Latest Viper 640 Class News


Rolling Thunder Rides First Day Bullets to Victory at Southern Bay Race Week

Hampton Yacht Club hosted its annual premier event, Southern Bay Race Week in early June.  Hampton will be the site of the 2025 Viper North Americans in early October of next year.  Nine Vipers sailed the Friday, Saturday, Sunday nine-race event. Vir Menon, Brian Fox, and Marian Williams took all three of the Friday races in medium […]

Lake Sunapee Invitational Regatta – Viper Mountain Climbing

As reported by Event Chair Mike Deyett: June 15-16, 2024 We had boats arrive from as far south as Virginia and as far north as Ottawa.   This was not your local typical regatta.  Lunches were provided both days and a  spectacular dinner on Saturday overlooking Lake Sunapee and the surrounding Mountains.   Most teams were provided […]

Team Z Wins SCYC 2024 Viper 640 Open

Oyster Bay treated Viper sailors to champagne sailing at the 2024 Seawanhaka Viper 640 Open, with Saturday’s winds ranging from 8-18 knots and Sunday’s first race ranging from 4-14 kts before the wind clocked right and built to a steadier 15-18 kts for the final race.  Team Z (Marek & Chris Zaleski and Jake Bradt) […]

New Northeast Lipton Cup Interclub Challenge crushes it!

May 18-19, 2024 Justin Scott has done more for the Viper 640 Class over the past two decades than anyone. Now he adds to his list of credits pulling off the first major interclub regatta in the northeast corner of North America. This event was hosted by the Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT. Here’s Justin’s […]

Jimmy Praley, Austin Powers, and Max Vinocur take ’24 ACC

  This has been an impressive 12 months for Jimmy Praley, Austin Powers, and Max Vinocur and their Team Robot Flamingo. In September, the three won the ’23 North American Championship. Then, over the winter, they were on top for the Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Viper Winter Series. Now, this past weekend, they turned in a […]

GYA ’24 Capedevielle Series opens

Fairhope (AL) Yacht Club is hosting the Gulf Yachting Association’s Opening Regatta this weekend.  Eleven club teams will be duking it out as the 2024 Capdevielle Series begins. Team registered: Pensacola Yacht Club Bay Waveland Yacht Club Pontchartrain Yacht Club New Orleans Yacht Club Fairhope Yacht Club Gulfport Yacht Club Mobile Yacht Club St. Andrew […]

Viper 640 Snake Bytes – April 29 – Spring Preview

 Snake BytesApril 29, 2024Spring Viper preview In today’s Snake Bytes:  Bacardi Miami Invitational Regatta Recap Upcoming May regattas – and more Register for the North Americans Got Vipers? Tyler does! Mast rigging tip BACK TO BACARDI After a spectacular winter series in Sarasota, 23 Vipers migrated east to race in Miami in the Bacardi Cup […]

In March it was Back To Bacardi for the Vipers

After a spectacular winter series in Sarasota, 23 Vipers migrated east to race in Miami in the Bacardi Cup from March 7-9. Day 1 found the boats ashore in the morning waiting for the breeze to fill in, but once it did, the fleet was off and running. Three races were completed on Thursday with […]

Viper 640 Snake Bytes – Feb 15, 2024

 Snake BytesFebruary 15, 2024 In today’s Snake Bytes:  Viper Production Up and Running Western Australian Vipers at Geographe Bay Regatta Sarasota Viper Winter Series Wrap-up Last Call For Bacardi Invitational Regatta The Miami Scorch Is Back Dues Reminder Upcoming Regattas Top Got Vipers? Rondar Does! Finally, the impact of the pandemic and the resultant supply […]

WA VIPERS TRAVEL SOUTH TO GEOGRAPHE BAY RACE WEEK

Six Vipers from Fremantle’s South of Perth Yacht Club drove the 225 km south along Western Australia’s southwest coast and joined the 74-yacht fleet for Geographe Bay Race Week in February 2024. The Vipers sailed a 10 race, 3-day mini regatta. Day 1 saw gusty 20+ knot conditions which tested the crews and resulted in […]