Stewart Brewing RS400 Scottish Tour at ASYC - 16-17 August 2025
The Aberdeen and Stonehaven Yacht Club annual regatta saw 5 RS400s attending for the fourth and penultimate event of the Stewart Brewing RS400 Scottish Tour. The forecast promised a light Saturday, and lighter Sunday – contrary to Stonehaven’s typical wind and waves...
But as the fleet headed out for the first race on Saturday, the sun broke through and the breeze flirted with double-digit speeds. A clean first start saw the dream team of tour stalwart Angus Marshall and Graduate National Championships silver medallist Brendan Lynch heading inshore to avoid the worst tide and coming out on top at the first mark. They held the lead until the run on lap 3, when Stewart and Sarah Robertson executed a textbook jump at the gybe to take first at the finish.
The battle continued throughout the weekend and into the last race with all to play for, if Lynch/Marshall could pip team Robertson one last time (perhaps even overtake with an early gybe?) the event would be theirs. Alas, Stewart and Sarah must have had an extra 2mm of spreader deflection, as they held off the fleet to the first mark and kept in front all the way to the finish and the event win.
Congratulations to Stewart and Sarah Robertson on taking first place, closely followed by Angus Marshall and Brendan Lynch in second place, with Matthew Park and Daniel Clarkson rounding out the podium in third. Many thanks to Stewart Brewing for their sponsorship of the series, and to ASYC for putting on an excellent weekend.
Now the fleet’s collective attention turns towards Dalgety Bay Sailing Club (27th/28th September) for the final event of the RS400 Scottish Tour: the Scottish Championships. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the tour are spread by a single point.
Scores will be settled.Corners will be banged.
Teammates turned rivals will face off on the line.
The RS400 Scottish Champions will be decided for 2025 (at least).
Sailors who would like to join in, but don’t have an RS400, are encouraged to get in touch. The RS400 Demo boat will be available for any who would like to get involved in the action.
Angus Marshall <[email protected]>
Photos courtesy of Rona Rose @ASYC.
Results and full report by Angus Marshall here
