ABEKING & RASMUSSEN Classic Yacht For Sale

IMPALA is a flush deck configuration with a small house over the companion way, and an aft cabin. At the bottom of  the offset companion, to starboard, is a wet locker,  and the  chart table with two chart drawers and eight drawers for tools. To port  is the head with original A & R sink , Willcox - Crittenden "Skipper" head, and lockers for towels etc.

Forward of the companionway is the main saloon with pilot berths outboard, L- shaped settee to port, and straight settee to starboard.  A mahoghany gimbled , drop leaf table is in the center. A Danish, Reflects type 60M  diesel heater is on the port bulkhead and its chimney exits through the head to keep the head warm . Forward are two hanging lockers and a bureau.

Forward of the saloon is the Galley, running across the width of the boat. Eno France propane stove and soapstone sink are to port. The propane is carried in two 20 lb. aluminum bottles, on deck behind the mast, and controlled by a manual shut off valve over the cook's head. The original A& R stainless steel ice box, capacity 300 lb of ice, is to starboard. Fresh and salt water taps are supplied by foot pumps. The mainmast runs through the middle of the galley and provides support for the cook.

Forward of the galley is the Fo'c'stle which has a pilot berth to port and a bench to starboard that can be used as an extra bunk. The Fo'c'stle has a hanging locker and 7 drawers.

Forward of the Fo'c'stle is the Forepeak which is used for ground tackle storage.

Aft of the companionway is the owners private cabin, with a double bunk to starboard and a single to port.  It has two hanging lockers,  a bureau and four large drawers and three other lockers.

Two 8 - D gel house batteries plus a engine start battery . All new ( 2001 ) wiring running to new electrical panel at chart table . Navigation lights are Orca Geen Marine L X - 2 LED fixtures and Hella Led at masthead . Battery monitor

Sailing instruments are Brookes and Gatehouse Hydra 2000 system , with full function digital display at chart table and four analogue instruments in cockpit.

Radios are ICOM IC - M700 PTO Single side band transceiver and ICON IC -M127 VHF
GPS is Garmin 128
EPIRB is ACR RLB-28
There is an audio C D tuner driving speakers in the main saloon and cockpit.
IMPALA has an original Danforth White 6" Constellation compass ( restored by White in 2007) in a binnacle on the steering pedestal.
Horn is a Kallenberg S-OA, air driven brass trumpet 

Yanmar 3 GH 27 hp engine with hydraulic Velvet Drive 71 gearbox , Walter v- drive R V - 26 , and 2 blade feathering MaxProp . The engine is controlled by a Kobelt # 2043 , single lever control . The engine was installed in 2001 and has been run 1100 hours.

Spars : Sitka spruce spars excepting aluminum mainmast . The aluminum mast was designed by S&S and installed by  original owner in 1966. It was replaced by a replica in 2007.

Sails : IMPALA has a new ( 2007 ) set of HOOD Vectran sails : main, mizzen, staysail , #1 yankee jib topsail and # 2 yankee jib topsail . She is rigged for either double head sails , or genoa, but has no genoa at present. She has a new Hood mizzen staysail , but although she is rigged for spinnakers, she currently has none. IMPALA has 15 Barient winches , including two # 35 primaries , and one new ( 2005 ) Anderson 46ST reefing winch . She has main and mizzen covers sail covers. 

Givens Offshore Deluxe 8 man canister life raft (new 2008) with Katadyn watermaker and GPS EPIRB packed within
2 MON VIII man overboard modules by SURVIVAL TECH
Man Overboard Buoy
8 inflatable life preservers , 4 Kapok preservers , harness and tethers
AVON inflatable dinghy and EPIRB packed within
8 hp Evinrude outboard
Ground Tackle :
3 anchors : 106 lb C Q R ,  66 lb Bruce , and 45 lb. C Q R
3 chain rodes : 2 @ 3/8th " X 20 FT . one @ 7/16th X 40'
4 Nylon rodes 5/8" X 120ft
2 Nylon rodes at 3/4" X 120 ft.

In 1954 , three institutions , the CCA rating rule , the Sparkman and Stephens design firm and the ABEKING and RASMUSSEN building yard , all three in their ascendency , came together to create IMPALA, a boat even then , when most boats were beautiful , was considered a particular beauty.

S&S designed IMPALA in the tradition of STORMY WEATHER and their long line of full keel ocean racers. She is a bit beamier , and wider aft, than many of her sisters . She is also a little shallower -- drawing 7' 8" rather than the customary 8' to 8 1/2 ' . She is flush decked with a small house aft . Her interior is reminiscent of an ALDEN  --- off center companionway , owner's cabin aft , and galley forward . A& R built her to a high standard in double planked mahoghany.

I have admired IMPALA and have been fortunate to sail and hold her helm . The owner has cruised her extensively in EUROPE. Recently I was privileged to crew on her during the July OLIN STEPHENS CLASSIC REGATTA celebration for his 100 year birthday held at the NYYC HARBOURCORT in NEWPORT. IMPALA took a 1st and 2nd in her class

The OPERA HOUSE RACE is the most famous classic regatta event held in the USA. This August, IMPALA in 25 knots breeze, finished ahead of DORADE, S&S design #7, and on corrected time ahead of DORADE and the much larger BLACK WATCH (S&S, built 1938).