Two of the four Impalas entered made it to the startline of the Round the Island race this year. With a forecast predicting large gusts, there were some pre-race doubts aboard both Imptish and Polly, but on the day, the race was a blast. Polly opted for full main and Read more…
Murray Caldwell, new owner of Revelry (ex-Apollo) writes from Scotland: ‘The Scottish series is always the first break away from work for me in a few months and nearly always my first proper sail of the season. This year was no different except it was going to be “Revelry’s” first Read more…
Over the weekend Imptish and Magic raced in the final event of the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s 175th anniversary regatta. Despite the June date the weather throughout was closer to those normally encountered in the Hamble winter series. Wet, cold and windy conditions dominated with gusts of over 30 knots Read more…
Mercenary, Bambi and Revelry competed in a breezy Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series over the Jubilee Weekend. Mark Bradshaw’s Mercenary finished 2nd Overall, with Peter Doig’s Bambi 8th overall and Murray Caldwell’s Revelry in 12th. Well done to all! We want your race reports, photos and tall stories from around the Read more…
Imptish and Polly made the trip 30 miles west to Poole for the International Paint Poole Regatta over the Jubilee weekend, for three days of racing. Local boat Parallel Universe also raced in the Local Handicap class. There were calms, gales, big seas and spring tides to contend with, and Read more…
Lammergeyer kept up her good record in the Scottish Islands Peaks race at the weekend with another win in Class 3 making it a 1, 2, 1 over the last three years This annual endurance event involves “sailing” 160 nautical miles and running around 60 miles with 10,000 feet of Read more…
In brief: 5 happy but exhausted sailors, 4 drinking establishments, 3 Impalas competing, 2 third places, and 1 person (almost) overboard! The longer version: Imptish competed in her first ‘offshore’ races this weekend with her new owners Barney Smith and Graham Tullett. Engine troubles earlier in the week meant an Read more…
Day 5 of the Warsash Spring Series dawned bright and sunny with a lovely light breeze rippling the trees in Hamble’s waterside gardens. A gentle sail to the start allowed Imptish, the only Impala competing this week, to practice several spinnaker gybes amongst the newly formed multinational crew (if 2 Read more…
Sunday provided a marked contrast to the past few weeks of racing in the Warsash Spring Series, as a cold, brisk northerly wind forced the Impala crews from Imptish and Polly, to remember how to sail in a breeze. Imptish got the better start and picked up an early left Read more…
It was another day of light winds for race 3 of the Warsash Spring Series. Imptish, competing in IRC4, finished second on handicap, unable to save her time on the Mustang 30 Erik the Red. Another early finish meant that the crew was back in Hamble by one and enjoying Read more…