Latest Viper 640 Class News

Leonard Wittman

Written by Lake Lanier Viper Fleet It is with deepest sorrow that we share the news with fellow Viperers about the untimely death of Leonard Wittman. Len was one of the first movers on Lake Lanier to buy a Viper when, without much ado, he drove up to North Carolina and came back with #42 on […]

ScuttleButt – Video of The Week

Written by Scuttlebutt “The 20-foot sportboat niche is hard to pin down. Are they dinghies or keelboats? They have attributes of both, but what they mostly are is an exciting AND growing segment of the sport. To help market this genre, there will be a Chicago Sportboat Demo event this weekend with all the popular […]

Viper Long Island Sound Regatta

Written by Justin Scott This was lots of fun over the weekend. Great little regatta. Represents everything that owning a Viper stands for. Friendly gathering. Good Racing. Forty bucks. Beer and burgers on the yacht club lawn on Saturday afternoon after racing. Race Committee that fired off four great races on Saturday afternoon and two […]

Viper North Americans Early Registration Discount

Written by Jason Weisberg 21 Boats to date have signed up for the 2009 North Americans. Early signup discount expires May 31, 2009.  You can get a full refund up until August 28th 2009. No need for social tickets its all included.  Be a part of class history by being at the largest Class event […]

Drew Harper’s Secret Weapon

Written by San Francisco Examiner The key to winning races with the Viper on San Francisco Bay . http://www.examiner.com/x-3070-SF-Sailing-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Great-mustaches-in-San-Francisco-sailing

Debrief Notes From the Experts at Charleston

Ched Procter, Tac Boston and Ethan Bixby hosted a debrief session on Saturday after racing at Charleston Race Week 2009. Ethan and Tac took detailed notes on the debrief session and many still consider these notes and “tips” as the the “GO FAST GUIDE” . Here they are:- Tuning – We went through some of the tuning points and it […]

Conversations With The Sport of Sailing – Scuttlebutt

Written by Craig Lewis Scuttlebutt carried an interview with our very own Class Prez’, Justin Scott after Charleston Race Week. (April 22, 2009) Last year the Viper 640 circuit included  Charleston Race Week for the first time. They had such a good time that they promised to spread the word and bring back their friends. […]

Animated Race Replays from Charleston Race Week ’09

Some of the 32 Vipers competing at Charleston Race Week carried Velocitek GPS devices onboard during the regatta.  We’ve used the track files recorded by the devices to create animated replays from the regatta, using Velocitek’s SpeedPlay software. Click on any of the videos below to play back a race. If you had a Velocitek […]

Care Of Carbon Masts

Written by Christian Jensen The following is answers Christian posted in response to questions. Can a carbon mast last as long as aluminum masts. Like a 30 year old Ensign mast? There are 30 year old carbon masts around. What is required for them to last is that you have to keep UV from breaking down […]

Charleston Race Week Rocks!!!!!!!!!!

Written by Everybody at CRW If anyone has stories or pictures from CRW that they would like added to this informal, organic article, please email them to Justin or Dan and we will add them. Come back to this page and check it out again. We will add more articles and more pictures as they […]