Please select your home edition
Edition
Rooster 2025

28 Musto Skiffs packed for the Worlds in Australia

by Rick Perkins 4 Nov 2010 08:12 GMT

After many months (years even) of planning the first non-European Musto Skiff World Championships to be held in Australia is looming closer.

Whilst all the guys in the Southern hemisphere are busy organising the event and getting out training after their "winter" the guys in Europe are coming to the end of the season and packing their boats away for the long trip down under.

This being the first non-European Worlds for the class, there are many things to learn such as the logistics of how to organise and pack a container of boats, so...

Q1: How do you get 14 Musto Skiffs in a container?
A: 7 in the front & 7 in the back :-)

Q2: What about the 14 launching trolleys?
A: No problem – 4 in the front and ...Oh f...

Well, after 4 hours of toil, it all fitted in – 14 boats & trolleys & masts & sails, & 2 bikes, & copious equipment.

Thanks to Ovington Boats, and particularly to Peter for being able to fit a pint into a quart pot.

Hope it is all intact when it arrives at Black Rock, Australia in a couple of months....... And what are the chances of us being able to re-pack it all after the event – without Peter? Never mind that for now - we are on our way!

The photos show the packing of the Northern Container packed at Ovington Boats yard... the Southern team also packed a container at Eastleigh.

Related Articles

Musto Skiffs at the Ullswater Daffodil Regatta
Definitely making up for last year's challenging conditions Ullswater definitely made up for last year's challenging conditions and delivered an absolute classic weekend of Musto Skiff racing at the 2025 Daffodil Regatta, with plenty of smiles and swims thrown in throughout all seven races. Posted on 2 May
The Musto Skiff Mainsail X hits Stokes Bay
Brennan Robinson, tried out the smaller sail at the Stokes Bay Open earlier this month Musto Skiff sailor, Brennan Robinson, tried out the smaller sized Mainsail X at the Stokes Bay Open earlier this month. Posted on 18 Apr
More than 60 entered for the Daffodil Regatta
The first event of this year's Sailjuice Challenge at Ullswater is in a week's time It's just over a week until the Magic Marine Daffodil Regatta at Ullswater, the first event of this year's Sailjuice Challenge... Posted on 18 Apr
Ullswater Yacht Club 2025 Preview
The calendar kicks off with the Magic Marine Daffodil Regatta Ullswater Yacht Club is delighted to announce both its open event calendar and Magic Marine's continued sponsorship and support for 2025. Posted on 8 Apr
Musto Skiffs at the Stokes Bay Skiff Open
World Champion picks up where he left off Summer arrived early on the south coast of England to add some glitter to an already sparkling line-up of 28 competitors, many coming from far and wide to tie the event in with the return of the containers from the Sydney 2025 Worlds. Posted on 7 Apr
Ovington Inland Championships at Grafham
110 sailors spread across 83 boats and 6 classes attended It was great to see over 110 sailors spread across 83 boats and six classes for the Ovington Inland championship. This regatta has become a season opener for our classes over the years and whilst the sun was out, the temperatures stayed down. Posted on 20 Mar
Musto Skiff 2024 Class Survey Results
Event locations, speedpucks, boat experience, training weekends, and event circuit questions This year's survey included questions on desired World Championship locations, a class member vote on permitting speedpucks in organised events, and questions on the boat experience, training weekends, and event circuits. Posted on 18 Mar
New chairman for the Musto Skiff Class
Danny Boatman steps down with Brennan Robinson taking the reins After two terms as the International Chairman, Danny Boatman has stepped down from his committee role in the Musto Skiff class, with Brennan Robinson taking on the role from February 2025. Posted on 8 Feb
ACO 14th Musto Skiff Worlds 2025 overall
Andy Tarboton wins the final day showdown The final day of the ACO 14th Musto Skiff 2025 Worlds started with Jon Newman and Andy Tarboton on equal points. Andy was sitting at the top of the leaderboard on countback, and Rob Richardson was just a couple of points behind them. Posted on 11 Jan
ACO 14th Musto Skiff Worlds 2025 day 4
An unseasonably low-pressure system brings rain and a strong southerly It was the penultimate day of the ACO 14th Musto Skiff 2025 Worlds, and the fleet was presented with an unseasonably low-pressure system bringing with it rain and a strong southerly. Posted on 10 Jan