V640 Front Page - new feature coming soon

[Peter Beardsley]

Over the next couple of months, we'll be adding more content to the front page of the website.  One of the things we'll be doing is a regular "feature" profiling a Viper owner so that we can all get to know each other a bit better.  We'll be trying to hit Viper sailors from all over the world, skippers, crews, racers, recreational sailors, etc.  If you have any suggestions for who would be interesting to profile, send me an email (wpbeardsley a.t. gmail) -- you can't nominate yourself or one of your regular crew.  Thanks.

[Peter Beardsley]

The first profile is up -- Harvey Barnes wins the honor of being the first person profiled: http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/363-better-know-a-viperer-harvey-barnes

Please send over nominations for people you'd like to see profiled.  Thanks. 

[Craig Wilusz]

Nice.  Adds a lot of the people factor in the class for those interested in teh boat itself.  Nice job.

[Peter Beardsley]

Next up in the series: Kay VanValkenburgh, who in September may become the next governor of the Viper 640 class.

http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/366-better-know-a-viperer-kay-vanvalkenburgh

[Brad Boston]

Nice write up...

By showing all the great people it really promotes the class well, I love it!

Brad

[Peter Beardsley]

Latest installment: Deborah Wilusz
http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/368-better-know-a-viperer-deborah-wilusz

Aiming to do 1-2 of these a week.  We have enough sailors in the class to keep this going for a looooooong time...

[Drew Harper]

This has become part of my weekly read. Thanks for doing these Peter. Very nice stuff!

[Peter Beardsley]

I have two more queued up, at least one of which will be posted this week.  I was giving the column some breathing room post NAs, but that time has now passed.

[Peter Beardsley]

Latest and greatest queued up: http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/374-better-know-a-viperer-pat-gibson

Next stop later this week will be the Pacific Northwest.  Stay tuned. 

[Craig Wilusz]

Nice

[Peter Beardsley]

The latest installment of BKAV is now posted.  Everybody, better know Doug Stumberger.  http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/375-better-know-a-viperer-doug-stumberger

Starting next week, we'll shift gears and profile each of the class's officers.  Might as well get to know them too since they were all re-elected at the Annual General Meeting in Marblehead.  Stay tuned.

[Drew Harper]

Nice article on truly a good man. Thanks Peter.

[Peter Beardsley]

As promised last week, the next few installments are profiling the class officers.  Once we're through those guys, we'll go back to the heart and soul of the class.  Goal is to get everyone profiled over a 2-3 year period.  If you know of someone who should jump the line, send me a note.  In the meantime, here's a bit about your class president, Dawn Kozak: http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/376-better-know-a-viperer-dawn-kozak

[Peter Beardsley]

7th installment is up: class treasurer Tony Chapman:

http://www.viper640.org/component/content/article/14-news/378-better-know-a-viperer-tony-chapman

8th will be class secretary Garrett Johns (coming no later than Saturday the 13th), 9th tech committee chair Dave Nickerson (hopefully by Tuesday the 16th), and as painful as it will be to do, I'll have to be 10th as regatta chair (probably by Friday the 19th).   As funny as it would be to see me interview myself (esp. for my detractors), I'll field any questions from the floor given in advance to make it slightly less awkward. 

[Jeff Jones]

Angry panda...   There has to be a story behind that.