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PHIL AND WENDY LOTZ WITH LUKE LAWRENCE WIN 2014 BACARDI NEWPORT REGATTA
Congratulations to Phil and Wendy Lotz and Luke Lawrence for winning the 2014 Bacardi Newport Regatta. 2014 Bacardi Newport Regatta sponsored by EFG Bank concluded today with two more races sailed in Potters Bay north of thePell Bridge. As promised, the winds were “a bit brisk” blowing steadily in the mid-to-high teens. The sea breeze…
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Class Hires First Class Administrator
The Executive Committee of the Viper 640 Class, in conjunction with the Class Governors, has hired the Class’s first formal Class Administrator. Edward “Buttons” Padin of New Rochelle, NY, a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club, and a regular crew on Peter Bauer’s Viper 159 Wild Hogs, brings to this…
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Charleston – 2014 Atlantic Coast Champs
Charleston Race Week has become one of, if not the largest multi-class regattas in the country over the past 6 years, in no small part due to Viper support and participation. It helps that in even-numbered years, the class makes the regatta its Atlantic Coast Championship and returns to find the bottomless Dark & Stormies…
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2014 San Diego NOODs Newcomers Dominate
Written by Alex Steele Wow, what a fun regatta!! This was our second regatta in the Viper and it was a great one. The weather for the San Diego NOODs was nearly perfect with mild temperatures, clear skies, and good wind. the race committee ran nine quality races over three days. Coronado Yacht Club is…
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Miami Sailing Week – On Like Donkey Kong
Miami. In. March. The revamped EFG Pan American Championship with a winner-take-all one regatta finale. Palm trees. Bacardi. Bacardi Girls. Did we say Miami in March already? After a weekend tune-up with the EFG Winter Cup for the 11 teams who got to town early, and a “Scorch” “race” (i.e., a chance to reach with…
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SoCal Midwinters @ Cal Yacht Club
Written by John Leyland The second stop on the 2014 West Coast Viper circuit was the Southern California Mid Winters hosted by the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey. Mark Folkman and his crew on #130 Slitherin, fresh off their triumph at the Arizona Yacht Club’s Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup looked to continue…
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EFG Winter Cup March 2nd-3rd Miami
Written by Peter Bauer The NOR for the Winter Cup has been published on the forums on the “Miami” thread and on the EFG Pan American website. This is a two day event on Sunday and Monday as a precursor to the Pan American Championships on Thursday thru Saturday. The Winter Cup counts as a…
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South of the Border – Down Sarasota Way
No Polar Vortex! 591 miles ahead! Many of you will be making the annual pilgrimage past “South of the Border” this year on your way to the southern circuit of Miami and Charleston. As part of our southern hospitality package, we’d like to cordially invite all of you to join us in Sarasota on…
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Announcing the Inaugural Miami Viper Scorch
What the heck is a scorch?? Class Governor Kay Van Valkenburg started the Viper Scorch tradition in Marblehead many years ago. It’s a fun, fast, reach or downwind sail in the company of other Vipers. It normally involves sailing fast to somewhere, stopping ashore for some lunch and drinks, then sailing home. While there are standing…
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MIAMI – VIPER PAN WORLDS March 2-8
The 2014 EFG Pan American Championships in Miami in March will be our first truly World championship level event with multiple Viper teams coming from three continents . We have three Viper teams coming from Australia and at least two teams coming from Europe in addition to class regulars from the USA, Canada and Caribbean.…