Latest Viper 640 Class News

Eight Bells. Tito Bacardi, beloved patron of the Star Class and the Bacardi Cup

He will be sadly missed. Best summed up in his own words at the 2004 Bacardi Cup “I think the sailors like coming here because we treat them like family. When they’re here, they are part of the Bacardi Family. We take care of them. Yes, we pay for many things; certainly that is nice […]

Pulitzer Prize

The Class Association is looking for a budding journalist/editor to assemble a bi-monthly newsletter (6 x per year) for the Class . More details on the class forums . http://forum.viper640.org/index.php?topic=1114.0

High Performance Dinghy Open.

Concours de Elegance for High Performance Dinghies – Why I keep coming back to the HPDO

Carbon alongside wood. Blazers alongside malodorous wetsuits. Moths alongside Vipers. Greenwich hedge fund managers alongside a professional tree climber from Jamestown. The once manicured lawns of the American Yacht Club at Rye are awash with a melee of contrasts and drying spinnakers. It is once again that unique sailing pageant, the Heineken High Performance Dinghy […]

HPDO – Quick and Dirty, First Report

The HPDO is one of my favorite regattas. Two years ago, it blew dogs off chains. This year it was light. But still great racing and great boat porn. Here is quick first summary. We will have some pics later, I’m sure.   Awesome Race Committee. Well done Sandy and his RC team. Truly exceptional. […]

Down to the Wire ! The Viper North Americans at Sarnia

It all came down to the Last Race Going into the sixth and final race of the 2011 Viper North American Championships we had an unprecedented three way tie for first place. Tied with twelve points each after discard were; Jackpot – Brad Boston, Lee Shuckerow and Erik Vinglass. Team Jackpot are two time North […]

Sailing in Sarnia – scouting for the 2011 NAs

Sailing in Canada, The Sarnia One Design Regatta, August 2011 Our Canadian regatta adventure all started when my daughter heard people talking about Viper 640 North Americans being held in Canada this year, and she put in that she wanted to sail in another country. Now, racing Vipers with 9-year-olds is best done in easy-going, […]

High Sierra Cover

This is from Arizona Boating Magazine. Boat is Timbos #104 with the Rondar works boat #149 in the background. Great Press!

NOOD Newbie on a Viper

NOOD Newbie on a Viper

Ben Steinberg picked up Will Ricketson, one of the US Sailing roadshow crew as a last minute fill-in for Friday of the Marblehead NOOD. Will had some very good stuff to say about racing in the Viper Class on the Roadshow blog… Check it out.

Three Generations, Three Grins

Three Generations, Three Grins

High Sierra Regatta 2011

HIGH SIERRA REGATTA – JULY 15-17, 2011 For anyone that has never attended this Fresno Yacht Club event at Huntington Lake, in the Sierra Mountains of Central California, there are many reasons to add it to your “must-do regatta” list. For those of us in Arizona the excuse is very simple – it is a […]