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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
Written by Barracuda Productions Alex Bolan, aka “The Barracuda” shot this video during the last day of the 2008 Viper 640 North American Championships at Marblehead. Depending on your internet bandwidth, you may also be able to watch it in high quality. Click HERE , and then look for the “watch in high quality” link […]
Written by Felipe Payet A new Viper 640 sailor’s experience at the North American Championship As a new owner of a Viper 640, I was thrilled to get the opportunity to charter a boat for the North American Championship Regatta, and jumped at the chance to attend the event. After all, what better way to […]
Written by Marblehead Viper Fleet Twenty six Vipers raced in the Viper 640 North American championships in Marblehead that finished on Sunday. The number of competitors has increased by 45% for two consecutive years mirroring the growth of interest in this modern 21 foot sportsboat. The Class Association has grown from a mere 20 boats 2 1/2 years […]
Day one of the 2008 Viper 640 North American Championship/Marblehead NOOD is now in the record books, and we now have animated replays of the races available for online viewing. After a cancellation of all racing on Thursday due to dangerous weather in the area, Friday was warm, sunny, and provided sufficient breeze to get […]
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