23 members (60.5%) out of the 38 members eligible to vote voted and the results were as follows:

To elect Jo Lloyd (Lammergeyer) as Class Captain of the Impala Class Association.

For: 23 votes                  Against: 0

2. To elect Ben Meakins (Polly) as Rules Secretary of the Impala Class Association

For: 23 votes                                    Against: 0

3. To re-elect the current Officers of the Impala Class Association as follows:

   Secretary: Kevin Palfreeman (Zulu)

   Treasurer/Membership Secretary: Jo Lloyd in a dual role (Lammergeyer)

For: 23 votes                                    Against: 0

4. To elect Philip McDanell (Trudi) as a Committee Member of the Impala Class Association.

For: 23 votes                                    Against: 0

To hold the 2012 subscription rates at the following rates

Full Member: £10.00 or €20.00*

5. Associate Member £5.00 or €10.00

   *The Euro price is not a direct conversion as we incur increasingly heavy bank charges on Euro payments.

   Please note that we will no longer accept Euro CHEQUES for membership as we are being charged c£8.00 to process each cheque – however we will accept Euro payments in the following forms: electronically or as a €20.00 notes or, if you have access to them, a £10.00 Sterling note.

For: 23 votes                                    Against: 0

AOCB

One item was brought forward under AOCB as follows:

Might the new officials/committee consider having a few nominated Area Representatives? Whilst boats are scattered round the UK and Ireland, there are some areas (rather than individual clubs) with a worthwhile number of Impalas. It might be advantageous to instigate some communication between those owners (including encouraging non-Association members to join the Assn). An exercise to locate all the boats might also be good.

Commentary

As all the resolutions were passed unanimously, they are duly adopted.

A pdf  and a Excel file version (which will let you type in your details) also available at the bottom of this post.

Note that for entries received before 1st June, I can have your boat’s name put on the mugs. All entries will get six mugs, if you want more please let me know – £3.00 each

If any difficulties call me on 01752 567500 or kpalfreeman@yahoo.co.uk

If you don’t want to put your card details on paper you can send in the form then call Claire Adams at RWYC to pay over the phone on 01752 660077

You also need to renew your membership to get your class cert.

Good Racing

Kevin Palfreeman

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Sunday provided a marked contrast to the past few weeks of racing in the Warsash Spring Series, as a cold, brisk northerly wind forced the Impala crews from Imptish and Polly, to remember how to sail in a breeze. Imptish got the better start and picked up an early left shift that got them to the windward mark in first place. The wind increased as the day went on, and by the final beat, the tide kicked up a nasty chop that made windward speed tricky to find. Polly snuck ahead of Imptish to finish third on the water, but close enough to the Mustang 30 and Sigma 33 in front to save her time and sneak ahead by 59 seconds on corrected time. Imptish finished fourth. Cold, wet crews could be heard muttering that maybe summer wasn’t quite here yet…

The season is beginning to swing into action, so please send in any race reports or updates on what your plans are for the year around the country! Email info@impala28.co.uk

At the last Champs we were so happy to have boats there that we never touched the topic of scrutineering etc.
However people are putting in a big effort to get to Plymouth and within the context of having 30 year old boats, some of which have passed through several hands as cruising boats, and which we sail on a budget, we do need to have a level playing field.

Not directly relevant to a One Design series but in theory everyone who races off the standard IRC 0.89 should have on board all the required mattresses, pots and pans, doors etc etc. and meet safety Cat 4. Those with other ratings will be based on what they had on board when weighed.
With the passage of 30 plus years since they were launched parts will have gone missing, previous owners will have made a number of mods, owners will not have the time or funds to restore their boat to the original specs and cannot see the point; on the other hand some boats will have acquired weight through being in the water or through all sorts of junk building up on board, overweight engines etc.
Maybe it all works out equal in the end, but we need to move to a situation where all boats carry the min equipment and fit out per class rules.

Matters such as black bands, tracks, etc are easily dealt with, and  I am not too fussed about the sails – they are all made by professional sailmakers and the scope to oversize by an amount that makes a difference is very limited. (the overhang of the mast and boom beyond the black bands is minimal, and a full size genny can barely sheet on the track).

The main areas where I think there will be problems will be below decks.
Most of the equipment when purchased new is expensive, so I have have developed a checklist with the corrector weights for the missing parts.
If you do not want to restore the parts to your boat, then you need to add weights.
It is expected that the weights will be lead – but other weights can be accepted if you are fitting them just for the championships.
The weights should be added per the weight plan – see the rules section of the website – or if not shown there, then as close as practical to where the missing part would be.
The rule numbers is next to each item.

For practicality I have made two ad hoc variations

Rule 7.2 The door: rules do not give a weight,so I have allocated 5kg
Rule:13 Pilot Berth: The rule sates 15kg if the whole structure is missing, but I know of at least one boat that has done away with the hinged section and kept the lockers etc. We weighed the hinged section and they came to 7 kgs each (it was a factory finished boat). So I have divided the weight between the two parts. Of course that boat also carries weights for the missing mattresses.
I think quite a few boats have removed the lining from the forepeak – the weight compensation for this is quite surprising.

It is proposed that each boat will draw the name of another boat to scrutineer.
Please do not hesitate to contact me or any committee members for help, I realise that some boats may present special problems due to ancient mods which cannot be undone easily.
RWYC reserves the right to check safety equipment at any time.

Best regards
Kevin Palfreeman

Photos © Ben Meakins                                               Photos © Barney Smith

Two Impalas - Imptish and Polly – hit the water for the second Warsash Spring Series race on Sunday. In a unusual but welcome turn of events, the race committee got IRC 4 away in the only patch of wind in the Solent, while the bigger boats sat and waited a mile to the East in no wind.

At the gun, Imptish got the better start and led up the first beat, but Polly managed to make up some distance on the first run – before handing the lead back in style with a slight navigational error. The next few legs unleashed a game of snakes and ladders as a windshift and building tide repeatedly turned the tables, with four different boats all holding the lead at some point.

Age-old Impala rival, Mustang 30 Erik the Red snuck around the final mark to finish first on the water, but not quite far enough ahead to beat Polly on handicap, with Imptish super-close behind.

The whole of IRC 4 had finished, and the Impalas were on their way to Cowes for an ice cream before the rest of the fleet had even had their AP removed. Thanks, race committee!

It’d be great to see some more Impalas out next week – details at www.warsashspringseries.org.uk

Photos: © Laura Starling

The season begins: ‘Imptish, with new owners Barney Smith and Graham Tullett competed in race 1 of the Warsash Sping Series on Sunday. Launched just a few days ago after a three month winter refit, her owners were very happy to be out sailing rather than painting – even if they couldn’t quite remember where all the bits went! Some sage advice led to a quick quick rig tune on the way to the start as the wind dropped and the sun came out.

Competing in IRC 4, Imptish acquited herself well, finishing first on the water and first on handicap, winning a bottle of champagne for her proud owners! Barney and Graham would love to see some more Impalas out for Race 2 next weekend.’