Musto Skiff

Musto Skiff
	Class symbol
Development
Designer	Joachim Harpprecht
Year	1999
Builder(s)
Boat
Crew	1
Trapeze	Yes
Hull
Type	Monohull
Hull weight	44 kg (97 lb)
LOA	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Beam	1.35 m (4 ft 5 in); 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) (with racks)
Sails
Mainsail area	11.08 m2 (119.3 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	15.5 m2 (167 sq ft) (Spinnaker)
Racing
D-PN	80.0
RYA PN	847
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The Musto Skiff is a single-handed sailing skiff with a length of 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in). It features a trapeze, asymmetrical spinnaker, wings and low weight and achieves speeds of over 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h), which makes it one of the fastest single-handed sailing boats.

History[]

It was designed in 1999 for the 2000 Olympic Class trials in Quiberon by , where it won every race in the single-handed dinghy competition. Since then, the class has attained World Sailing international status and is sailed in 20 countries worldwide. It is built by Ovington Boats Ltd in England.

At the time of the design, the concept of a single-handed skiff was first met with scepticism by many observers, very similar to the initial reaction after the introduction of the 49er in 1996. The boat remains challenging to sail, and really shows its strengths when raced. World Championships occur annually and regularly usually attract in excess of 70 sailors from over 10 nations.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, the class association agreed to continue its branding as the 'Musto Skiff', in a naming rights deal with the Musto clothing company.^[3]

Events[]

World Championship[]

Year v t	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2007 Malcesine	(GBR)	(GBR)	(GBR)
2008 St Moritz	(GBR)	(SUI)	(GBR)
2011 Black Rock	(GBR)	(GBR)	(AUS)
2012 Weymouth and Portland	(GBR)	(GBR)	(GBR)
2014 Perth	(AUS)	(AUS)	(AUS)
2015 Riva del Garda	(GBR)	(AUS)	(GBR)
2016 Carnac	(GER)	(GBR)	(GBR)
2017 Palma	(GER)	(GBR)	(RSA)
2018 Blairgowrie	(AUS)	Will Phillips (AUS)	(GBR)
2019 Medemblik	(GBR)	(AUS)	(GBR)

References[]

^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ "Musto and Ovington sign renewed contract". Musto Skiff Class Association. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

External links[]

Musto Skiff Class Association

[UScb-1] "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[RYA2012-2] "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

[mustonews-3] "Musto and Ovington sign renewed contract". Musto Skiff Class Association. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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show v t Classes of World Sailing
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World Sailing keelboat classes	12 mR 2.4 mR 5.5 m 6 mR 8 mR Dragon Etchells Flying Fifteen Hansa 2.3 Hansa 303 Hansa Liberty H-boat International One Design J/22 J/24 J/70 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Shark 24 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Viper 640 Yngling
World Sailing yacht classes	Class40 Farr 40 IMOCA 60 J/111 International Maxi Association Soto 40 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41
World Sailing multihull classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra 15 Nacra 17 Nacra F18 Infusion Nacra 20 Carbon M32 SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16
World Sailing windsurfer classes	Formula Windsurfing Mistral Speed Windsurfing Techno 293 IQFoil
World Sailing kiteboarding classes
IRSA remote-control classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre
Former World Sailing classes	11:Metre One Design 29erXX Buzz C-Class Division II Elliott 6m Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 45 Farr Maxi One Design Hobie 17 Hobie 18 IOD ISO Laser Vago Lechner A-390 Mumm 36 Open 50 ORMA 60 Sydney 40 Ultimate 20 Windglider X-99

Development
Class symbol
Designer	Joachim Harpprecht
Year	1999
Builder(s)
Boat
Crew	1
Trapeze	Yes
Hull
Type	Monohull
Hull weight	44 kg (97 lb)
LOA	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Beam	1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) (with racks)
Sails
Mainsail area	11.08 m² (119.3 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	15.5 m² (167 sq ft) (Spinnaker)
Racing
D-PN	80.0^[1]
RYA PN	847^[2]
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