Class Association
The word spreads…
John McQuillan’s Happy went out in Poole Harbour yesterday with Rupert Holmes from Yachts and Yachting Magazine on board. Keep an eye out for his boat test and profile of the Impala class in its 35th year!
Class Association
Some good news from the West Country
Good news from the Severn Estuary – Thornbury SC to be precise – where a syndicate has bought Mercenary from Scotland. She joins Romper and Rocker to take the club’s Impala fleet to 3! That’s another club where racing fleets are building. Read here to find out the 5 reasons Read more…
Blast from the Past
Real Penny Washers
Aiden Barr writes: ‘Stripping Cheeky Monkey this winter and tracking down leaks I came across some brass/bronze penny washers behind a deck fitting. Not having seen brass/bronze penny washers before got me thinking – why were they used ? where could I source a replacement ? I decided to take Read more…
Blast from the Past
Hit the road….
From the 1982 Impala handbook – just ahead of a previous Impala Nationals at Weymouth. If you’re heading to the Weymouth nationals this year, don’t forget that you may qualify for a travel bursary to help offset some of the costs of transporting your boat by road – so you Read more…
Maintenance
Winter is for Boat Maintenance
It might be the depths of winter, but there’s no letup down in Itchenor, where Olly Love and Sam Flint’s Two Frank‘s topsides are being filled, faired and sanded ready for a shiny new black paint job for 2014. What’s happening to your boat this winter? Let us know by Read more…