Race Reports
Fog signals!
What a difference to last week! Day 2 of the Hamble Winter Series and the Solent was filled with thick fog, no wind and the foghorns of ships sounding their way up Southampton Water. What a surprise, then, to get Read more…
South Coast
Plymouth Racing
The Autumn series at Royal Western is now in its fourth week – 8th race. Wisecrack (Roger Stanbury) and Zulu (Kevin Palfreeman) turned out for the first Sunday (18th Sept), and have since the 25th have been joined by a Read more…
Race Reports
The first of the Winter gales…
Three Impalas – Curved Air, Trudi and Polly – ventured into the Solent yesterday in a large wind-against-tide chop and gusts of 25 knots for the first weekend of the Garmin Hamble Winter Series. After two races, Polly is lying Read more…
Cruising
Back where she belongs…
New Impala owner Barney Smith and two friends spent last week bringing Imptish, which he bought in Hoorn, Holland, back to the UK. He writes: ‘ Too tired to write much and need to do some proper work to earn Read more…
South Coast
South Coast Autumn Championships
We now have a class start in the HRSC Garmin Hamble Winter Series Autumn Championships on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd October. There are windward/leeward courses, and 7 races over the weekend. So far, there are 5 boats coming along. Read more…
Cruising
To Norway with Black Magic
An impressive tale of a serious Impala voyage from Dave and Jeanette Hardy and Black Magic. They’ve just returned from a 2,000 mile, three-month cruise from Liverpool to Norway and back, taking in the Caledonian Canal, Cape Wrath and the Read more…
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Back in Business
A new mast for Monkey Business at last! Not without its teething troubles it has to be said, and a lot more to sort. To say that the new rig is different is something of an understatement! A full write-up Read more…
hongkong
Hong Kong roundup
An update from the far side of the world: Gaston Chan writes ‘In the summer our wind comes from the south, and Hong Kong Harbour is in a wind shadow, so most of the racing moves to Shelter Cove to Read more…
Blast from the Past
Imaginative Marketing
It’s a grim day down south, so here’s some imaginative marketing to brighten your day, from the 1982 class handbook. ‘Win races, impress your girlfriend, impress your boyfriend, make new friends, impress protest committees in an IMPALA 28OOD SWEATSHIRT. If Read more…
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2012 Championships – Host Required!
The committee’s thoughts are already turning to 2012, and amongst other things, we are starting to look for a Championship venue. This year’s championships were one of the best attending for several years, and we want to start to build Read more…
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