With winds that started at 27 knots and eased to 10 by the finish, the Impalas in Class 4 had an interesting day’s racing in the penultimate race of the Garmin Hamble Winter Series. The steep, short chop had the consistency of concrete, making upwind speed elusive. Polly was first, Read more…
A gusty and shifty breeze that started at 20+knots and ended up at 8 knots in the lulls made for an interesting race on Sunday, in the latest Garmin Hamble Winter Series weekend. The three Impalas in IRC 4 did well, with Polly first, Trudi second and Curved Air 4th. Read more…
Another breezy weekend in the Hamble Winter Series, this time with the added bonus of mist and drizzle. Nonetheless, some close racing this week, especially between Trudi and Curved Air in a good 12-18knot WSW’ly on a crowded racecourse in a strong tide. Polly is leading IRC 4 overall, with Read more…
Four boats came along to the Hamble Autumn Championships over the weekend, for some blustery sailing with winds up to 26 knots. At the end of the weekend, Polly took home the trophy, a slight navigational error and a broken boom on Sunday aside. Trudi was second, with Imptish, in Read more…
What a difference to last week! Day 2 of the Hamble Winter Series and the Solent was filled with thick fog, no wind and the foghorns of ships sounding their way up Southampton Water. What a surprise, then, to get in a race in, in 5-10 knots of breeze that Read more…
The Autumn series at Royal Western is now in its fourth week – 8th race. Wisecrack (Roger Stanbury) and Zulu (Kevin Palfreeman) turned out for the first Sunday (18th Sept), and have since the 25th have been joined by a revitalised Imelda (9510) skippered by Robert Boalch. Robert started with Read more…
Three Impalas – Curved Air, Trudi and Polly – ventured into the Solent yesterday in a large wind-against-tide chop and gusts of 25 knots for the first weekend of the Garmin Hamble Winter Series. After two races, Polly is lying first overall in IRC 4, with Trudi 3rd and Curved Read more…
We now have a class start in the HRSC Garmin Hamble Winter Series Autumn Championships on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd October. There are windward/leeward courses, and 7 races over the weekend. So far, there are 5 boats coming along. Come and join them! You can enter online at www.garminhamblewinterseries.co.uk. Read more…
Well done to the 5 Impala crews who took part in a windy Cowes Week in an extremely competitive class 6. First Impala was Paul Blowers/Nick Daniels’ Patriot Games in 5th Overall with 25 points. Next up was Burhou in 8th (52) and Uproar, with her under 18 crew in Read more…
After a few windy days, it’s halfway through cowes week. Paul Blowers’ Patriot Games continues her top form and leads the Impala fleet at 4th Overall in IRC 6, just one place behind Hanse 291 White Mischief, who has been the Impalas’ arch-rival for decades. Next up is Uproar, with Read more…