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    Posted: 29 May 08 at 8:23pm

Originally posted by shruikanshade

Surprised there's been little mention of Musto Skiffs in this thread.

I'm slacking ...
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It's not because you're slacking, Rick. Only because it's self-evident.

In answer to the question "What makes a good single-hander?", people might feel enclined to extoll the virtues of Lasers and other Streakers (bad image in my club, unless you're the other side of 70, wearing a beard and smoking a pipe between races ). But, when it comes to the MPS or the Contender, no one feels they need to say something.

As I said, it's self-evident

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Oh, and there's the other end of the ability scale:
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Originally posted by turnturtle

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Originally posted by shruikanshade

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little mention of Musto Skiffs in this thread.


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nope Rick- admit it, you just don't want to be told it's too stable and
undercanvassed again...

Yeah; you can see that below ...
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who needs foils?
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Eh?

I can only assume you meant hydrofoils, that or you're content to drift uncontrollably with the winds.
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Foils who needs them

in light / medium winds you dont need the rudder and you can go upwind and tack without the dagger board but its not that fast, its not too clever downwind though.

rudderless worth trying to get a good appreciation of how balanced your boat and sails are and how the balance changes with your position.

nice windy pic rick I lost my hat that day :)
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Is that just a new sail design, or have they redesigned the mast/foils/hull as well?
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Dosn't look right to me; the rig & hull just don't match ...
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Christ the sails are expensive enough at the moment let alone the price they would charge for a fully battend laminate sail!!!!!!!!
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