Hullmate, makers of the Brizo boat scrubber, are to support the Impala Championships, to be held at the RSrnYC over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd July. They join Tacktick, Wight Vodka and others in supporting the event, and will be on hand to demonstrate their device during the Read more…
Ah, sailing. We all get that dewy-eyed moment after the perfect sail – but is this the first time that sailing on an Impala has inspired poetry? News, then from north of the border. ‘Jack Pullan is a published poet and came out on an Impala (Lammergeyer) for the very Read more…
Jo Lloyd writes: ‘Here’s Lammergeyer at 0611 this morning doing c 6.5kts heading towards the finish of the Scottish Islands Peaks Race. She’s about 200 yards from smashing into the dock wall and is just about to wear round and drop both dinghy and runners off so they can row Read more…
We are pleased to announce that Wight Vodka are to support the 2011 Champs with prizes and bottles to get the crew parties into full swing! They join Tacktick in supporting the event, which is over the weekend of the 2nd/3rd July at the RSrnYC in Hamble. So far, there Read more…
Entries are now open for the 2011 Impala Championships, to be held at RSrnYC in Hamble over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd July. Entries are through the Royal Southern’s website. So far, the following 9 boats have confirmed they’ll be there: Polly, Patriot Games, Zulu, Monkey Business, Vlad Read more…
Congratulations to Monkey Business and Scallywag, who are currently placed 1st and 2nd overall in the Mersea Spring Points series after 2 races. Check out the Mersea Spring Points Event Page to read their reports and results. Sailing in an event yourself? Email us with the details!
Gaston Chan sends this from Hong Kong: ‘Happy to inform you that an Impala won the National Australia Bank Top Dog Series at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, beating 50 other boats, including some million dollar cruisers. Impala 1, owned by Mike Burrell and Gaston Chan, won the four race series which Read more…
There are now 7 impalas entered in the Round the Island race on the 25th June. Enter before the 28 May and join Volante, Burhou, Implacable, Monkey Business, Polly, Uproar and Zulu on the start line. The impala trophy, last presented 10 years ago and recently uncovered in an attic, Read more…
If you have a yanmar 1gm10 inboard, read on… “Polly’s engine had been a bit sluggish recently, covering the transom in a black oily mark and making white smoke. A box of spanners and a box full of oily bits of engine later, it turns out the exhaust elbow had Read more…