Race Reports
Windward!
Well done to Imptish, who was first Impala in both races of weekend 2 of the Hamble Winter Series! Here’s Scallywag having a small issue with a quarter tonner on the startline… Results are at www.hamblewinterseries.com
Race Reports
JOG Solent Race – 1 October – Rock ‘n’ Roll
Three Impala’s rocked up for the starline of the final JOG race of the year on Saturday. The course was round the cans (or Solent), starting in Cowes, passing Portsmouth, and finishing in Lymington. The weather was, how I can put this…, rather uncertain. Thunder and lighting (very, very exciting/scary) Read more…
Race Reports
Snakes and Ladders!
A shifty, light race for the first weekend of the Hamble Winter Series… Place Sail No Name Type Owner Hcap Finish Elapsed Corrected 1 GBR9500 Polly Impala Adrian Cudmore 0.884 12:26:11 1:56:11 1:42:42 2 GBR9519 Two Frank Impala Oliver Love 0.884 12:27:52 1:57:52 1:44:12 3 NED9616 Imptish Impala Barnaby Smith Read more…
East Coast
News from the Humber
Good to see 2 Impala’s racing at the recent Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club regatta on the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday. There are 3 Impala’s in the Humber area including Lifjetti 5 but only Menace and Ruffian are actively racing. The 2 Impalas raced in the Read more…
Race Reports
Poole race 2016
6 Impala’s were down on the start list for last weekend’s JOG Cowes to Poole race. One took a very sensible decision to stay tied up on Saturday morning leaving the remaining five (Spectrum, Imptish, Magic, Scallywag and Cheeky Monkey) to take on a double challenge of water and wind. Read more…
Class Association
Greetings from Malaysia!
Jeremy Camps writes from Malaysia: ‘Having owned one of the last Impalas built in the 80s , cannot remember the number and although called Cabaret 2 I insisted she be renamed, when I was looking for a light weather boat for our usual minus 10 knot breeze in Malaysia Read more…
Nationals
Impala Nationals 2016 report
With well-sailed boats descending on Brixham from all over the country, it was hard to foretell who would win the 2016 Impala Nationals. 14 boats came from as far as Abersoch, Falmouth and the Solent to race in Torbay’s challenging conditions, hosted by the very hospitable Brixham Yacht Club for Read more…
Nationals
Amazing prizes on offer!
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, there are some great prizes on offer – including a free, brand new spinnaker, to a cut and cloth of your choice, courtesy of Hyde Sails and Bainbridge International! It’s done on a pro-am, or buddy system. After the first day’s racing, each Read more…
Nationals
Impala nationals programme
Instructions for boats arriving: On arrival in the Harbour Call “Shuttle” on Channel 37 (M1) and the BYC Bosun – Nigel – will assist where possible and allocate you a mooring or the pontoon. Short stays for loading are available at the yacht club, where you can also get a Read more…
Nationals
Impala Nationals documents available
Impala Nationals 2016 SIs final Impala Nationals 2016 NOR final Appendix 2 Course D Round the Bay Race List of Torbay Race Marks Appendix 2 Course D -Round The Bay Race Marks Chart Appendix 2 Course C Triangle – Reverse P Appendix 2 Course B Triangle – Windward – leeward Read more…