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Wednesday racing
Wednesday racing is well and truly underway at HRSC – 5 Impalas are out regularly! Well done to Imptish who won the Early Bird Series and was 1st Impala in the Pursuit race last week – by 1 second!
East Coast
Spring is Sprung
Dave Norton writes: ‘The Medway Spring Series started yesterday with a very pleasant SE 3. Goodbye Mister Chips and Shoestring were racing, finishing 2nd and 6th respectively. And in the Solent, Magic added a 1st and 2nd to her score in the RSYC Spring Series, which placed her 2nd overall. Read more…
Race Reports
JOG Nab Tower 2014 race report
Saturday saw 3 Impalas out for the first JOG race of the year – Cowes to the Nab Tower and back. Two Frank’s Olly Love writes: ‘The race started very very badly for us on the motor over when we had the bacon sandwiches in the oven but forgot to Read more…
Class Association
Anniversary stickers available!
David Appleton’s Shoestring is sporting a smart vinyl version of the Impala’s 35 Years logo. Available for around £15! Do you want one for your boat? Let us know – the more we order the cheaper they will be. Comment here if you’d like one or email info@impala28.co.uk!
Class Association
Fame at last!
‘The £10k yacht – How to go racing and win in an affordable one-design’ That’s how Rupert Holmes’ boat test of the Impala is billed on the cover of the May 2014 issue of Yachts and Yaching – on sale now! …and if that article brought you here, welcome to Read more…
Class Association
2014 Nationals Update
35th Impala Nationals – Weymouth – Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July Preparations for the 2014 Nationals Championships are going well and we’re looking forward to having a large fleet of Impalas in Weymouth at the end of July to celebrate the classes 35th Birthday. To date we’ve confirmed: · Read more…
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Spring is Sprung
Spring seems to be sprung! Boats are beginning to go back in the water, including David Appleton’s on the East Coast. ‘Here’s one way to get rid of all of the old tins of Antifouling in the shed’, he writes… Rule Britannia!
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…