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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…
wales
Windy in Wales
News from Wales, where Inca, Jiminy Cricket and Apollo recently took place in the Dale Weekend bank holiday regatta. John Williams from Jiminy Cricket writes: ‘We competed in IRC 2 with the other Impala, Inca, unfortunately Apollo did not have Read more…
Nationals
The word spreads…
‘The Impala class is undergoing an encouraging renaissance’ says Stuart Childerley in his latest Yachts and Yachting column. ‘The boats looked good with the addition of Kevlar sails and seem to provide a value-for-money entrance into one design keelboat racing. Read more…
Class Association
The Great Impala Safari
This has been a great year for the Impala class, with numbers and excitement on the up – and judging from the number of hits we’re getting on the ‘boats for sale‘ pages, it seems, more and more sailors want Read more…
Irish
Recovered like Rambler?
Here’s a sorry sight. A racing boat was recovered from the sea following a major accident near the Fastnet Rock… No, not Rambler, but this sad-looking Impala, spotted ashore in Baltimore. She looks as though she may have got a Read more…
East Coast
Mersea Week Results
Well done to Julian Lord with Scallywag; overall winners of Mersea Week in both the IRC and locally handicapped classes. A week of variable weather saw the well sailed Impala come out on top. IRC Results Local Handicap Results
South Coast
Cowes Week roundup
Well done to the 5 Impala crews who took part in a windy Cowes Week in an extremely competitive class 6. First Impala was Paul Blowers/Nick Daniels’ Patriot Games in 5th Overall with 25 points. Next up was Burhou in Read more…
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