This past weekend Arizona Yacht Club played host to their annual Leukemia Cup regatta, also known as the Birthday Regatta. There was an added incentive this year as Ullman Sails Newport Beach sponsored Friday’s Centerboard Challenge. The Portsmouth, PHRF and Viper Fleets all turned up to do battle for centerboard dominance. The Viper fleet also included the day as part of their Leukemia Cup series. The wind was strong in the morning, but the afternoon included a 180-degree shift and light air, which made for an interesting and challenging racecourse. READ MORE
Racing Vipers on Biscayne Bay has deservedly been described as a dress rehearsal for heaven on earth. Crystal blue water, breeze from 10-18 day after day, followed by an evening among the bars and restaurants of tropical Coconut Grove. What could be better in the middle of a cold winter??
This past weekend was the ABYC Turkey Day Regatta – their largest regatta with 220 boats sailing. Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day; the sun came out pretty early, so we had some good wind during the day. We had 7 Vipers attend the regatta, with two boats traveling from as far as Seattle to compete. We were able to get in 4 windward/leeward races with close competition at each mark rounding. There were a few “disagreements”, but for the most part we all played nice.
Full report and videos of Vipering in 30+ kts after the jump.
The Executive Committee has selected venues and approximate dates for the Viper 640 class's next three North American Championships. Going forward, bids will be accepted up to 3 years in advance for future North Americans in order to allow the class to work with organizers and host clubs to plan great events and to maximize turnout.
North Americans 2012: Marblehead, Massachusetts (Eastern YC) Sept. 6-9, 2012 (Pre NAs / Labor Day Regatta Sept. 1-2, 2012) 2013: Houston, Texas (Houston YC) October 10-13, 2013 2014: Long Beach, California (Alamitos Bay YC) Sept. 3-6, 2014
