Musto Skiff weights

But the days when a comparitively rather cheaper board class could pull that sort of entry have long since passed.

 

Actually (and we're going a bit off topic) at todays prices, what is the value of one those boards (or its current equivalent) brand new? Is it more than £1350?

After being in production how long? 

With unbelievable sex appeal for a dinghy, a brilliant builder, a superb class, some fantastic coverage, imagine how many entries there could have been had it been possible to use by anyone.

Surprisingly It's easier to right than the jolly old RS100 and I recall no less than 18 capsize and recoverys in one race, back a couple of years ago when I was a lot more fitter than I am these days. (After about 6 I tend to chuck in the towel).

But even when I'd mastered getting on the wire on my good tack, in anything greater than a force three, in which I was laying out parallel to the water getting beaten by every wave, every tack was straight to irons.

The MPS was/is another clear hyped boat continued by a few who themsleves find it uncontrollable once they're own wind weight barrier is attained precious few of which appear to be in control above force five.

Don't get me wrong, it can be done, but the 'doers' better be bulky and they better have had at the very least some Olympic squaddy experience. I often wonder if in another life had I had the time wether I could have mastered it, but then you just add up the physics of it all, and I'm a lot more experienced now than I was back then and I still don't think the way it's set up the rack widths set as they are (And i know this was the big gripe my chum had with the class who at the time didn't want it to be particularly lightweight friendly) It's no boat for anyone under 70 kgs. Then again, I'm beginning to wonder if such a boat exists, well, fast, modern and friendly that is.