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I have been sailing an MPS for 3 years now. I am in Washington State (Columbia River Gorge area). It took me 2.5 years to become comfortable/competent in most all conditions up to 20 knots. Like you, I had no fleet available and had to rely on internet and DVD resources. I have made every mistake an...

I would be interested in the kite. Are you willing to ship to US?

Not sure about skiffs, but there is an active Laser fleet in Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I suggest you contact Doug Peckover. He has a website called impropercourse.

Thanks for the tips, Paul. Keeping the kite halyard tight was especially helpful. I have a two piece mast, so I separated them at the spreaders, threaded a 19 guage wire down from the crane to the end of the top section and used it to pull the main halyard through. I then threaded the wire up throug...

Does anyone have any advice on how to install a main halyard? My stop knot came undone and the halyard slipped into the hole in the mast.

Other than that, the MPS sailing is coming along fine. Thank you.

Hi Chris,

Have you found that this set up works well?

Frank

I have been conducting my own mini MPS bootcamp for the past few weeks. Conditions have allowed me to sail 13 out of the last 22 days. I sail about 1.5 hours per day, which usually leaves me pretty tired and sore. I am sailing on an inland lake surrounded by mountains, so the breeze is very shifty a...

After a long winter of watching videos, spring has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest, and I have been able to begin my journey in my new Musto Skiff. I have had five sailing sessions so far. The first session I mostly swam around the capsized boat, wondering what the hell I got myself into. T...

Hi all, I just found this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxLJQ5uJ_4w) and noticed the black bungee holding the tiller. Is this a common/useful pimp? The highs here have been around minus 12 C (10 F), so I am just dreaming of MPS sailing until spring. Yesterday was the inaugural day of ice boa...

It is 497. Typing without my glasses on. Getting old is no fun.

Country: USA
Owner: Frank Caccavo, Jr.
Club: Columbia Gorge Racing Association
Email: fcaccavojr@gmail.com
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First Mustoskiff: 497

Does anyone have some tips on splicing the cunningham control line? I have watched the following video (http://www.marlowropes.com/excel-control-continuous-splice.html) and it seems easy and straightforward. However, I cannot get the covers to pull through eachother. There does not seem to be enough...

I took my new MPS out for her first sail today in a gusty 8-10 knots. I did lots of swimming but got going a few times as well. However, one of the lowers broke. The wire pulled free from the ferrule and fell into the drink. Is this a common problem? Is there anything I can do to avoid this? I never...

Well after five hours, lots of sweat and a few explicatives, I figured the rigging out through lots of trial and even more error. I ended up with numbers that at least provide a starting point (shrouds 28, lowers 10, rake 7290). I imagine it would have been funny to see me cheeky with success after ...

Hi Rick, Yes, the guide is helpful. However there are lots of little details that are not covered. Coming from the very simple rigging of the Laser, I am not familiar with the intricacies of shrouds, lowers, forestays, spreaders, etc. It has been fun learning how to rig the MPS. One of the reasons I...