Larchmont Yacht Club July 16-24 Sailed over the weekends of July 16-17 and 23-24, the historic 118th running of Larchmont Race Week concluded Sunday afternoon with the Viper class participating in the second annual Around Execution Lighthouse Race – a winner-takes-all event with Vipers, classic Herreshoff S-Boats, PHRF racers, and a Gunboat 62 sharing the […]
Squamish Yacht Club July 23-24 Well the little boat that we all love did its thing this weekend up Howe Sound at the SOAR Regatta in Squamish, BC this past weekend. Howe Sound is essentially a fjord with mountains all around making for a great place to sail. Friday’s 9nm Inflow Race didn’t provide the […]
Kingston Yacht Club July 9-10 Kingston Yacht Club hosted the Great Lakes Viper fleet for our 3rd annual Canadian Championship. Famous for great sailing with good thermal winds, 10 boats arrived Friday to a warm welcome. Lots of beer and good food Friday night at the Kingston Brewing Company helped the fleet prepare for the […]
Nepean Sailing Club June 19-20 For the Great Lakes Vipers, heading to Nepean Sailing Club near Ottawa in June has become a tradition. Since 2005, NSC has hosted the annual event which attracted 81 boats in 2016, including 10 Vipers. Despite the light winds which dominate at this time of the year this is a […]
The fish that got away! Fresno Yacht Club July 9-10 Reported by Tim Carter This was an amazing adventure, Steve Bloemeke, Jennifer Weisman and I set off 12:30 Thurs afternoon for our trip up to Huntington Lake… Yes! It’s true the lake is full, it’s been three long years since we could sail here so […]
Congratulations to Jeff Grange, Bill Blazer and Chris Parker for winning the Pacific Coast Championship at 2016 Long Beach Race Week. 16 Vipers, 7 races, a heck of a regatta. Full story to be submitted shortly Long Beach Race Week 2016 Reported by Tim Carter Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and Long Beach Yacht Club once […]
Mary and Geoff Ewenson win Southern Bay Race Week SOUTHERN BAY RACE WEEK Hampton (VA) Yacht Club June 3-5 Hampton Yacht Club again ran a tremendous event with a dozen one-design and handicap class racing on the lower Chesapeake. After three days of racing and 11 races it was Mary and Geoff Ewenson aboard Terminally […]
Jeff Grange Wins 2016 SF Bay’s Delta Ditch Run Stockton Sailing Club June 6 Most of us race Vipers one-design around the buoys while others race their Viper PHRF. Some of our California Viper brethren decided to race their Vipers on a distance race: the Delta Ditch. As background, the 25th annual Delta Ditch Run […]
Chris Parker, Jeff Grange and Mike Kuhney top Viper fleet in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Skiff Festival Santa Barbara Yacht Club May 14-15 Host club’s Chris Parker with event chair Jeff Grange and Mike Kuhney winning three of five races followed in second by Viper Governor and Alamitos Bay YC member Tim Carter sailing with […]
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