What a great time to be a Viper sailor in Perth. Having just hosted the 2018 World Championships we are left with a 20 boat Western Australian fleet and memories of a Regatta that will be hard to beat. The sailing was sensational. After gentle conditions in the two day warm-up regatta, Monday turned out […]
This was by far and away the best sailing event experience I have ever had. It was not just the sailing competition, which was fantastic in its own right, but it was the entire West Australia experience: • The amazing party at the WA Maritime Museum, • The day at Rottnest Island, • The camaraderie, […]
Another “Family” World Title for the Jerwoods and De Vries The Jerwood/de Vries family combination is well known at Australian Sailing headquarters, where Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries are Australian representatives in the 470 class. They jumped back to 420’s in January to claim the World Women’s title in that class. This time it […]
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 […]
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