16th Sail Racing Palma Vela Overall: Perfect finale seals titles Racing in the new-to-Palma Viper 640 sportboat class has been close, spirited and exciting in the stronger breezes especially. The local youngsters of the host club, the Real Club Nautico de Palma lead by coach Pedro Mari, held off the challenge from Lawrence Crispin, a […]
Vipers in Europe, Worlds Update and Lots of regattas! Snake BytesApril 29, 2019 Regattas Notices and more In today’s Snake Bytes: Words from a Prez Regatta Recap2019 Worlds Update2020 & 2021 NAs AnnouncementUpcoming Regattas WORDS FROM A PREZ I am pleased to announce that the Viper 640 Class is now firmly established in Europe. Thanks […]
A small but spirited fleet of eight Vipers battled for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Championship sailed as part of 2019 Charleston Race Week, April 12-14. Some of the fleet chose to launch from the dedicated Viper launch and haul location at Hobcaw Yacht Club in Mt. Pleasant. Others chose to take advantage of the hoist […]
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, […]
Vipers returned to Miami Sunday, March 3 – practice sailing Monday-Tuesday – March 4-5 – Viper Winter Cup Wednesday, March 6 – Miami Scorch Thursday – Saturday, March 7-9 – Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta Sunday, March 10 – and on the eight day it was a “day of rest!” It’s always fun to rediscover something […]
Miami, we’re back! Extremely close racing at the Viper 640 Winter Cup has officially kicked off the Viper 640 class’ week-long 2019 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta. In the two-day series, sailed in beautiful 80+ degree days in Biscayne Bay, the fleet managed light to moderate breezes and intense competition that saw the score sheet radically […]
The 2018-19 Sarasota Viper Winter Series wrapped up on Feb 10th with two epic days of sailing on Sarasota Bay. Seven races were sailed over the course of the weekend with three fully planning condition races being sailed on Saturday, in breeze that topped out with gusts close to 20 kts. Race one went to […]
Those that have never had the opportunity to sail in the AYC Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup are missing quite an experience. Sailing on the picturesque, man-made Lake Pleasant 40 minutes north of Phoenix, one is in awe of the mountains that edge the lake, the cacti on the hillside, and the wild burrows that […]
The second event of the ONE Palma Viper 640 Winter Series took place over the weekend of February 16/17. The Real Club Nautico De Palma hosted the event as part of the Trofeo Noli Regatta, again there was ‘wall to wall’ sunshine. Family teams were the order of the day including GBR’s Russell Peters crewed […]
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