Five ASYC Musto’s attended the nationals at Hayling Island in July. After an intensive training day with wind speed building up to 22 knots the ASYC team gave their best effort and had good results in the record 74 competitive fleet. James Lewis already showed his great sailing abilities by winning one of the training races prior the nationals. Earlier training with Ian Renilson paid off. One of the highlights was that James was 12th place in one of the races. Alastair Smith, Alistair Kerr, Bob Yeamans showed steady progress in the Musto Skiff fleet and some unlucky material issues prevented better results. Hans Zuurendonk was 2nd in the masters. Some intensive training will follow since all of these sailors will represent ASYC in worlds in Melbourne early 2011.

Gocycle® UK Musto Performance Skiff Nationals
More photos from the musto skiff nationals at : http://www.photoblink.com/sailing/hayling10/index.htm#3

There have been some significant changes to the ASYC Stonehaven Duty Rota. The printed version of the revised programme is now in the Duty Rota Archive section of website.The online duty rota has been amended to reflect the changes.

Aberdeen & Stonehaven Yacht Club Open Regatta will be held off Stonehaven during Sat/Sun 28/29 August 2010.

The event will host the Scottish Championships for Skiff, Fireball, Blaze & Solo Classes, plus a General Handicap Class

6 RACES: - Nominally 3 on Saturday & 3 on Sunday

1st START not before 13.00hrs Saturday

Competitors Briefing 11.30hrs

Entry Fees: Double handed £30, Single handed £20

Catering available throughout the weekend with a BBQ on the Saturday evening

The Notice of Race is available for download by clicking here.

On the morning of Sunday 20th June, 25 brave, intrepid Juniors joined in battle for the title of winer of the second ASYC Junior regatta. They were accompanied by a mottlie crew of parents, siblings and wizened sailors without whose help the aventures could not have taken place.

For once the wind god smiled on the Juniors allowing a gentle Force 2, gusting 4, rather than trying to blast them off the water or leaving them drifting. The admiral of the fleet for the epic sea battles was Victoria Park with her crew of Emily Smith and Alan Fraser on the noble flag ship “City Rib”.  “Humber”, ably coxwained by Lynne Skinner with Phil Rose and Rob Skinner rounded up stragglers and led the Oppies into battle and gave assistance to any vessels in peril. While the thirteen from the "race training" group rigged and helmed their ususal vessels the "Learn to sail" group joined more experienced sailors in a flotilla of of double handers. However, three intrepid, but inexperienced sailors even chose to take to the waters in boats on their own. Three races were sailed in close combat without a chance of respite in between.

All results from the 2010 Loch of Skene Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday race series are now available in the 'Race Results' section of the website. Provisional series results are:

Skene Wednesday
1st: Peter Malcolm, Laser
2nd: Francis Neill, Blaze
3rd: Colin Ladd & Keith Stewart, Fireball 
4th: David Parkin, Solo

Skene Saturday
1st: Peter Malcolm, Laser
2nd: Bob Williamson, Blaze
3rd: Ian Pittendreigh, Musto Skiff
4th: James McTurk, Blaze

Skene Sunday
1st: Chris Perry & Kirsty Lytton, RS200
2nd: Bob Williamson, Blaze
3rd: Ian Gore & Ben Gore, RS200
4th: Francis Neill, Blaze

A record 54 Blazes (46 visitors) gathered for the 2010 Blaze National Championships, hosted by Warsash SC, over three relentlessly sunny days in June.

Well done to Bob Williamson (741) from ASYC, the sole entry from Scotland, who came 18th. For a full report, click here.

Watch out for the Blaze Scottish Championships, 28/29 August, hosted by ASYC at Stonehaven !

Each year the Maritime Rescue Institute holds a fundraising event in Stonehaven Harbour and ASYC runs the tea stall to support the event.

This year the event is on Sunday 5 September, and volunteers are required to assist with serving teas and coffees, and to provide home baking.

Please contact Helen Sinclair if you can assist.

Tel. 01224 480343

Currently, members of the club have the following equipment for sale:

Blaze dinghy (recent addition)

Drascombe Lugger

Flying fifteen

Holder Hawk

Laser 1

Laser 1 (recent addition)

Laser 4000 (recent addition)

Mirror

Scorpion

Tornado catamaran

Wanderer

Zodiac inflatable

Trailer

Members are seeking to buy:

Laser road trailer

Drascombe Lugger or Longboat

Just click on an item in the list, or click here to go to the For Sale & Wanted menu page.