While we’re all locked down again, let’s take a tour of the Impala strongholds – some old, some new, around the world. First up, Strangford Lough. Impala class captain at EDYC, Grant McCullough: “East Down Yacht Club is centrally located on the shores of Strangford Lough – one of the Read more…
Over in Ireland, Brendan and crew on Running Wild are nearing the end of a busy winter! He says: ‘We’ve… Removed and replaced all the gelcoat below the water line. Dropped the keel off, sandblasted and re-expoxied and faired it (corrosion revealed after blasting was way more than we could Read more…
We missed this great news back in the summer, but Judy McGrath and crew on Bonanza IRL 9515 won Calves Week in Schull on the South Coast of Ireland. Judy writes: ‘We hail from RCYC, Royal Cork Yacht Club. We won Class 3 overall with 3 race wins out of Read more…
Richard Harding writes from Dublin: ‘The 6th, bi-annual, Dun Laoghaire regatta took place from the 9th to the 12th July. There were over 400 boats competing in a wide range of classes form dinghies to offshore cruisers, and the Impala class was represented by Bambi, GBR 9612, which is now Read more…
Here’s a sorry sight. A racing boat was recovered from the sea following a major accident near the Fastnet Rock… No, not Rambler, but this sad-looking Impala, spotted ashore in Baltimore. She looks as though she may have got a little too friendly with some of Ireland’s finest rocks. Anyone Read more…