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Zeke Horowitz Three-peats at Sarasota Viper Winter Series
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…
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Rumble in the Reach 2018
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…
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Western Australia Viper 640 State Championship
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…
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Sarasota Winter Viper Circuit #2 – Houston YC’s Pat Gibson takes light air weekend
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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New Northern Honey Badger video of 2018 NAs
Only Brian Johansen can pull together a video like this that takes you “behind the scenes” both on and off the water. Video Link HERE.
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Video Links to Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship
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: https://www.facebook.com/brian.johansen.121/videos/10213529453723274/ Day 1: Day 2: Day 3:
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Marcus Eagan Wins 2017 Viper 640 North American Championship
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…
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Wet And Wild Day Three At Beacon Group Viper 640 North Americans
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…
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Light and Tricky Second Day of Viper 640 North Americans
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…
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Beacon Group 2017 Viper 640 North American starts tomorrow…
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…