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 […]
Petey Crawford from Penalty Box did some sterling work with his camera during the NAs. Here are links to some of his video updates. Enjoy! Arrival & warm-up: Tales From the Viper 640 North Americans 2017 This video is about Tales From the Viper 640 North Americans 2017 Posted by Brian Johansen on Tuesday, October […]
Ft. Walton Yacht Club, Ft. Walton, FL October 27, 2017 After three days of close, competitive racing, Charleston, SC, sailors Tom Loutrel, John Bowden and Karl Schutte held a fragile eight point lead in the fifty-four boat fleet having finished in the top four for all except one of the preceding nine races. The top […]
Ft. Walton Yacht Club, Ft. Walton, FL October 27, 2017 After a light-air Day Two that saw only one race completed, Friday’s Day Three of the Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship found the wind gods smiling on the sailors. Winds from the southeast averaged in the mid-teens for most of the day […]
October 26, 2017 Sailboat racing is hard. Anyone who is a sailboat racer will agree with that comment 110%. OK, but running a major regatta—like the 2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship AND sailing in it, is even harder. Being an event chair for the largest regatta in your class’s history and […]
All Viper regattas are special occasions. A chance to catch up with friends. A time to relax and enjoy time on the water away from the office. A chance to see what crazy spinnaker graphics someone has added. But some Viper regattas are more special than others, and everyone’s heart starts beating a bit harder […]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS Of the North American Viper 640 Class NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the North American Viper 640 Class(the “Class”) is called for and will be held at the Fort Walton Yacht Club,180 Ferry Road NE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on the 26th day of […]
Patrick Mauro thrilled his Larchmont Yacht Club shipmates and other Viper sailors this past May as many of us followed in real time (largely thanks to Facebook) his expedition to Himalayas to tackle the world’s tallest mountain. We uninitiated were totally unaware of the preparation and training that must go into such a venture, and […]
Easy to get sailing and up to speed, yet all the one design competition you can handle.
