Which One Design?

   both the impala and the sigma 36 are superior boats to the 33 in terms of helming and crewing.
What the impala lacks in interior comfort is made up for in the cockpit and deck which are a hek of a lot less bruising and uncomfy than the 33, which was always meant to be a sit in the cockpit channel racer and not a round-the-cans hike bitches racer!

The 33 had numbers and quality sailors but fleets are down except Dublin funnily enough.

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damp_freddie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 20 Oct 05 Location: Aruba Online Status: Offline Posts: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote damp_freddie Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Which One Design? Posted: 22 Feb 07 at 7:15pm
	both the impala and the sigma 36 are superior boats to the 33 in terms of helming and crewing. What the impala lacks in interior comfort is made up for in the cockpit and deck which are a hek of a lot less bruising and uncomfy than the 33, which was always meant to be a sit in the cockpit channel racer and not a round-the-cans hike bitches racer! The 33 had numbers and quality sailors but fleets are down except Dublin funnily enough.

WildWood Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 14 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 136	Post Options Post Reply Quote WildWood Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 07 at 8:57am
	I'm not saying the 33 is the be-all-and-end-all. Yeah, it does have a cramped cockpit and has a painful toe rail which the Impala doesn't. However IMHO the 33 is still superior to the Impala, esp if you intend to cruise, as it is considerably more sea worthy and comfortable. The main thing the Impala has going for it is the fact that you can get a proper yacht which can be raced or cruised for under 15K. If you have a bigger bubget, then there are def. better boats about.

damp_freddie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 20 Oct 05 Location: Aruba Online Status: Offline Posts: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote damp_freddie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 07 at 8:36pm
	I think stefans point about finding crew is to the point....an X332 needing 8 and in no big numbers anymore, plus an expensive sail wardrobe..... Another thing in favour of the Impala, but some are pretty tatty and yes they aren't as well made as the very robust sigma 33- and it is better for offshore in the channel (fastnet 79 showed that) Impalas are more broachy but the mast does bend with kicker! despite the lead shoe over the orignial design they will still luff very hard and stall if you are overcanvassed. Improvement on before- they would actually self-tack! Edited by damp_freddie