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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… Read more…
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 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 Read more…
Blast from the Past
Hit the road….
From the 1982 Impala handbook – just ahead of a previous Impala Nationals at Weymouth. If you’re heading to the Weymouth nationals this year, don’t forget that you may qualify for a travel bursary to help offset some of the Read more…
Maintenance
Winter is for Boat Maintenance
It might be the depths of winter, but there’s no letup down in Itchenor, where Olly Love and Sam Flint’s Two Frank‘s topsides are being filled, faired and sanded ready for a shiny new black paint job for 2014. What’s Read more…
Race Reports
Impalas fill the podium in Wales…
News from Wales, where it seems the 3 Neyland Impalas have been beating up the competition… ‘Happy New Year, thought I would keep you informed of what has been happening in West Wales during the 2013 Autumn/ Winter. Please find Read more…
Class Association
Happy New Year!
Happy 35th Year to the Impala class! This looks set to be a bumper year, with fleets growing and some exciting, close racing guaranteed. The draft South Coast calendar is online. 3 Impalas are entered for Cowes Week this year Read more…
Class Association
5 reasons you should buy an Impala in 2014…
Come and join us in our 35th year – interested? See the boats for sale section.
Race Reports
It’s a wrap…
A cold day with 10 knots of breeze finished off the 2013 Garmin Hamble Winter Series. Trudi sailed a blinding race to win on handicap, putting her 3rd overall. Imptish finished 6th and Two Frank 7th, putting them 7th and Read more…
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