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[David Chapman]

ok Pete... i'll help

where did you meet your wife?
does she have a sister?

who got you into sailing?
who was your hero?
when was your first viper crash (should be a standard question)?
where is the best place to sail a viper?
when does Jnr take over the helm?

what is your fav drink?

[Peter Beardsley]

Latest and greatest: Class Secretary Garrett Johns.  http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/380-better-know-a-viperer-garrett-johns

Mr. Nickerson is up next. 

[Peter Beardsley]

In the meantime, we have new photos scrolling through the banner slideshow on the front page.  Check it out -- if you were at the 2012 NAs, you might be up there now!  Progress. 

[Peter Beardsley]

Latest installment is up: Dave Nickerson.  http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/381-better-know-a-viperer-dave-nickerson

Last one of the EC profiles will be up by the end of the week, then we get back to the good ones. 

[Peter Beardsley]

I'm stalling on interviewing myself, so I wanted to get back to the interesting ones.  And we have a good one: Long Beach's own Dr. Jim Sears.  http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/382-better-know-a-viperer-jim-sears -- coming to a Miami regatta near you.

[Doug Mroz]

Great article! Not to take away from it, but no more stalling... I think yours should say something about no matter the time of day, the average turn around time for a Peter Beardsley email regarding anything viper is less than 5 mins. Peter eats, breathes, and sleeps vipers!

[Justin Scott]

Great article! Not to take away from it, but no more stalling... I think yours should say something about no matter the time of day, the average turn around time for a Peter Beardsley email regarding anything viper is less than 5 mins. Peter eats, breathes, and sleeps vipers!

Thats not strictly accurate.
I have travelled to a few regattas with Peter including Miami. I have also called him at work a few times between 12 am and 4 am.  I am now pretty sure that Peter doesn't actually sleep.
Occasionaly he enters a semi sombulent daze. This can happen quite suddenly and unexpectantly which makes for exciting gybes. But sleep? Like horizental with eyes shut?  I haven't seen it.
His very beautiful and super smart wife told me that she has seen him come home at a civilized hour and sleep like a standard human but she had to think about it and scrunch up her memory which says a lot.   

I would be happy to conduct the innerview of Peter.

[Peter Beardsley]

And I would be happy for someone other than me to interview myself.  Justin, feel free to take the questions from the others as a starting point, plus Chappo and Doug's, add some others, and go from there.  You send questions, I'll answer and post.  In classic Viper form as I've learned so far, I'll only answer the ones that I feel like answering.  Only a couple of people have met the full challenge and answered all questions.  Most don't.  That's ok, they're all fun. 

[Kevin Brown]

Peter, I just have one question; Where is my bottle of rum?  I bet Tim Carter knows! :(

- Kevin

[Tim Carter]

It came to a glorious end....    Look me up @ T-Day     :)

[Peter Beardsley]

Timbo...killing me dude.  Kevin: please PM or email me your mailing address and I'll get a new one to you as soon as mail delivery resumes in lower Manhattan (early next week?)

[Peter Beardsley]

Looks like a new BKAV is posted, just in time for Christmas.  Happy holidays from Lee Shuckerow: http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/387-better-know-a-viperer-lee-shuckerow

[Brad Boston]

I was wondering how the boat was named..........kidding! I can't believe you put the video up!!

[Dan Tucker]

I was wondering how the boat was named..........kidding! I can't believe you put the video up!!

Giggity giggity

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[Peter Beardsley]

We have a few more of these coming in the next month -- first up is Tech Committee member and left coast living legend Tim Carter: http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/392-better-know-a-viperer-tim-carter