Latest Viper 640 Class News

May 26-27, 2012 Larchmont, NY In 2011, Larchmont Yacht Club started its Viper fleet, and the northeast Viper contingent brought 16 boats down for its inaugural regatta.  In 2012, the Larchmont Viper fleet doubled in size, and once again hosted its annual Memorial Day Regatta for the Viper class.  The regatta counts not just toward […]

I was in two minds about writing about the Wickford Regatta. Part of me wants to share this hidden gem of a regatta, and part of me wants it to remain undiscovered. This regatta didn’t decide any champions and it won’t make the headlines in the sailing press, but the former coach of the US Olympic […]

How tough was the Peloton at Charleston Race Week ? Consider this. There were 40 Vipers on the start line competing for our Atlantic Coast Championships and round 3 of the EFG Pan American Championships.   EVERY boat had at least two double digit finishes. Except for one boat, every boat had a finish worse […]

Road to Marblehead July 2012   It was only a matter of time….. It had to come up… Just add…….. beers… “Who wants to do one of the regattas in the states?” someone asked. If a plane was handy, 12 West Australian Viper sailors would have been on it. After the alcohol effect receded, six […]

In just two weeks, 37 Vipers from 5 countries and 9 states have registered for the 2012 Viper North American Championship, to be held at Eastern YC Sept. 6-9.  There’s an event website and online registration.  This is guaranteed to be the largest Viper North American Championship yet.  Come join the fun.

The Viper 640 Class Association and the Viper 640 Pan American Championship Committee is proud to publish online the format for the 2012 EFG Bank Viper Pan American Championship.  In 2010, the Viper Class and EFG Bank, launched a regatta circuit comprising three premiere regattas in the Americas open to competitors around the world.  For […]

  A hectic week prefaced the 2012 San Diego NOODS. This was to be the biggest mid-winter Viper regatta to date in the West….16 boats on line. Garett and I had to prepare the Rondar Double Viper rig to take #175 and the K6 down, a much harder task than we had imagined…in more ways […]

March 8-10, 2012 Miami, FL Glyn Locke and his team on GBR 123, Fer de Lance, defended their Bacardi Cup title in fantastic Miami sailing conditions.  The Bacardi Cup is a qualifier for the EFG Pan American Championship series.  For more on the 2012 Bacardi Cup, please view the article on the Yachts & Yachting […]

Home on the Water :   Check Viper 640 : Check Home built personal Viper hoist in your own backyard : Check Entered for Charleston Race Week :  Darn. Conflict with my son’s Medical School function. Well three out of four ain’t bad.  Welcome to Richard Prieto, new owner of Viper #124 and amateur home […]