We’re excited to announce that the 2025 Impala Nationals will be held in Poole on the weekend of 13-14 September 2025, hosted by Parkstone Yacht Club. Great facilities for travelling boats, a beautiful place to sail and we are expecting a strong entry. Will you be there? More details to Read more…
Ten Impalas took part in the Impala European Championships, held at EDYC in the beautiful surroundings of Strangford Lough in late May. Conditions were perfect for Impala racing, with 14 knots 17 knots from the South East, if a little brisk at 12 degrees and feeling chilly with the breeze. Read more…
Not long now until the Impala European Championships on Strangford Lough! Check back here and on facebook to follow the event…
We are delighted to announce the Impala European Championship, incorporating the UK and Irish Nationals, next May 25th/26th 2024. East Down Yacht Club will host the event at their nine acre site on the shores of Strangford Lough. The weekend also includes the Sonata Open Event competing on the same Read more…
Eleven boats entered the 2023 Impala Nationals superbly hosted by Hamble River Sailing Club from the 21 to 23 July and sponsored by Spinlock and Dart Sails. Racing was held in the central Solent, the spiritual home of this evergreen 28 foot cruiser/racer designed by the legendary David Thomas way Read more…
Here are some options in the local area for accomodation: RAF Yacht Club has a number of rooms that can be booked Royal Southern YC also has rooms that can be booked Hamble B&B: https://www.hamblebedandbreakfast.com/ Landfall B&B: https://www.selfcateringhamble.com/accommodation/ Campsite and and Caravans/Static Caravans available at Mercury (15 minutes walk into Read more…
We’re happy to announce that the 2023 Impala Nationals will be sailed from Hamble from 21-23 July. Racing will be a mixture of windward-leeward and round the cans races, and the event will be run by Hamble River Sailing Club with support from the RAF YC. Cheap lift in deals Read more…
10 boats ventured to Plymouth for the first official Impala championships since the pandemic, from the Fal in the West to the Hamble to the East for a weekend of Caribbean sunshine and light but fairly steady wind. The Impala fleet joined the J/24s who also chose Plymouth Regatta as Read more…
Happy New Year! Thanks for your patience – we can confirm that the 2022 Nationals will be held in Plymouth by the Port of Plymouth Sailing Association, over three days from 8-10 July 2022. To be run alongside the J/24 Nationals, this will be a great event and should get Read more…
Nationals update: The team in Plymouth are still planning to go ahead with the event as part of PPSA regatta on 9-11 July, but due to the limited number of boats willing to travel, the continuing COVID situation and feedback from local boats (a couple of whom aren’t launching this Read more…