Latest Viper 640 Class News
Charleston Race Week and Viper Atlantic Coast Championships
Written by CRW We are rapidly approaching the cut-off date for Registration discount. If you have not already registered and paid your entry fee for this great regatta, please consider getting registered before January 30th. It saves you money. There are 32 Vipers already registered !!! STOP PRESS : 36 Vipers registered for CRW. The […]
Missing Viper Shows up on Lake Michigan and History Repeats Itself!
Written by Justin Scott Well this story took a new twist. Ten Days ago we reported that Viper #34 which was missing from our roster turned up on Lake Michigan. The owner told us that he was the original purchaser of the boat new and had sailed it every season (often single handed). We were thrilled to hear from […]
Class Elections
Written by Justin Scott Class Officers are elected for a two year cycle, and the time for new elections is upon us. Paul Zimmerman is stepping down as Technical Committee Chair after 4 years in that post. John McCormack is stepping down as Treasurer after two years. Thank you to both of them. Jay Harrell […]
2009 Lake Sinclair Invitational Report
Written by Jay Harrell Many people don’t realize it, but South Georgia has two sailing seasons each year – spring and fall. Summer is too hot, not to mention that the wind doesn’t blow much and the motor boats are in the way. The other thing that people don’t realize is that Spring Sailing Season […]
Class sponsored coaching at Regattas
Written by Justin Scott The Etchells class and the Star class have recently introduced rules that prohibit coach boats. The Viper class has taken a different route for the last two years. We agree with those that point out that coaching on the day of racing, between races, is a much more effective way of […]
Coral Reef Cup, Miami March 20-22
Written by Dan Tucker The Viper Class has been invited to join the Coral Reef Cup on Biscayne Bay, March 20-22, 2009. This regatta is hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club. Miami and the Bay are the home of our newest Viper 640 Fleet, they’ve stepped up immediately to host their first Viper regatta. […]
2008 Carolina Keelboat One Design Report
Written by Jason Weisberg – USA82 The weekend of November 7th 8 Vipers gathered from north and South to compete at the Lake Norman YC Carolina Keel One Design regatta. The sailors could not have asked for a more beautiful setting. The conditions on the first day were somewhat shifty but fair while we […]
2008 Atlantic Coast Championships
Written by Charles Goodrich A great event, lots of photos and an article in the Stamford Advocate…. . “Races! We had two days of light winds, with 4 races on Saturday and 3 races on Sunday (after a postponement ashore in the morning). Both days were beautiful, with blue skies and temperatures in the ’70s. Demonstration/Tuning! […]
Larchmont NOOD
Written by Justin Scott Vipers came in first and second in the new sportsboat class at the Larchmont NOOD. The smaller sportsboat class with 20′ sportsboat racing against each other on a portsmouth handicap is a concept that we have been batting about with other classes for a few months. The first time we […]
