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Muster – what happened in 2011

Muster 2011

The 2011 Anstruther Muster, organised by Anstruther Sailing Club (ASC), was held from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th August 2011.

Over 60 boats took part, from as far as the Cromarty Firth and the Humber.

The Muster included a wide range of community activities and entertainment, as well as food, drink and musical entertainment in ASC’s own marquee,

On the Saturday and Sunday of the Muster, the East of Scotland Boat Jumble, also organised by ASC, was held in the East Car Park next to the Lifeboat station at Anstruther

See Photo Gallery section for full photos of the 2011 Muster and Boat Jumble

Events during the Muster weekend included tours of Anstruther lifeboat station, and the Scottish Submariners Assocation memorial service for the 1917 Battle of May Island. See videoclip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvkZFky6rHI (courtesy Charlie Simpson of Upper Forth Boat Club) for trial launch of lifeboat and memorial ceremony

Prominent amongst the visiting boats was Humber sloop Spider T from Keadby on the River Trent. See link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIKnU96fK84 for videoclip of Spider T arriving at Anstruther. Spider T occupied the berth normally taken by the “Reaper”, Anstruther Fisheries Museum’s 60’ sailing lugger – see link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91nUZP_6VFo for the Reaper’s departure at the start of the Muster (clips courtesy Charlie Simpson of Upper Forth Boat Club)

Click to view or download list of visiting boats that participated in the Muster.

ASC’s entertainment programme in the Muster’s marquee included
  • Friday - Ceilidh of traditional Scottish music and dance with the Gallivanters Ceilidh Band, featuring accordion, double bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and tin whistle.
  • Saturday - Obsession Function Band playing a mixture of swing, pop and traditional Scottish music, featuring keyboard, bass guitar and sax and vocals.
  • Sunday - Songs from the Shows, by Anstruther & District Amateur Operatic Society.

 
Saturday evening also saw ASC Commodore Cairns Birrell announcing (and Cairns’ wife Lindy presenting) the following prizes for the muster competitions.
  • Furthest Travelled Cup won by Cromarty's Gwynn Philips .
  • Smallest Boat Cup won by Dunbar Sailing Club.
  • Oldest Boat Quaich won by Mal Nicholson with his Humber Sloop “Spider T”
  • Best Dressed Boat cup won by Chris Roy of Tayport in “Astreus”

Other Muster activities during Saturday and Sunday included :

  • Charity Stalls on The Folly
  • RNLI Burger Bar,
  • Model Boats exhibition (in Scottish Fisheries Museum)
  • Vintage Buses.
  • Fun Fair
  • Cookery Demonstrations in the marquee
  • Puppet Show
  • Dance Display.

ASC gratefully acknowledge the support provided to the 2011 Muster by the following organisations :