ACO to sponsor the next three Musto Skiff World Championships

ACO sponsor the next three Musto Skiff World Championships © Tania Samus / www.photoskiff.com

The next three World Championships are to be held at Perth (Australia), Lake Garda (Italy) and a European Venue to be selected. ACO is working with the MPSCA to develop the best series of world championships ever held for singled-handed asymmetric trapeze dinghies. The support from ACO will enable fantastic event programmes for the competitors, both on and off the water.

Following a hugely successful World Championships at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy UK in 2012, attracting 105 entries and an equally successful European Championships at Attersee in Austria, ACO have agreed to a longer term relationship with the only ISAF international high performance trapeze skiff class.

Throughout the world, the ACO brand is recognised as a leading supplier in the design, development and manufacture of surface water drainage systems.

"We are always looking for unusual opportunities to spread the word about ACO and supporting this series of events is a good fit for ACO. The Musto Skiff and the class sponsor Musto are known for innovation, quality and performance, all values that fit well with ACO" said Michael Hennigs, Corporate Marketing Manager from ACO.

Musto Skiff Class Association Chairman Iver Ahlmann said "The Musto Performance Skiff class has always worked to run large international events. The partnership with ACO for these events will allow that to continue with what we hope to be a fantastic series of events; the last world championships, at Weymouth (UK), saw an entry of 105 boats and we hope to build on that".

Running successful championships requires a good mix of people from around the world, competition, social activity, event management and of course sunshine and wind. The challenge is to deliver all of this and to keep the entry fees affordable for the competitors.

The sponsorship from ACO will allow a more extensive programme to be delivered and the support from Musto will mean many prizes will be available through the fleet.

Paul Manning - Musto Performance Skiff class international secretary said, "We are very pleased to have secured a long term major sponsorship deal with ACO. It is rewarding to see the hard work put in by the class producing results that ensure our World Championships will continue to be not only a great experience for the competitors but provide ACO with quality media coverage worldwide."

To find out more about the Musto Skiff Class or ACO why not visit this weekend (1st – 2nd March) RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show where the ACO logo'd Musto Skiff will be on Stand C80.

The Musto Performance Skiff World Championship calendar:

• Mounts Bay Sailing Club – Perth (Western Australia) 2nd – 9th January 2015
• Fraglia vela Riva – Lake Garda (Italy) 11th – 19th September 2015
• European based World Championships (venue to be decided) 2016

About ACO

The ACO Group is recognised around the world as the leader in the development and manufacture of sustainable surface water management systems.

With 29 production facilities and 40 operations centres spread over four continents ACO's products can be found on most of the world's iconic buildings and developments. Their innovative design, which sets the benchmark for performance, quality and environmental compatibility, has seen ACO receive many awards and accolades from both inside and outside the construction industry.

About Musto Skiff class

The Musto Performance Skiff is a lightweight one person trapeze dinghy with wings, trapeze and asymmetric spinnaker. The class is sailed in 25 countries world-wide by men and women, the boat supports a wide range of bodyweights. The class achieved Full ISAF Status in 2007. The class is marketed world wide by Ovington Boats and there are dealers based in 18 countries. In 2007 the class held its first World Championships, following ISAF ratification, which attracted 86 entries from 13 nations. The last world championships held in Weymouth (UK) attracted 105 entries and the defending champion is Bruce Keen (GBR).