During the two Annual General Meetings on Saturday, January 23, a new slate of Viper 640 Class officers were elected to office. In the International Class AGM, Steve Chapman (Alcove, Quebec, CAN) assumed the role of International Class Chairman. Steve, who has served as the North American Regional President President replaced Justin Scott (Darien, CT, […]
Lots of Viper updates… Snake Bytes October 19, 2020 In today’s special issue: In today’s Snake Bytes: Words from a Prez – Rondar update Eight Bells: Geoff Ewenson Viper 2021 Big-3 Regattas Registrations Open Bow Numbers Order Reminder High Performance Regatta Great Lakes COVID Regatta Got Sails??? The Summer of PHRF WORDS FROM […]
October 10-11, 2020 2020 has been a challenging year for the NYC tristate area, for our country, and for the many people and families that have been personally affected by the pandemic. Viper sailing has been collateral damage to some extent compared to our usual turnouts with some folks away and others unwilling to sail […]
October 3-4, 2020 2020 has been a tough year for everyone. Viperers, with travel limited and restrictions on social contacts outside the household, have missed what was supposed to be an event-packed season of one-design racing culminating in the North Americans on Long Island Sound. As of mid-September, there had been no one-design racing on […]
Time to get back to the gym! Read on… Snake Bytes September 1, 2020 IN TODAY’S SNAKE BYTES: Words from a Prez 2020 Mega Viper Regatta Week Viper Calendar Models Class Rules Update – IMPORTANT Regatta Reports Travis’ Troubled Thailand Travels (don’t you just love alliteration?) WORDS FROM A PREZ The summer of […]
Sailing in Annapolis in August is always challenging. Plug in the passing of a tropical depression and the current pandemic, and the conditions are properly difficult. The one out-of-town team that came for the Annapolis NOOD was Tyler and Jane Moore’s “Big Rooster” with Hampton native turned Annapolitan Austin Powers and his girlfriend Kayla Harper. […]
With COVID19 putting a hurt on the normal sailing season, the Marblehead Viper Fleet has been starting to return to a sense of normalcy. Since mid-June, the 6 (out of 10) local boats who felt safe to do so, have been out sailing with the Marblehead Racing Association. The fleet has had some great days […]
Gulfport Yacht Club, August 1-2, 2020 This year’s Junior Lipton Challenge was the 75th running of this historic regatta, one of the crown jewels of the Gulf Yachting Association’s Capdevielle interclub championship series. Hosted by the Gulfport (MS) Yacht Club with their Sailing Director and Viper sailor Sam Vasquez as Event Chair, the regatta reached […]
Easy to get sailing and up to speed, yet all the one design competition you can handle.
