Musto Performance Skiff
| Musto Performance Skiff | |
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File:Musto Skiff.jpg A Musto Performance Skiff reaching at Lake Garda | |
| Current Specifications | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Type | Monohull |
| Trapeze | Yes |
| LOA | 4.55 m (14.9 ft) |
| Beam |
1.35 m (4.4 ft) 2.35 m (7.7 ft) (with racks) |
| Hull weight | 44 kg (97 lb) |
| Mainsail area | 11.8 m2 (127 sq ft) |
| Jib / Genoa area | 15.5 m2 (167 sq ft) (Gennaker) |
| Development | |
| Designer | Joachim Harpprecht |
The Musto Performance Skiff is a single-handed sailing skiff with a length of 4.55m. It features a trapeze, asymmetrical spinnaker, wings and low weight and achieves speeds of over twenty knots which makes it one of the fastest single-handed sailing boats.
It was designed for the 2000 Olympic Class trials in Quiberon by Joachim Harpprecht where it won every race in the single-handed dinghy competition. Since then, the class has grown mainly in the UK and Europe. The racing circuit had up to seven nations participating at regattas in 2004.
It is a demanding boat for experienced dinghy sailors. 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. Since then other single-handed skiff classes such as the RS700 have developed, bringing this kind of boat closer to mainstream dinghy sailing.
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