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MUGS – NATIONALS ENTRANTS
I am going to need those boat names soon…… Please email me on kpalfreeman@yahoo.co.uk with the names Thanks Kevin
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2013 NATIONALS NOTICE OF RACE !
Weymouth SC have just issued the NOR. A few points extra to the NOR: 1. The entry fee includes mooring for Friday and Saturday 2. Will boats arriving by road please contact me ASAP. WSC will do the lift in/out for a nominal fee, BUT they need to organise some Read more…
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NATIONALS UPDATE – 2
Nationals update – 2 Further to members’ comments I have spoken with Race Officer for the weekend; Adrian Patterson (who used to sail Impalas) The target schedule is now: Friday: a four hour race Saturday: Three races Sunday: Two races For instance: Friday: Start Noon – finish 16.00 Saturday: 10.00 Read more…
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NATIONALS UPDATE
ROUND UP OF CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS PROGRAM Friday 16th August 2013: The Long Distance race. I need some feedback here on the length of race expected. Please let me know if you prefer: A. 4 hours B. 6 hours C. 8 hours (This is what the race organisers plan for the Read more…
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2013 Nationals will be in Weymouth
We can confirm that the 2013 Impala Nationals will be in Weymouth, from Friday 16th August to Sunday 18th. The format is likely to be a longer coastal race on Friday starting at noon, followed by two days of inshore racing. Royal Dorset YC have negotiated us a discounted rate Read more…
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TOM GRUITT’S PHOTOS
Photos of the Nationals are here: www.fotoboat.com The HALS results are here: http://www.halsraceresults.com/crs/crs.aspx?DSKey=774&RaceKey=1269&NL=2&SSS
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Imelda wins 2012 Championships
The third day of the Impala Championships saw a stiff breeze and some gusty, shifty conditions in Plymouth Sound that saw some boats shine and others slip down the rankings. Four tight windward-leeward courses were sailed, made all the more interesting by Plymouth’s challenging tides and quirky windshifts. Local boat Read more…
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IMPALA NATIONALS DAY 2
Plymouth served up sunshine and a shifty 8-18 knots of NW’ly breeze for the second day of the Impala Championships today. Positions changed as often as the wind direction, with finishing postions changing right up to the finish line throughout the fleet. See below for Tom Gruitt’s excellent photos. The Read more…
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Fearnought wins day 1 in style
A blustery 16-20 knots, slowly reducing throughout the day greeted the 12 Impalas on the startline of the coastal race this morning. After a practice start, racing got underway on a square course that took competitors the long way around Plymouth breakwater. Four laps and 3 hours later, Fearnought showed Read more…
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4 days to go!
Impalas are beginning to congregate in Plymouth for the hotly anticipated 2012 championships, despite the torrential rain and flooding that has turned parts of Devon into Atlantis. Some delivery trips have been easier than others. Polly and Imptish took a light Southeasterly straight from Hamble to Plymouth, while, 24 hours Read more…