Those who restore classic yachts help maintain sailing history – from wooden schooners and meter boats to one-designs. Now, a more modern classic has been restored. George Radley Jr. of Cobh, Ireland, has owned the Ron Holland-designed IMP since the ’90s and has just done a major restoration of this famous 1970s IOR winner. Over the decades, the boat has kept her distinctive look with her topsides painted in a rainbow horizontal green bands going from light green to dark green at the waterline. Originally built for San Francisco sailor David Allen in 1977, the boat was a radical design that turned out to be a breakthrough on the IOR scene. Here is a video of IMP sailing off Cork, Ireland, with her new set of UK Sailmakers X-Drive carbon sails.

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@K12-SAR @Kullmann @SSRS A 12m LOA and 45 knot, 3-4 crew, Search and Rescue vessel for SSRS. Concept design, General Arrangement, and Lines by Birger Kullmann Design Naval Architects. The first vessel with our markV hull design. Built by Swedeship/Ø-Varvet on the Swedish west coast. An all out carbonfibre sandwich construction with DIAB high density core. Propulsion twin Volvo Penta D6 and Kongsberg Kamewa waterjets. Fully enclosed wheelhouse with 2+1(+1) arrangement and Ullman seats. Launched may 2024. This is boat number 01 in the series.

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