2019 Viper 640 World Championships Event Website and Notice of Race

John Leyland · November 30, 2018, 02:50:53 PM

The Southern California Viper 640 region and the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club are proud to announce the Viper 640 World Championship in Long Beach, CA – August 19-24, 2019.

Event Website: https://www.abyc.org/calendar/race/3534-2018-viper-640-world-championship

Notice of Race: https://www.viper640.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2019_Viper_640_World_Championship_NoR.pdf

Steve Chapman · December 02, 2018, 08:55:15 PM

but no registration page yet?

Peter Beardsley · December 27, 2018, 10:34:10 AM

Online registration is now open. 15 entries already. https://www.regattatoolbox.com/eventDetails?eventID=893ZefcOm3

Cole Constantineau · December 27, 2018, 03:21:17 PM

Meow! is on the scratch sheet :) ..Just noticed we're up to 23 entries...

Steven Haywood · February 03, 2019, 05:51:26 AM

Is there an event the week before by any chance?

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Peter Beardsley · February 03, 2019, 12:12:46 PM

Quote from: Steven Haywood on February 03, 2019, 05:51:26 AM
Is there an event the week before by any chance?

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There's a pre-regatta at the same venue Saturday-Sunday before racing starts on Tuesday. There's also the Pacific Coast Championship a weekend before that in Santa Barbara, CA Aug. 10-11-ish I believe - would be great to get at least one South African team on the line.

EDIT: just looked at the scratch sheet -- two already signed up!!! That is awesome. Let's get an Aussie team and a Bermudian thrown in, plus a Spanish team, and make this really something.

Steven Haywood · February 04, 2019, 02:40:47 AM

We'll do our best to secure sponsorship we need to get across there... :D

Steven Haywood · April 15, 2019, 04:48:56 AM

Hi all

Do any of the Long Beach locals have any recommendations for where to stay for this event?
Areas to look at for Airbnb, decently priced hotels, etc? We'll probably hire a car for the duration so distance isn't a huge thing, but ease of commute probably is :)

Thanks!

John Leyland · April 15, 2019, 01:22:42 PM

Hi Steven,

I have gone down from Vancouver a fair amount over the last few years. If looking for an Airnbnb/VRBO look around Belmont Shores or Bluff Park areas which is relatively close to the club. Also, there's info on the events page for the Aryes Hotel in Seal Beach with a Viper promotion....looks like a good deal for a nice place. I've also stayed at the https://www.goldensailshotel.com a few times which is a 5 minute drive from ABYC.

Cheers,
John

Steven Haywood · April 15, 2019, 02:22:14 PM

Thanks John

Have booked a spot in Lakewood. It's a little distance from the club but the price was right. :D

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Peter Beardsley · June 03, 2019, 04:12:34 PM

After the first round of early entry discounts, we're at 44 entries from 5 countries, and counting. Would be great to see a couple more Australian entries and maybe a Bermudian and Spanish entry.

Steven Haywood · July 13, 2019, 08:52:10 AM

What's the dress code for the welcome functions?

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Peter Beardsley · August 26, 2019, 11:59:58 AM

Pretty solid event and likely the toughest fleet in class history. A lot of really good teams had scores that don't reflect their past performance - 4 teams that placed between 14th and 19th had been in the top 5 overall at a Worlds or NAs in the past 5 years. Final results attached for posterity in case they are deleted from the ABYC website at some point (which I think happened to the 2014 NAs scores eventually).