Hi, all.
The Vipers are moving along nicely in the Gulf Yachting Association. Last weekend at Pensacola Yacht Club's Jubilee, the Viper Class saw for the first time...Gulf Yachting Association sail numbers!!! Two Vipers sported the GYA club sail numbers. Viper GYA 60 (St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club) and Viper GYA 10 (Pensacola Yacht Club). The Viper Logo on the sail had the letter "C" with the logo , identifying the boat as a "club" boat. The GYA sail numbers are assigned by the Club in conjuction with the GYA designated sail numbers for each club. Link GYA sail numbers is here:
http://www.gya.org/
The Jubilee Regatta annually hosts Lightnings, Thistles, and Vipers. The regatta is also timed with the Naval Aviation Blue Angel Airshow overhead while sailing. Though this year found cloudy skies with light and shifty winds on Saturday. This year the Lightnings had a schedule conflict and were unable to attend. Thistles and Vipers shared the same course getting in few races on Saturday. One Viper newly acquired by a new owner out of Pensacola was unable to sail due to work restrictions, however that owner is pumped up that he had a regatta at his club. Sundays forecast was for small craft advisories with rain, so the RC called the regatta on Sunday. Results:
1 234 Viper 640 Craig/Deb Wilusz BBSC / FWYC 1 1 3 5
2 GYA 10 Rodent 640 Hunter Riddle Pensacola Yacht Club 3 2 1 6
3 22 Zombie Apocalypse Macho Slavich NOYC 5 4 2 11T
4 GYA 60 Cougarcandy Alex Johnson/Kip Keelin StABYC 2 5 4 11T
5 196 Eye of the Tiger Don Faircloth Fairhope Yacht Club 4 3 5 12
Next event lined up for the Gulf Yachting Association area Viper Fleet is the Sarasota Sailing Squadron Winter Series. as of 11/15/15 25 Vipers are registered, with a reported six more signing up in the next week, http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/11371#_registration+current
Keep an eye on Gulf Performance Sailing Facebook Page beginning this week for constantly changing winter and holiday specials:
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See ya on the water...
Gulf Performance Sailing
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Congrats on growing the fleet?
It seems inevitable that these sail numbers are going to conflict with existing Vipers.
Not really Jason, The GYA Vipers will have the GYA Designation on the sail with the number. Been doing it with Flying Scots for 50 years. In fact, Fort Walton YC has four flying scots and years of sails, none with the actual Flying Scot sail number.
Example, Boat #100, is owned by St.ABYC, St.ABYC numbers are 60-69. So that club owned boat will have a "C" with the Viper logo on the sail, and sail number will be "GYA 60" . Kinda like a country code.
Craig