The 2016 Viper New England Championship is going to be a can't miss event this year! We're teaming up with the ONE regatta up here in Marblehead for two days of excitement. The goal here is to have 30+ Vipers on the line for this, so please sign up early:
http://www.oneregatta.org/
Just specify "Viper 640" and call the PHRF rating whatever you'd like. The regatta organizers are placing our entries into the appropriate one design group. Our boats are going to be launched out of Eastern YC (or Parkers) and kept in the water overnight on moorings. I'm working on trailer storage right down the street to make things easy...
The regatta is going to be hosted by Eastern YC, who will be holding a Saturday evening dinner. General plan from the local fleet is for a tuneup and launch day on Friday for any early arrivals, with a BBQ and/or Maddies run afterwards. Please stay tuned for more details. The local fleet really wants to make this a special event!
Cheers,
Cole
Signed up!
Is this a two-day event for Vipers?
Yes, Vipers are only racing Saturday and Sunday. The two-day regattas seem to work better for most people for regional stuff. Happy to open that up for conversation for future events if people want, but the goal is always to get the greatest number of folks to attend. That said, if people want to show up early and practice, it sounds like there may be that opportunity via Eastern YC. Ghost Panda is signed up and is looking forward to a great event.
Yes Jason, this is going to be a 2 day Viper event. We're going to be looking at having a special practice day (informal racing) on Friday for those that come early though.
Cheers,
Cole
Jason - Got a phone call from your Viper trailer. It wants to go on a road trip. Two events in one trip south from Vermont. Following weekend 9/3&4 is the Fishers Island Sound Viper Regatta in Noank. We'll store your boat for the week at it's old home.
Dave - how many boats can you guys store for the week? You may get a few takers on that.
We'll put them in my back yard. Neighbor won't be happy, but easily 10 boats.
Signed up today.
Some awesome names signed up already! Don't you want to join in the fun everybody?
Alison Puleo Sparky VIPER 640 94 Greenwich, CT
Cole Constantineau Patched Up VIPER 640 39 Cambridge, MA
Colin Santangelo Vellamo VIPER 640 155 Boston, MA
Dave Nickerson Mo Grins VIPER 640 208 Noank, CT
FK VanValkenburgh lo.qi VIPER 640 98 Boston, MA
Matthew Hebert Porkchop VIPER 640 166 Brookline, MA
Piotr Broszkowski Grey Matter VIPER 640 193 Haworth, NJ
WP Beardsley Ghost Panda VIPER 640 222 Brooklyn, NY
I don't know who that Piotr is, but he's gotta be fast..
Always good when the entry is synced to credit card info. Peter Broszkowski? Not as intimidating. Piotr Broszkowski? I think that guy was on the Polish 49er Olympic team. FK VanValkenburgh is only sailing his Viper because his 12 Meter is being shipped to the Med.
actually he is a soccer player......
http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.piotr.broszkowski.131111.en.html
Who isn't a soccer player? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley
Not everyone is a footballer
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obituary_(band)
I don't see any death metal guys registered for New Englands yet. Or Viper 118. Get on that. There are all sorts of spots you can do on a Viper with one arm.
Marblehead Race Week looks like they have a nice day forecast today. 9-13 sea breeze from the East veering to the SE. Lovely.
1200 06 04-08 075 060-090 ...transition to sea breeze
1300 08 06-10 090 075-105
1400 11 09-13 095 080-110
1500 11 09-13 095 080-115
1600 11 09-13 105 090-125
1700 11 09-14 125 110-150
With this wind pattern, for the first start despite the veer, you typically bang off to the left from the Tinkers start line to get into the Sea Breeze which fills in with more pressure offshore.
When the breeze has settled in at around 10 knots, the call is timing when to play the right because the veer accelerates.
If they get those typical round long 2-4 feet high Marblehead rollers coming in from the Atlantic, then a SE breeze is perfect wind direction for long easy sleigh rides on top of the waves. Yummy. There is a reason that the Viper Class first got traction in Marblehead.
The great thing about Marblehead is the race course is open ocean, blue water with very nice wave patterns. You turn right out of the harbor and boom, you are in the Atlantic. Have fun guys.
Grendel CAN 70 is coming down to this event to get some salt water sailing in before summer is done. But we need a third to sail with us. Anyone wanting to race who isn't already committed to a boat, we'd love to have you. Or if anyone in Marblehead know someone who wants to get on a Viper, please put him/her in touch. Mark and I promise to keep it mellow and have fun. Email mrowlinson<at>mac.com.
Matthew Rowlinson
I am tempted if my team can't go! I have a cousin in Marblehead too.
Will you guys be coming to our Lake Champlain Viper 640 Regatta?
Cheers
More boats will come to Champlain if you come to Marblehead and tell tall tales about what a great regatta you run.
Actually, no tales need to be told - Lake Champlain event is in the not to be missed category.
18 was originally from Marblehead. You'll have inherent local knowledge.
Quote from: Jason Hyerstay on August 04, 2016, 01:28:57 AM
I am tempted if my team can't go! I have a cousin in Marblehead too.
Will you guys be coming to our Lake Champlain Viper 640 Regatta?
Cheers
We are planning for Lake Champlain--grew up sailing there and really looking forward to coming back. Come to Marblehead! Love to have you if you can't get your boat down.
Hello all!
This is shaping up to be a really fun event! We have 13 registered now, and I know of at least 3 more that will be signed up over the next couple of days. I really do think this should be a 20+ event. The local fleet is working on Friday night entertainment as we speak and if you're on the fence because of crew, don't be, as we'll be able to match you up with skilled and fun crew!
Cheers,
Cole
15 entries now. $60 late fee kicks in tomorrow for those who have yet to sign up.
Nice conditions in Marblehead this weekend - 8-10 kts dying to 4-7 kts for the final two races on Day 1, followed by a building seabreeze of up to 13 kts on Sunday for 3 more races in the 7-race series. Results below for posterity in case the site disappears. Racing got tighter as the weekend went on.
The ONE Regatta committee shared a ton of great Viper photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskCR6J6i