We’re ordering some Impala 28 battleflags to announce to the world that the class is back and booming! The Committee have decided that the Class Association will subsidise the cost of the flags by 50% for any member who wants one. We think this is a good deal and thanks Read more…
Murray Caldwell, new owner of Revelry (ex-Apollo) writes from Scotland: ‘The Scottish series is always the first break away from work for me in a few months and nearly always my first proper sail of the season. This year was no different except it was going to be “Revelry’s” first Read more…
Over the weekend Imptish and Magic raced in the final event of the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s 175th anniversary regatta. Despite the June date the weather throughout was closer to those normally encountered in the Hamble winter series. Wet, cold and windy conditions dominated with gusts of over 30 knots Read more…
Here’s a treat – a 30 minute film of the 1992 Impala European Championships from 1992 in Brixham. 22 boats raced that year, and you’ll be able to spot many of the old names still around today! Thanks to Stuart from Atalanta for digging the film out!
Mercenary, Bambi and Revelry competed in a breezy Brewin Dolphin Scottish Series over the Jubilee Weekend. Mark Bradshaw’s Mercenary finished 2nd Overall, with Peter Doig’s Bambi 8th overall and Murray Caldwell’s Revelry in 12th. Well done to all! We want your race reports, photos and tall stories from around the Read more…
Imptish and Polly made the trip 30 miles west to Poole for the International Paint Poole Regatta over the Jubilee weekend, for three days of racing. Local boat Parallel Universe also raced in the Local Handicap class. There were calms, gales, big seas and spring tides to contend with, and Read more…
It’s official – there are now 16 Impalas expected at the Nationals in Plymouth in July, by far the biggest turnout for many years. Expect some fantastic racing – come and join us, and swell the numbers even further! Enter by the 1st July to save £20 on the entry Read more…
Lammergeyer kept up her good record in the Scottish Islands Peaks race at the weekend with another win in Class 3 making it a 1, 2, 1 over the last three years This annual endurance event involves “sailing” 160 nautical miles and running around 60 miles with 10,000 feet of Read more…
In brief: 5 happy but exhausted sailors, 4 drinking establishments, 3 Impalas competing, 2 third places, and 1 person (almost) overboard! The longer version: Imptish competed in her first ‘offshore’ races this weekend with her new owners Barney Smith and Graham Tullett. Engine troubles earlier in the week meant an Read more…
Writing a piece entitled “From your Class Captain” sounds terribly snotty to me and not quite the friendly open organisation I know the Impala Class Association to be, but I couldn’t think of a more appropriate heading. It is a privilege to take over from Rob Leggett who gave us Read more…