New Impala owner Barney Smith and two friends spent last week bringing Imptish, which he bought in Hoorn, Holland, back to the UK. He writes: ‘ Too tired to write much and need to do some proper work to earn 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. Read more…
An impressive tale of a serious Impala voyage from Dave and Jeanette Hardy and Black Magic. They’ve just returned from a 2,000 mile, three-month cruise from Liverpool to Norway and back, taking in the Caledonian Canal, Cape Wrath and the Read more…
A new mast for Monkey Business at last! Not without its teething troubles it has to be said, and a lot more to sort. To say that the new rig is different is something of an understatement! A full write-up Read more…
An update from the far side of the world: Gaston Chan writes ‘In the summer our wind comes from the south, and Hong Kong Harbour is in a wind shadow, so most of the racing moves to Shelter Cove to Read more…
It’s a grim day down south, so here’s some imaginative marketing to brighten your day, from the 1982 class handbook. ‘Win races, impress your girlfriend, impress your boyfriend, make new friends, impress protest committees in an IMPALA 28OOD SWEATSHIRT. If Read more…
The committee’s thoughts are already turning to 2012, and amongst other things, we are starting to look for a Championship venue. This year’s championships were one of the best attending for several years, and we want to start to build Read more…
News from Wales, where Inca, Jiminy Cricket and Apollo recently took place in the Dale Weekend bank holiday regatta. John Williams from Jiminy Cricket writes: ‘We competed in IRC 2 with the other Impala, Inca, unfortunately Apollo did not have Read more…
‘The Impala class is undergoing an encouraging renaissance’ says Stuart Childerley in his latest Yachts and Yachting column. ‘The boats looked good with the addition of Kevlar sails and seem to provide a value-for-money entrance into one design keelboat racing. Read more…
This has been a great year for the Impala class, with numbers and excitement on the up – and judging from the number of hits we’re getting on the ‘boats for sale‘ pages, it seems, more and more sailors want Read more…
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