Latest Viper 640 Class News


Ill wins Sarasota Viper finale, Benvenutti holds on for overall win

Sarasota Winter Series Wraps Up As reported by Steve Chapman This past weekend was the final regatta of three weekends of the Sarasota Winter Series. This last event saw 14 Vipers sailing in great weather. The arrival of a cold front Saturday morning couldn’t keep the heat out of the sailing. With racing starting in […]

Spectacular Conditions for Sarasota Winter Series #2

Sarasota Winter Series #2 is in the books, and once again the Viper fleet enjoyed spectacular conditions and very close racing. Saturday came in with a bang. As we sailed out the channel and down to the racecourse it was straight into high speed running once we cleared the shallow area. After some aggressive starting […]

Sarasota Sailing Squadron Viper 640 Winter Series – Weekend 1 Recap

Early Christmas Present Sailing  Over the December 14-15 weekend, the seventh annual pilgrimage of Viper 640 and VX One sailors to Sarasota, FL, took place. In this, their version of a laidback winter series, those that made the trip were well rewarded by great sailing and great shore-side activities.  Kicking-off on Friday night at Lynches […]

Bacardi Cup 2020 Promo

The Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta is an irresistible combination of rum, high performance racing and a packed program of socials and after parties.

Viper 640 Snake Bytes Winter Regattas – November 19, 2019

    Get out of the cold…go south to sail this winter!    Snake Bytes November 19, 2019   IN TODAY’S SNAKE BYTES:  Words from a Prez Regatta reports Viper Southeast Winter Travel Plans Palma Winter Series ABYC Turkey Day Regatta Calling for 2020 Regatta Schedules Viper Couples Changes in Dues Payment Processor Tech Tip […]

European Viper Series Palma 2020 registration open

Come and sail in beautiful Palma, Majorca at the Real Club Nautico de Palma. Rondar and One Sails Palma have a full charter package, so you don’t have to worry about getting a boat to Palma! Contact Debbie at debbie@rondarboats.com for more information.  

The Viper 640s are headed back to Miami next March

Don’t be left out. Make your plans NOW to be part of the Bacardi Invitational Regatta next March. Viper Winter Cup – Monday/Tuesday, March 2-3, 2020 Viper Miami Scorch – Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Bacardi Invitational Regatta – Thursday, March 5 – Saturday, March 7, 2020  Info and registration HERE.   

Viper 640 Snake Bytes – September 30, 2019

 Snake BytesSeptember 30, 2019 IN TODAY’S SNAKE BYTES:  Words from a Prez Regatta results – Worlds/NAsRegatta results – Lake Champlain Viper OpenThe non-sailing side of the WorldsUpcoming regattasClass Rules vote recap Words from the North American Prez Look out, Miami, here come the Vipers! For the past decade, every March the Viper 640 Class has […]

Mo’ Grins Smiling after Lake Champlain Viper Open Win

Lake Champlain Viper Open is in the Books     The Viper fleet has returned for a 6th time to the beautiful Lake Champlain for some top notch racing and hospitality. The driving force behind the event, the Hyerstay Family (Dale, Alice, and Jason) has once again rallied eager volunteers at Lake Champlain Yacht Club in Shelburne, […]

Viper sailors weigh in on why they love the boat

We caught up with sailors at the 2019 Viper 640 World Championship to get their take on the boats and the class. Video by Mikey Foxtrot Images