Junior Lipton Regatta, Viper 640's and the Gulf Yachting Association

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:32:43 PM

Interview with 15year old Michael Burns from the winning team of Pass Christian Yacht Club at Junior Liptons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTVu1v5gzTE

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:37:06 PM

Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas, Viper 640 youth sailors at Junior Liptons. These guys pulled of some first place finishes in their first Viper event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw51RXOGSpQ

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:39:09 PM

Youth Viper 640 sailors leaving the dock in breeze at Junior Liptons, two youth ladies (one of 'em driving) and two teenage boys....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw51RXOGSpQ

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:42:29 PM

Final results:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=17203&show_crew=1

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:43:39 PM

Junior Liptons, First Place Team: Pass Christian Yacht Club

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:45:58 PM

Junior Liptons, Second Place team: Southern Yacht Club:

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:47:27 PM

Junior Liptons, Third Place team, Gulfport Yacht Club:

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:52:20 PM

Junior Liptons, Uncle Roy Trophy. Awarded to the winning skipper of the last race of the Junior Liptons. Donated by Roy A Troendle, Senior. Placed into GYA service in 1979...

Lakewood Yacht Club, Texas, Asher Zittrer:

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 05:57:00 PM

Junior Liptons Leslie Beard Sportsmanship Award. Determined by single ballot per team at Junior Liptons voted on by their fellow youth peers and youth sailors.

Pontchartrain Yacht Club:

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 06:02:52 PM

Photo of Junior Lipton Cup:

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 06:10:39 PM

Past Winners of Junior Lipton Cup:
Winners of the Junior Lipton Trophy

1941 Southern Yacht Club
1947 Biloxi Yacht Club
1948 Biloxi Yacht Club
1949 Biloxi Yacht Club
1950 St. Andrew's Bay Yacht Club
1951 Fairhope yacht Club
1952 Fairhope Yacht Club
1953 Fairhope Yacht Club
1954 Mobile Yacht Club
1955 St. Petersburg Yacht Club
1956 Pass Christian Yacht Club
1957 St. Petersburg Yacht Club
1958 St. Petersburg Yacht Club
1959 Southern Yacht Club
1960 Southern Yacht Club
1961 Southern Yacht Club
1962 Ft. Walton Beach Yacht Club
1963 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
1964 Southern Yacht Club
1965 Southern Yacht Club
1966 Southern Yacht Club
1967 New Orleans Yacht Club
1968 St. Andrew's Bay Yacht Club
1969 Pass Christian Yacht Club
1970 Southern Yacht Club
1971 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
1972 Southern Yacht Club
1973 Pensacola Yacht Club
1974 Southern Yacht Club
1975 Pensacola Yacht Club
1976 Pontchartrain Yacht Club
1977 Pelican Yacht Club Then Per USYRU Appeal To Southern Yacht Club
1978 Southern Yacht Club
1979 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
1980 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
1981 Southern Yacht Club
1982 Southern Yacht Club
1983 Southern Yacht Club
1984 New Orleans Yacht Club
1985 Southern Yacht Club
1986 Southern Yacht Club
1987 Pass Christian Yacht Club
1988 Southern Yacht Club
1989 Pass Christian Yacht Club
1990 Southern Yacht Club
1991 Southern Yacht Club
1992 Gulfport Yacht Club
1993 Pontchartrain Yacht Club
1994 Southern Yacht Club
1995 Gulfport Yacht Club
1996 Bay Waveland Yacht Club
1997 Southern Yacht Club
1998 Pass Christian Yacht Club
1999 Pass Christian Yacht Club
2000 Southern Yacht Club
2001 Southern Yacht Club
2002 Pensacola Yacht Club
2003 Southern Yacht Club
2004 Pontchartrain Yacht Club
2005 Pontchartrain Yacht Club
2006 Southern Yacht Club
2007 Southern Yacht Club
2008 Southern Yacht Club
2009 Pensacola Yacht Club
2010 Fairhope Yacht Club
2011 Southern Yacht Club
2012 Pass Christian Yacht Club
2013 Southern Yacht Club
2014 Southern Yacht Club
2015 Mobile Yacht Club
2016 Pass Christian Yacht Club
2017 Pass Christian Yacht Club

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 06:54:20 PM

In closing, the Gulf yachting Association had ten different clubs participate in the first Junior Liptons sailed in Viper 640's after decades in the Flying Scot and the Fish before the Scot. There was talk before the event about smaller spinnakers, smaller mains, smaller jibs, sailing the boat non-spin, etc etc. It was decided not to change anything. The kids handled the Viper 640 very well.

Teams were skiff gybing, popping chutes on the lay into the offset mark, gybing on each other, snuffing chutes inside a boat length at the leeward mark, check out the start vids, they were on each other. The tops winds were 14-16 with a few puffs at 17 and a few at 20. The kids had a blast. Best comments I heard were that some of the kids have never gone that fast on a sailboat before. All the kids were happy to be in the Viper and not in the Scot or 420. Kids were learning about rig tension, using blocks, moving leads, playing the GNAV skiff gybing (blow through gybe) etc. Many of the teams were putting the boat in and out of water by themselves with no adult help. On all my interviews I did not hear one negative comment by an adult, nor youth sailor about the boat, nor the class. In fact, all I heard were positive comments about the boat and Class Association. Big news was Long Beach Yacht Club , Mississippi, picked up their first club owned Viper. Another GYA club is getting ready to pull the trigger on another club owned boat, another clubs is looking at two useds ones, and a private buyer is getting ready to pull the trigger on a new one or very late used one (#259). GYA is getting close to 50 Vipers in the region if not sixty soon.

I wish I could have done a better job on videography. The spectator and support boats were boxed out of close proximity by regatta management, and rightly so to keep things fair and powerboat chop non-exisiting to the sailors. Also my Fort Walton Team had a main halyard break (check the top of your mast for sharp main track) so we followed them into the club after they sailed back jib only during the first race on Sunday. So I missed a lot of on water footage Sunday. Sorry.

There is a facebook page for the Viper 640 Gulf Coast fleet, and other stuff is on there as well. I encourge you all to chek it out or join up to follwo along with what is happening along the GYA Viper stuff : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1912474155654277/

Also search youtube with tags like Viper 640 Youth, or Viper Junior Liptons, etc

Check out Mobile yacht Club Women's Viper Sailing Team : https://www.facebook.com/MYCwomensvipersailingteam/?hc_ref=ARTaTbKp_Xe66I9LjGZc27U7UNLlNmSR8TVCQdlLOuxEc46DxU-GwjnWh0uh64jPMSQ&fref=nf

Great comments made in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMetj8Q8Q0s

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 06:56:20 PM

Video of just how happy the GYA is with the Viper 640 in the GYA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMetj8Q8Q0s

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 06:57:57 PM

One of the bottom mark roundings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABMgHnBon7U

Craig Wilusz · July 23, 2018, 07:02:38 PM

Start of race 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c2SdqrYCrM