Latest Viper 640 Class News

Jackpot Wins 2013 Miami Sailing Week

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, presented by EFG Bank ended in style on Saturday, with the Jackpot team of Brad Boston, Eric Vigrass and Shannon Bush emerging from a five-boat pile-up in the standings to take the title.  Going into the final day, the top five teams were separated by only five points, and each brought […]

There is an “I am” in Miami!

Day Two found some breeze today. Our favorite PRO Judy was able to bang out 5 races in today’s warm and sunny 9-12 knot breeze. The winds were shifting to the right for the majority of Fridaý, finally settling to a tactical afternoon of five and ten degree shifts causing positon changes thoughout the day. […]

Fun in the Sun!

  No reason for question marks when determining whether it was a fun day on the water in Miami for Day 2 of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, presented by EFG Bank.  The winds filled at 9-12 knots and held for the entire day, allowing for five additional races to be sailed to make up for […]

Fun in the Sun?

  Day 1 of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week, presented by EFG Bank, also known as Bacardi Cup (though apparently only the Star Class is legally allowed to call it that, even though everyone else does too — we just don’t get a giant trophy at the end that is taller and heavier than your average 420 […]

Class President Headhunted

Congratulations are due to our President, Dawn Kozak, who has been offered a career opportunity that she is very excited about. Sadly, the corporation’s gain is our loss, because after a lot of careful thought, Dawn has realized that she cannot balance the role as class association president with her new work responsibilities. She gave […]

Better Know a Viperer: Joan Hall

If you’re new to the class, you may not realize that there are Viperers in Missouri.  Sailing in the “Show Me State” means you need to be a bit flashy to get the attention of Cardinals fans and others who don’t see much water, which is where Joan Hall comes in.  Joan was a Viper […]

Running Away with the Circus

Mark Griffiths began importing the Viper 640 to the east coast of Australia last September. Recently Mark and his crew completed their first two regattas in their Viper, “Circus School”: The Geelong Race Week and last weekend, the State titles in New South Wales. They were racing against some of the country’s hottest sportsboats using the […]

Looking For Bids to Host the 2015 and 2016 North Americans

Do you want your home club to host the Viper North American Championship?  The class is seeking expressions of interest for the 2015 and 2016 North American Championships by March 15, 2013.  To throw your hat in the ring, please send an email to the Class President (prez@viper640.org).  Recent and future NA venues include: 2008: […]

SoCal Kicks Off 2013 Season at SCYA Midwinters

I trekked out to Long Beach for the second straight year for SCYA Midwinters.  Does two years make a habit?  Maybe, and as SCYA Midwinters shows, not all habits are bad.  The forecast was “terrible”, so naturally that meant Santa Ana winds in the morning caused brief Race Committee panic, and a nervous Timbo wondering […]

Better Know a Viperer: Tim Carter

Can you tell that Viper season is nearly upon us?  Hopefully the flurry of activity in the class forums and on the front page of the website in the past week has given some hint.  The season always starts first in Arizona and Southern California, and you can’t talk about Viper sailing in those places […]