‘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…
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…
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…
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
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…
After a few windy days, it’s halfway through cowes week. Paul Blowers’ Patriot Games continues her top form and leads the Impala fleet at 4th Overall in IRC 6, just one place behind Hanse 291 White Mischief, who has been Read more…
Best of luck to the 5 Impalas entered into IRC 6 in Cowes Week, including Nyala (ex-Celerity) in her first outing under her new name and new owners! Check back for the latest results from the regatta throughout the week. Read more…
We had four days of great sailing in Plymouth. Atalanta came from Falmouth and Zulu made it back from the Championships in time for the first two races on Thursday afternoon in a brisk wind. On Friday winds were over Read more…
Monkey Business may have lost her rig the week before the nationals, but that didn’t stop Rob Leggett coming out to watch the racing. Here’s his video of the racing in the first race on Sunday – it was light!
What a day! When the seabreeze finally filled in at midday on Sunday, there was a steady 10-12 knots from the SW and glorious sunshine. Perfect summer sailing conditions, in fact! Patriot Games won the first race, with Celerity second, Read more…
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