- Goslings 2019 Viper 640 World Championship – Day 1 Recap — Local talent leads with very tight pack nipping at heels August 20, 2019
Jay Golison, Steve Flam, and Eric Doyle from the host Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) sit atop the leader board after the first three races of the Goslings 2019 Viper 640 World Championship. With a scoreline of 1-2-6, Golison and team with nine points are a slim four points ahead of 2017 Viper 640 North American champions Marcus Eagan, Andrew Eagan, and Jackson Benvenutti who rolled a 5-1-7. From there, the scores drop to the twenties with three boats tied for third with 20 points and a slim 7 points separating third from tenth.
Golison noted that he won the favored pin end of the line all three races and was able to sail his own race. Eagan said, “We sailed conservatively, starting mid-line, and worked on our fleet management. The left paid out the first race and the ...
...read more - Follow the Goslings Viper 640 Worlds August 20, 2019
The 2019 Goslings Viper World Championship is underway!
Check back to this link regularly to follow the results from the Goslings Viper 640 Worlds hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA. Former World and North American Champions, Olympians, and the best Viper sailors in the world will be competing.
Watch the action on Facebook Live with coverage of mark roundings and finishes as on the water conditions permit.
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...read more - Viper PCC and Pre-Worlds in the books…Bring on the Big Show August 19, 2019
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club to host first Viper 640 World Championship in the U.S.
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) will be hosting the 2019 Viper 640 World Championship powered by Goslings from August 17-24, 2019. The host of the Viper’s 2014 North American Championship and the home of the world’s largest fleet of the Viper 640 sportboat, ABYC has the experience, the resources, and the volunteers to make this a true World Championship.
50 Vipers are expected to be on the starting line sailing in the waters off Long Beach. The Viper 640 is known for its exceptional tracking upwind and, in the right conditions, hitting speeds in the high teens downwind. In short, these boats are as exciting to watch as they are to sail.
This Championship is drawing competitors from around the world including 2018 World Champion Nick Jerwood ...
...read more - Women Racing Vipers in Palma May 17, 2019
The fourth event of the ONE Palma Viper 640 Winter Series took place over the weekend of May 10/12. RCNP hosted the event as part of the Sailracing Palmavela Regatta Trophy. The Vipers share racecamps with the TP52, the Maxi’s and many more.
...read more - VIPER 640 CLASS ASSOCIATION AWARDS TWO NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS April 25, 2019
During its regular meeting on April 1, 2019, the North American Executive Committee of the International Viper 640 Class association voted in favor of two yacht club proposals to host upcoming North American Championships for the Class.
2020 Championship
The Class awarded the 2020 Viper 640 North Americans to the Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT, to be sailed October 15-19 on the Long Island Sound. Noroton, with its stunning new clubhouse, hosted the 2018 Viper 640 New England Championship reaffirming that the club’s reputation for excellent race management, racer-friendly facilities, and gracious hospitality were well merited. It is anticipated that as many as 60 of the 21-foot sport boats will compete at Noroton with teams coming from across the U.S. and Canada as well as Bermuda, the UK, Australia, Spain, and South Africa.
“The Viper 640 sailors from Noroton Yacht Club and the ...
...read more - 2019 Viper 640 World / North American Championships December 29, 2018
The Registration is now open for the 2019 World Championships at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA through Regatta Toolbox. Start making your plans to compete in what will be the largest and most competitive Viper 640 event of all time.
ABYC has one of the largest Viper fleets in the world and welcomes competitors to come sail in sunny Southern California. For more information regarding this event please email fleet captain Tim Carter
...read more - Rod Beauteaux Wins Western Australian State Title and a hug from Santa December 20, 2018
Western Australian State Championship
We have been having some good racing leading up to Christmas.
The Musto Regatta off Fremantle provided a weekend of good breezes and the States in early December promised more of the same.
The State titles were held at SoPYC. The forecast was for light medium winds on Saturday morning and stronger breezes on Sunday morning. Because of weekend racing on the river, the races were all held in the morning.
A fleet of nine boats hit the start line on Saturday. Unfortunately our World Champions, Nic Jerwood and Brian deVries were unable to compete.
The first race had Rod Beurteauxleading around the first mark, in the first race, when their keel was tangled by a poorly laid mark rope. The rope was weighted down, deep enough not to be seen, but was not deep enough to clear the keel.
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