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Zeke Horowitz, Danny Pletsch, and Peter Beardsley on the Podium for the Sarasota Viper Winter Series #1

Sarasota Sailing Squadron, Sarasota, FL The 2015-16 Sarasota Viper Winter Series kicked off on Friday December 11 with 15 of the 24 registered teams attending a full day clinic, hosted by North Sail’s Zeke Horowitz. Zeke took the teams through all aspects of rigging, tuning and tweaking the setup on a Viper. After a group […]

Vipers Ready to Return to Sarasota

The Viper 640 fleet returns to Florida for the third annual Winter Series.  Each year turnout in Sarasota has increased, and 2015-16 is no exception, with 28 teams already registered for the series, with more expected.  The first circuit event December 12-13 is expected to have 24 teams on the starting line, including the first […]

Zeke Horowitz To Conduct Viper Clinic In Sarasota, FL, 12/11

Zeke Horowitz from North Sails One-Design will be on hand at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron on December 11 to conduct a “go fast” Viper 640 seminar. Zeke has been sailing Vipers these past few years and has proven very quickly that he understands the boats and how to make them go fast in any condition. […]

The Snake Charmer Albany Regatta

Albany is the yachting Mecca this weekend with the Clipper Cup yachts coming from the Southern Ocean and the Vipers coming from Perth, 400 kilometres to the north. Three vipers have been purchased by Albany sailors and are now sailing out of Princess Royal Yacht Club. Most of the Perth fleet are off to join […]

Craig and Deb Wilusz Win Pensacola YC’s Jubilee Regatta

The Jubilee Regatta annually hosts Lightnings, Thistles, and Vipers.  The regatta is also timed with the Naval Aviation Blue Angel Airshow overhead while sailing.  Though this year found cloudy skies with light and shifty winds on Saturday. Read More

Gulf Yachting Association’s Flag Officers Part of 2015 Viper 640 North American Championships

At the invitation of the Viper 640 Class Association and Rondar Raceboats, the current Commodore of the Gulf Yachting Association, George Goodall from Fort Walton Yacht Club, and Vice Commodore, Cathy Cromartie from Fairhope Yacht Club, traveled to Larchmont, NY and spent four days as part of the Viper 640 community. While they were there […]

Musto Fremantle Regatta

Musto Fremantle Regatta was again a huge event. Over 200 boats in 13 classes. The regatta can sometimes be light but we had a bit of everything up to 15 knots. Five Vipers attended and all boats shared the spoils in at least one race. Chris O’keefe had a great first day with a 2nd, […]

Keep It Affordable, Keep It Fun – Scuttlebutt Interview Brad Boston

Craig Leweck, editor of the Sailing Scuttlebutt e-newsletter, just published an interview he conducted with 2015 Viper 640 North American Champion Brad Boston. It’s a good read. Thanks, Craig http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/10/21/keep-it-affordable-keep-it-fun/

Viper 640 North American Championship Won Again By Brad Boston

Larchmont, NY October 18, 2015 The 2015 Viper 640 North American Championship set a lot of firsts.  The largest Viper regatta in Class history and the largest North American Championship.  It was also one of the windiest and one of the coldest. Larchmont Yacht Club, with its fleet of 19 Viper 640s, hosted the Class’s […]