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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Australian slang saying to drive at great speed eg He was fangin’ it around the corner. The 7th Australian Sports Boat Association National Titles were sailed from the Fremantle Sailing Club. The Fremantle Doctor lived up to its reputation with only one race under ten knots and the most in the high teens to gear […]
On November 15, 16 and 17, Hampton Yacht Club hosted the Fall Fling one design regatta. This annual regatta included 505s, Sonars, J 70s, Viper 640s, 420s and Albacores. HYC has expressed great interest in developing a Viper fleet so with the help of RONDAR and reps Dan Tucker and Tyler Moore, factory boats were […]
HOUSTON, Texas. (October 12): The final day of the Viper 640 North Americans hoped to clear out a cluster at the top of the leaderboard, but forecasted thunderstorms meant that the fleet would be fortunate to get in two races in a 7-10 knot SSE breeze. Jason Carroll with his team of Chad Corning and […]
HOUSTON, Texas. (October 10): With a better forecast than yesterday, Viperers kicked it into gear for Day Two of the 2013 Viper North Americans in Houston. The forecast called for a building sea breeze and cooler temperatures, and sure enough, by the end of the day Vipers were planing downwind at 14 knots in 18 […]
HOUSTON, Texas. (October 9): Thanks to all the hard work over the past couple of months, the newest location of the North Americans, Houston, has gotten underway. A total of 29 boats made the trip to the Republic of Texas, with boats representing 14 different states. Racing began today and will conclude on Saturday, October […]
Easy to get sailing and up to speed, yet all the one design competition you can handle.
