16/08/2025
Aberdeen & Stonehaven Open Aberdeen & Stonehaven YC

HD Sails Scottish Series

by David Parkin

The HD Sails Scottish Streaker travellers went to the Aberdeen and Stonehaven YC regatta on August 16th & 17th. Stonehaven gave us sun on both days, a decent hiking wind with small but useful waves on Saturday and a neap tide that had to be judged. Sunday had less wind but the dolphins turned up (obviously didn't read the NoR!).

Due to a late cancellation and the distance turnout was down. 4 races were held on Saturday. All were very close, especially race 2 when we didn't know the result as we were all so close.

Sunday started after a 1 hour postponement for the wind to appear. Paul Noble (ELYC) chose to follow shifts up the first beat and was ahead of David Parkin (ASYC) and Katie Masterton (St Mary's Loch SC) who both went hard right to beat the tide but had less wind. Paul tried the same tactic on the second beat but the tide had increased and Katie and David passed him.

The final race had David beating Katie. The racing was much closer than the results suggest. David scored 1, (2), 2, 1, 2,1, Katie (2), 1, 1, 2, 1, 2 with Paul in 3rd.