Latest Viper 640 Class News

Pro with a GoPro Goes Vipering

Pro photographer Leighton O’Connor came out for his first ride on a Viper. Of course, he brought his GoPro, and shot this: Cloudy, rainy, only 10-14 knots, only 6 boats and he came up with that! I’m going to try to drag him to a bigger regatta with some breeze and see what he can […]

TADAAAAAAA Check These Out !

BIG Thanks to EFG for their Support of the Viper Class. They have made all sorts of things possible. Thanks to Tim Carter (Southern California Rep) and Justin Scott for designing and building these wonderful perpetual trophies! You KNOW you want to be the first name on this perpetual…you have ZERO chance if you don’t […]

Thumbs Up!

Picture of the weekend comes from Ken Kashing after day one of the Memorial Day Regatta at ABYC. Yes……you read that right. Top speed of 23.2 knots and sustained average of over 15 knots. Yee Haw!

Viper Sail Registration. Need everyone’s help on this one…

A little background:  One of the attractive features of the Viper Class to many folks, especially in the recent economic turmoil, is our “one set of sails per year” class rule.  This concept has been with us since the restart of the Class and was updated early this year via a Class vote that closed […]

Vipah in Boothbay Habah

You Can Viper Here

I drove 3 hours this morning to meet Bob Bowditch, who purchased new Viper # 136 after one demo sail in Marblehead last August.  Bob resides in Brookline, MA and summers in picturesque Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The purpose of my trip was to help Bob rig his new boat and take her for it’s maiden […]

What actually is a Viper 640? We’ve begun to find out.

So we’ve all been sailing around in this great boat that Brian Bennett designed. But as it turns out, there are no drawings or data files that define exactly what a Viper 640 is. We all know that the racing is very close out of the water, but the only detailed information we have on the boat […]

Viper Class Association and Settlement with Brian Bennett

On April 4th, the Viper 640 Class Association and Brian Bennett mutually agreed not to pursue a settlement agreement, now or in the future. Brian has stated that he will support the class and its members and that he wishes the Class Association the very best. The Viper Class Association wishes Brian all the best […]

2011 San Diego Noods

2011 San Diego Noods

Funny you ask… So there we were….(as one of my crew likes to put it..) #143 Sinnerman was splashed after a short week and delivery from San Francisco to San Diego. Drew Harper had made sure the boat and I were ready to go. With only a week to prep for NOOD in San Diego […]

Southern Cal MidWinters

Southern Cal MidWinters

Team Viral got in late about 9:30 after a wet exit from Los Angeles. When we got to Mission Bay YC, it was dark except for distinct noises coming from the bar was making noise and we were not shocked to find the bar full of Snake bit types. We had superstar Al hook us […]

Sport Boat

Stu loved the logo on the hood of his car so much that he put it on his spinnaker. Now, Juan is driving the Porsche chute. If anyone at upcoming regattas can get a great shot of this chute surfin’ downwind, please send a pic to class, because Porsche would love to use it.