Good to see 2 Impala’s racing at the recent Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club regatta on the Saturday and Sunday of the August Bank Holiday. There are 3 Impala’s in the Humber area including Lifjetti 5 but only Menace and Ruffian are actively racing. The 2 Impalas raced in the Read more…
6 Impala’s were down on the start list for last weekend’s JOG Cowes to Poole race. One took a very sensible decision to stay tied up on Saturday morning leaving the remaining five (Spectrum, Imptish, Magic, Scallywag and Cheeky Monkey) to take on a double challenge of water and wind. Read more…
Jeremy Camps writes from Malaysia: ‘Having owned one of the last Impalas built in the 80s , cannot remember the number and although called Cabaret 2 I insisted she be renamed, when I was looking for a light weather boat for our usual minus 10 knot breeze in Malaysia Read more…
With well-sailed boats descending on Brixham from all over the country, it was hard to foretell who would win the 2016 Impala Nationals. 14 boats came from as far as Abersoch, Falmouth and the Solent to race in Torbay’s challenging conditions, hosted by the very hospitable Brixham Yacht Club for Read more…
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, there are some great prizes on offer – including a free, brand new spinnaker, to a cut and cloth of your choice, courtesy of Hyde Sails and Bainbridge International! It’s done on a pro-am, or buddy system. After the first day’s racing, each Read more…
Instructions for boats arriving: On arrival in the Harbour Call “Shuttle” on Channel 37 (M1) and the BYC Bosun – Nigel – will assist where possible and allocate you a mooring or the pontoon. Short stays for loading are available at the yacht club, where you can also get a Read more…
Impala Nationals 2016 SIs final Impala Nationals 2016 NOR final Appendix 2 Course D Round the Bay Race List of Torbay Race Marks Appendix 2 Course D -Round The Bay Race Marks Chart Appendix 2 Course C Triangle – Reverse P Appendix 2 Course B Triangle – Windward – leeward Read more…
GBR9614 REACTION 0.885 17:17:41 07:47:41 06:53:54 24 GBR9500 POLLY 0.884 17:23:29 07:53:29 06:58:34 29 GBR9616 IMPTISH 0.885 17:46:39 08:16:39 07:19:32 73 GBR9578 CURVED AIR 0.881 18:02:38 08:32:38 07:31:38 113 GBR9561 UPROAR 0.885 18:00:36 08:30:36 07:31:53 114 GBR9545 FIREBIRD 0.883 18:09:23 08:39:23 07:38:37 139 IRL9501 TRUDI 0.888 18:31:30 09:01:30 08:00:51 221 Read more…
This is the race report from the ’92 Nationals, also held at Brixham – and won, narrowly, by Juanita – now Vlad the Impala