Schweppes Viper WorldsWith One Day to Go In perfect conditions on Perth’s picturesque Swan River in Western Australia, another four races of the program were completed, leaving just two to go on tomorrow’s final day. Today’s breezes remained relatively steady between 250 and 260 degrees, ranging in strength from ten to fourteen knots – perfect […]
After the second day of the Schweppes Viper Worlds in Perth, Western Australia, a total of eight races have been completed and scores recalculated to include a single drop. A second drop will be allowed if thirteen or more races are completed. Conditions today could hardly have been more different from yesterday. Shifty south easterly […]
Vipers Cocktail Party After a hard day’s sailing with four races completed, sailors were able to let their hair down at the Western Australian Maritime Museum for a cocktail party. In the shadows of the iconic Australia II (the real yacht, not a replica) and Jon Sanders’ Parry Endeavour, the yacht that carried him around […]
Wild West Tames Vipers Britain’s Lawrence Crispin heads the points table after four races in the Schweppes Viper Worlds 2018, being sailed on Perth’s Swan River in Western Australia. Crispin, a previous Viper Pan American Championship winner and perennial Viper powerhouse is sailing again with his regular crew: his son Luka and Hector Cisneros. When […]
Justin Scott had a blinder today with two first placings to position his Viper as the boat to beat in the Worlds.Justin Scott, one of the many international skippers who traveled to the South of Perth Yacht Club to compete in the Schweppes Viper Worlds 2018 on the picturesque Swan River, stamped his authority on […]
Flying Fifteen supremo and former world champion Nick Jerwood, sailing with his son, match racing champion Matthew and boat owner Brian de Vries, set the pace on the first practice day on Perth’s Swan River with two firsts – the second shared with Justin Scott. A quick look at the entry list reads like a […]
Sarasota weather came through in epic fashion for the final stop of the Ocean One Yacht Tenders Sarasota Viper Winter Series hosted by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. With four races on Saturday in a warm and sunny 10-15kt southerly, then four more on Sunday in a warm, sunny and sporty 15-22kt, the 24 teams competing […]
January 20, 2018 East Fremantle Yacht Club Reported by Jon Stubbs Another Rumble done and dusted. Sailed on the short course in front of Western Australia’s East Fremantle Yacht Club, the racing provided plenty of action for the spectators as the wind was a pleasant 12 to 15 knots. This was a one-day, multi-class regatta […]
December 10-11, 2017 South of Perth Yacht Club The Western Australian State titles were a lead-up to the forthcoming Viper 640 World Championship in February. The format was changed to late afternoon racing followed by morning racing to hopefully get a good sea breeze and then the lighter easterly in the morning. Of course, the […]
After several years of good fortune with wind, the 2017-18 Sarasota Viper Winter Series has had a tougher start. The December event was skunked on Saturday but managed 4 light air races on Sunday, and January’s event was a near carbon copy of December. Despite great breeze for a Brad Boston-led clinic on Friday, Saturday’s […]
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