In case you missed Yachts and Yachting magazine’s very complimentary boat test on the Impala in their May 2014 issue, you can now download the full feature here! Click on the image to the left to read what Rupert Holmes had to say after a sail of John McQuillan’s Happy Read more…
Well done to all the Impalas who made it round the island in very little breeze on saturday. Imptish sailed a blinding race to finish 8th overall in IRC, with Firebird in 18th, Polly in 45th, Scallywag in 85th and Curved Air in 121st. Luckily it was the longest day! Read more…
Congratulations to Peter Norman, owner of Firebird, who finished the Round the Island Solo on 26th April in a very creditable position. He writes: ‘Fresh southerly winds were forecast all day for a clockwise rounding of the island amongst a fleet of varied boats from a quarter tonner to J/122. Read more…
Three Hamble based Impala’s rashly decided to compete in the annual JOG jaunt to Weymouth last weekend. The early weather forecasts were encouraging, 12 knots from the SE on sat to take us there, 12 knots from the SW to get us home. Lovely! With an 0730 start from Read more…
Entries for this year’s Round the Island race close at midnight on Saturday. Here’s Polly and Imptish neck-and-neck after 6 hours of racing last year. 6 Impalas (Trudi, Cheeky Monkey, Polly, Imptish, Scallywag and Burhou) are entered so far this year. Come and join in!
35th Impala Nationals – Weymouth – Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July It’s less than two months to go to the 2014 Nationals Championships. We’re looking forward to having a large fleet of Impalas in Weymouth at the end of July to celebrate the classes 35th Birthday. The organisers Weymouth Read more…
The David Thomas regatta at the RSrnYC has been rescheduled for the 23rd August. ‘The Royal Southern Y.C. is pleased to announce that they have set a new date for this regatta, which was cancelled in May due to adverse weather. The format will be NHC racing for the racers, Read more…
Five Impalas – Cheeky Monkey, Polly, Imptish, Magic and Two Frank – raced in the JOG Cowes-Yarmouth and Yarmouth-Cowes races at the weekend. Saturday’s race was postponed for a few hours, before the west-going tide produced just enough apparent wind for class 6 to drift over the line. Unfortunately the Read more…
A ferocious forecast put paid to any chance of racing in the David Thomas regatta at the weekend, but the 5 Impalas were well represented at the dinner at the Royal Southern YC, where Peter Poland gave a great talk on David Thomas’ life and designs. Crews from 3 of Read more…
Five Impalas – Cheeky Monkey, Magic, Two Frank, Imptish and Polly – are entered in the Royal Southern YC’s David Thomas regatta this weekend, among the 26-strong fleet of David Thomas-designed boats entered. It’s not too late to come and join in – and there’s a dinner in honour of Read more…