To all entrants in the Impala Nationals 2013, Here are some further details on the arrangements and programme at Weymouth. Arriving in Weymouth: Berthing on Friday and Saturday nights is included in the entry fee. We will be mooring in the Cove, opposite the Royal Dorset YC. Either side of Read more…
(c) Bertrand Malas. Two Frank and Cheeky Monkey (ex-Kudu) racing last night in HRSC’s Wednesday Night series. There are often 4 impalas out on a wednesday night – come and join in!
Four Impalas entered the IRC Small Boat Championships, hosted by the Island Sailing Club last weekend. Racing was abandoned on Saturday in light of a brutal forecast, but that didn’t stop Magic, Imptish and Two Frank battling their way over to Cowes in 40+ knots for the regatta party. Sunday Read more…
We’re trying to track down the whereabouts of all the Impalas ever made. We’ve now got over 60 boats and their owners in our database, but have another 90 to find – and you can help! Download the PDF file below and post it through the washboards of any Impalas Read more…
Magic and Two Frank competed in the inaugural JOG Cowes-Lymington race – briefly summarised as ’round the island the wrong way and a week too late’ by another name! Magic finished 4th in class 6, with Two Frank finishing 11th. Here’s Magic’s report: ‘The day started with a stronger than Read more…
Many thanks to Peter Poland, ex-Hunter Boats, for these great shots of the first Impala to hit the water, K9500 CCee (now Polly) on her maiden sail in 1979. She was built from a kit by Tim Harrison and Dave Nye, and hit the water ahead of the first boat Read more…
Results from the RTI at the weekend: Well done to Imptish who overtook Polly in the last 5 mins of the race but couldn’t quite save her time on handicap. She wins the Impala decanter for the first Impala to cross the line. It was great to see Firebird out Read more…
The River Blackwater estuary off Mersea Island in Essex was the venue for this year’s IRC East Coast Championship, held on 25th and 26th May in light to moderate breezes, and with some welcome sunshine. Three races round windward/leeward courses were sailed on the Saturday, followed by two round-the-cans races Read more…
Mercenary (Mark Bradshaw) showed Olympian qualities when they took second place in the highly competitive IRC 3 Class at Scottish Series finishing behind the outstanding class leader, Jaywalker, a J97. With Olympic medallist Luke Patience in the Class (finishing 4th), competition was fierce and Mark and his crew sailed tenaciously Read more…
What a weekend! The 5 impalas in the JOG Yarmouth race had some close racing, surviving numerous groundings, a plague of flies, strong adverse tides and not a lot of wind. Well done to Imptish who won the race to Yarmouth via Portsmouth, finishing a minute ahead of Polly, followed Read more…