The Garmin Hamble Winter Series started on Sunday in unseasonal warmth and with a 10-17 knot breeze. And best of all, the Impala class is the biggest One Design fleet in the event! Thanks to Hamo Thornycroft / yacht-photos.co.uk for the pics. Results:
A great total of 10 Impalas made it to Cowes Week this year for a week of very mixed racing conditions that warranted kedging, dodging the shallows, powered-up in 20 knots and plenty of torrential rain and thunder and lightning! After a week of close racing and some split-second finishes, Read more…
Richard Harding writes from Dublin: ‘The 6th, bi-annual, Dun Laoghaire regatta took place from the 9th to the 12th July. There were over 400 boats competing in a wide range of classes form dinghies to offshore cruisers, and the Impala class was represented by Bambi, GBR 9612, which is now Read more…
Barney Smith writes: ‘Imptish went round the Island on Saturday along with nine other Impala’s, the biggest class entry for several years. It was a great day. Sunny, windy, and glorious sailing. More of you need to be on the startline next year! The date is Saturday 2nd July 2016. Read more…
The 2015 Impala Nationals at CCYC in Cowes saw some incredibly close racing, with 6 different winners in 8 races leaving the final results table undecided until the very end of the event. 14 boats made the trip to Cowes from as far away as the river Severn and one Read more…
Yarmouth Report, Olly Love, Two Frank Arriving in Hamble with rain falling it looked like a dull weekend. However as we left the dock the sun came out and so did the shorts. With a forecast of 10-15 knots and a change of course already being announced we set up Read more…
For Solent based boats, the 2015 JOG Inshore Series started last Saturday (18th April) with the 35 mile Nab Tower Race. Starting from a line off Egypt Point in West Cowes, the course headed east between the forts built to protect the approaches to Portsmouth and Spit Head before turning Read more…
6 Impalas are currently competing in Cowes Week – Trudi, Magic, Scallywag, Two Frank, Burhou and Voodoo. Scallywag, putting a good end to her summer on the South Coast, leads by 2 points after 2 races, with Two Frank snapping at her heels. Full extracted results can be found on Read more…
Well done to all the Impalas who made it round the island in very little breeze on saturday. Imptish sailed a blinding race to finish 8th overall in IRC, with Firebird in 18th, Polly in 45th, Scallywag in 85th and Curved Air in 121st. Luckily it was the longest day! Read more…
Congratulations to Peter Norman, owner of Firebird, who finished the Round the Island Solo on 26th April in a very creditable position. He writes: ‘Fresh southerly winds were forecast all day for a clockwise rounding of the island amongst a fleet of varied boats from a quarter tonner to J/122. Read more…