals you must book before 22nd
July. To
gain a place pleasse BOOK now >>>
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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
version
