Latest Viper 640 Class News

The Girls Rally for the San Diego NOOD

My Viper adventure began with a cryptic email message from Tim Carter earlier this month: “Just heard that one of the KHYC Vipers may be available to use for SD NOODs… March 15-17…   you would make 12… come on out girls, the water is fine…….:)” I responded “Are you kidding me?  You want me to […]

Better Know a Viperer: Jeff Jones

So many people have requested that the Viper class profile Jeff Jones that we couldn’t ignore it any longer.  It’s very possible that Jeff is the most prolific Viper owner in class history, having owned four boats and restored several others for the benefit of the Texas Viper fleet.  As a true Texan, he is […]

Strutting Around NOOD

Congratulations are in order to Team F.N.G., USA 148, for schooling the 14-boat Viper fleet at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD this past weekend—racking up a mere 14 points over nine races. With a picket fence scoreline only interrupted by one score of “two,” and two scores of “three,” they dominated the fleet.  […]

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 […]