Latest Viper 640 Class News
Jay Rhame and Peter Beardsley Win Sarasota Viper 640 Series #2
January 8, 2017 Fun In The Sun, But Not Super Warm! The January Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Viper 640 Winter Series stop (January 7-8) got off to a slow start as teams fought their way south through the Winter Storm Warnings and snow that reached as far south as the Gulf Coast. The Viper 640 team […]
Boston, Shuckerow, and Lawrence Hit The Jackpot at Sarasota #1
An epic weekend of sailing kicked off the Sarasota Viper Winter Series. While the rest of the country endured an Arctic blast Brad Boston, Lee Shuckerow and Luke Lawrence topped a fortunate fleet of 23 Viper teams that sailed 8 races in perfect Viper breeze with temps in the 80’s! Zeke Horowitz, Brendan Healey and […]
Updated NoR for Sarasota Viper Winter Series
Travis Yates, yes…the same Travis Yates who was the only one to go sailing on Thursday, November 17 in Bermuda Harbor (and had the ride of his lifetime)…has updated the NoR for the Sarasota Sailing Squadron’s Winter Viper 640 Series. This is a truly great event and everyone should make an effort to sail in […]
Looking Ahead – Comments from Viper Int’l Chair
At the Class AGM in Bermuda, the members approved the International Class Constitution which created an International Board of Governors (The International Board). We asked the newly elected Chairman of the International Board to write a few lines describing the role of the International Board and their priorities for the next twelve months. Justin Scott […]
New Viper 640 Class Officers Elected At AGM
Through the combination of online and in-person voting, a Constitutional Quorum of over 100 Owner Members cast ballots for new Class officers to serve two-year terms (2017-2018). The new slate of officers is: North American Region President – Steve Chapman Secretary – John Leyand Treasurer – Tony Chapman Northeast – Peter Beardsley Southeast – Travis […]
All Rules Change Proposals And International Constitution Accepted at 2016 AGM
At the 2016 Viper 640 Class Association’s 2016 Annual General Meeting held November 17, in Bermuda, the Class voted on four specific changes to the Class Rules as well as voting on acceptance of an International Constitution. Over 100 votes were cast on each issue which represents a 50% quorum of Owner Members required for passage. […]
Zeke Horowitz, Ian Coleman, and Brendan Healey Win Aspen Viper 640 International Championship sponsored by EFG
Sunday, November 20, 2016 When it was decided that the Viper 640 sports boats would travel to Bermuda during November 2016 for its major regatta, everyone was looking forward to the big winds that prevail on the Great Sound at that time of year. Unfortunately on two of the days too much wind prevailed. The […]
Bright & Stormy on Bermuda’s Great Sound – Zeke Horowitz still in the lead
Day 3 at the Aspen Viper 640 International Championship sponsored by EFG, Hamilton, Bermuda. He may have only won one of today’s four races, but his consistent top-5 finishes allowed Zeke Horowitz (Annapolis, MD), sailing with Brendan Healey (Greenwich, CT) and Ian Coleman (Annapolis, MD), to maintain a commanding lead after races three through six […]
Aspen Viper 640 International Championship Day 2 – A Boat Breaking Day
Thursday, November 17, 2016 Day 2 at the Aspen Viper 640 International Championship Regatta, Hamilton, Bermuda “Boat breaking conditions”, is what competitor Nick Lounsbury titled today. At noon the wind was 32 gusting to 43 which put sailors on standby until 1220 at which a final decision was made to cancel for the day. […]