2025 Dates: 30th May - 1st June
Muster
Muster Sponsor - Anstruther Fish Bar
The Anstruther Muster, first held in 1997 and organised by the Anstruther Sailing Club, is an annual gathering of boats from all over the east coast.
The Muster has formed part of the Anstruther Harbour Festival since the Festivals inception in 2013. Since 2016, the Muster has been organised by the Festival.
Boats for the Muster generally arrive on Friday and depart on the Sunday of the Festival weekend. ​
Classic Boat Rally
Since 2013, the Muster has included a Classic Boat Rally organised by Anstruther Harbour Festival in conjunction with Anstruther Sailing Club. During the Festival, the inner harbour wall at the middle pier is reserved for classic boats entered in the Classic Boat Rally.
The Classic Boat Rally is open to yachts, dinghies, motorboats, and working boats and at the Muster awards ceremony in the music marquee, the Festival will award trophies for:
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Best Dressed Boat
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Furthest Travelled Boat
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Smallest Boat
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Oldest Boat
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Classic Boat of the Year​
Information for Skippers: Muster
For those bringing a boat to the Muster, the following spaces will be available:
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Spaces on pontoon berths and rafted out on hammerhead pontoons
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Berths, double-rafted at the ladders of the outer harbour wall
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East wall of the outer harbour.
To book and for more information please get in touch with the local Harbourmaster.
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Information for Skippers: Classic Boat Rally
To be classified as "classic", the boat should generally be wooden or steel hulled. GRP hulls will be allowed if they are a descendant of a wooden hull design and display enough wood trim to pass as a classic, or boats of “classic” design of any period or construction form. All classic boat classifications will be subject to the discretion of AHF’s Muster organiser.
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During the Muster, information sheets describing the design, construction and history of each Classic Boat will be displayed at the quayside adjacent to each boat.
Skippers should berth on the inner harbour wall of the middle pier reserved for classic boats. To ensure allocation of a suitable berth, skippers must contact the harbourmaster and AHF Muster organiser to give advance notice of their attendance at the Rally.
