THE GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION SELECTS THE VIPER 640 AS ITS NEW CAPDEVIELLE BOAT On September 5, after a democratic vote of its member clubs, the Gulf Yachting Association (GYA) has selected the Viper 640 as the new boat to be sailed in its prestigious Capdevielle Series. The voting process was the culmination of a multi-year […]
Team COBRA, traveling the longest distance to the regatta, sailed the shortest distance around the racecourse to win the 2015 Pacific Coast Championship. Class Governor Tim Carter with Farr 40 bow woman Sammy Herrin drove 17 hours to Fern Ridge Reservoir outside Eugene, Oregon to meet up with Former Class President Peter Beardsley, who flew […]
Congratulations to Zeke Horowitz, Emmy Stuart, and Ian Coleman for winning the Viper 640 class in the 2015 Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound’s one-design championship sailed out of American Yacht Club, Rye, NY, August 1 – 2. Zeke’s JENNY had a score line of 2-3-1-2-1 to nip by two points perennial Viper powerhouses […]
Sailed over the weekends of July 11-12 and 18-19, 25 Vipers competed in all or parts of Larchmont Race Week. Clearly, the Vipers stood out from the traditional, full hull boats on the one-design circle (Etchells, Shields, IODs, and S Boats) as they skipped over the water as the breezed were light to moderate. After […]
GREAT LAKES REGION GATHERS AT THE NEPEAN ONE-DESIGN Submitted by Steve Chapman The Nepean One-design Regatta took place June 21-22 at the Nepean Sailing Club just outside of Ottawa where seven Vipers joined 80 other boats for this well organized fixture in the Great Lakes calendar. As always, great music, cold beer, and hot summer […]
Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club welcomed small one-design sailboats to the Gim Hobelman Regatta over the July 25-26 weekend. Divisions were open to Lasers, Vanguard 15’s, Viper 640’s and Rhodes 19’s. The weekend’s events included a party at the Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club’s clubhouse on Saturday evening. Happily, the Chicago Viper 640 Fleet will also hosted […]
UK TATTINGER REGATTA BUBBLED BRIGHTLY Reported by Paul Young We have just had the Tattinger Regatta at the Royal Solent, Yarmouth. This regatta was scheduled for the first time this year and is sponsored by Tatinger Champagne, who ensured that no one is thirsty, and had a turnout of around 170 boats ranging from old […]
INTRO TO YOUR NEWEST VIPER DEALER If you haven’t been keeping up with the Viper Class forums, you may not be familiar the newest Viper reps down in the South. Gulf Performance Sailing (GPS) grew out of the need to have solid Viper representation along the northern Gulf Coast. As the Gulf Yachting Association is […]
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