Latest Viper 640 Class News
Fer de Lance Defends Bacardi Cup Title
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 […]
Mardi Gras Race Week 2012 is in the books
Feb. 24-26, 2012 New Orleans, LA Minimal photographic evidence exists at press time to indicate that Mardi Gras Race Week actually occurred. Perhaps this is an effort to protect the innocent — whatever happens in New Orleans, stays in New Orleans, lest you find yourself lost in the bayou and show up the following MGRW […]
Approval of New Tooling For North American Production
Dear Class Members and Fellow Viper Owners, As many of you know, Rondar Raceboats is building two new sets of molds for the Viper in order to establish North American Production at the factory in Peabody. This is an exciting development for our Class. We have been asked by a number of members how the […]
Geographe Bay Race Week: Vipers, Passage Races, Short Courses,Surfing and Wineries!
Geographe Bay Race Week Regatta is done and dusted for another year. I was going to write daily reports but restaurant meals, parties and laziness prevented me. About eighty five boats started overall. A bit down on last year. The IRC racing fleet was only about 20 boats. The GFC seems to be affecting us […]
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Rolls Out Red Carpet for 2012 SCYA Midwinters
Feb. 18-19, 2012 Long Beach, CA For those who pay close attention to the front page and class news, you know that Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, California, will be hosting the 2014 Viper North Americans. Outside the fleets in Arizona, San Diego and Seattle, allegedly no east coast Viperers have made the […]
EFG Bank Pan American Championship Series Trophy
This is the gorgeous perpetual trophy that has been commissioned for the Pan American Championship series. The trophy is a solid bronze sculpture that stands two feet tall. It will be mounted on an eight inch high carbon plinth that is being manufactured by Ben Parker. The total height of the trophy is 32″ The trophy […]
