Photos © Ben Meakins Photos © Barney Smith Two Impalas – Imptish and Polly – hit the water for the second Warsash Spring Series race on Sunday. In a unusual but welcome turn of events, the race committee got IRC Read more…
A polite reminder from Treasurer Jo Lloyd that 2012 membership forms are now online – find them here. It’s the best £10 you’ll ever spend…
Photos: © Laura Starling The season begins: ‘Imptish, with new owners Barney Smith and Graham Tullett competed in race 1 of the Warsash Sping Series on Sunday. Launched just a few days ago after a three month winter refit, her Read more…
Solent boats listen up – we’ve just received these changes to the marks in the solent for 2012. 1. Mark 2R AQUASPEC is now called DURNS, which you may recognise as its name before it was sponsored. 2. As a Read more…
With Impalas everywhere emerging from a winter of hibernation, the start of the 2012 season is not far off. And what a season it looks set to be! Entries for the 2012 Nationals in Plymouth are already in double figures, Read more…
A few long lost trophies have emerged from attics and spare rooms recently – but there are still a few missing. If you’ve found one but are too ashamed to return it, don’t worry – just get in touch with Read more…
It’s not only on the South Coast that Impalas are still dominating the racing results. John Williams from Pembrokeshire writes: Thought I would send the results of our recent 2011 winter series, as you can see it was totally dominated Read more…
Check out the 2012 Nationals page for the latest info on the event, which will be in Plymouth from the 13-15 July. The racing will be run by Royal Western Yacht Club of England from their clubhouse in Queen Anne’s Read more…
A freezing cold race finished off the final race in the Garmin Hamble Winter Series. It was a close race, and after the whole series, Polly is 1st, with Trudi 2nd and Curved Air 6th. There’s a provisional Solent calendar Read more…
The Lipton Trophy – Hong Kong Harbour Saturday 19th November
This is a pursuit race around marks in the harbour in which the boats first sail three triangles of about 1 ½ miles per leg, then between windward/leeward marks about a mile apart until the target finish time of 16.30 is reached; the race is finished when the leading boat next reaches the leeward mark. Starts are staggered from 14.00 hours when the Pandoras set off, with starts every two minutes. Ruffians 14.08; Sonatas 14.12 Impalas go off at 14.22; SB3s 14.30; Etchells and j80’s 14.32, all the way up to IRC 1.51 (yes there are such boats !) at 15.16
It’s a finely tuned system designed to have all fifty-five entrants crossing the finishing line overlapped. As you will see it does not always work out that way.
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