HI, Got to sail the Viper on the weekend conditions were 8-13 knots reasonably flat water. We sailed boat at crew weight of 157kg dry weight.First impression was how well the boat carried the weight. every rope seem to be exactly were you need it.
There is one think that concerned me and that is when sailing up wind boat gets a gust and accelerates the boat wants to push the nose under It nearly caught us out a couple of times.We were standing were the boat was best trimmed for the time.
The other thing was where the mast rotation spanner is placed my brother wore it in the face twice.Very painfull.Would be better placed above the boom or on the bottom of the mast.

Overall this is a really good boat well made,well thought out set up and it goes very well against the F18. Hope to get it out in about 18-20 and big seas to see how well it goes.

Would recomend a test sail it will suprise.

This boat was borrowed.

Below is the results from the weekend.


1 AUS108 Viper Danny James 15:17:43 01:12:43 71.5 01:41:42 F16
2 654 tba Rob Stewart Iian Wood 15:18:27 01:13:27 70.0 01:44:56 F18
3 617 Painter and Docker Steven Kroon J Bissi 15:20:02 01:15:02 70.0 01:47:11 F18
4 753 Zeus Peter Hallsworth 15:21:33 01:16:33 71.0 01:47:49 AClass
5 1633 Ten Tenths Michael Vaughan Francis Vaughan 15:22:40 01:17:40 72.0 01:47:52 Nacra5.8
6 1635 Two Up Tim Hollingsworth David Short 15:23:09 01:18:09 72.0 01:48:32 Nacra5.8
7 AUS406 Lone Wolf Tony Barrett 15:23:02 01:18:02 71.5 01:49:08 F16
8 1626 Bay Tram John Wright Mark Folland 15:24:36 01:19:36 72.0 01:50:33 Nacra5.8

Hi Danny,

sounds like you had fun. I am guessing Tony Barrett, was one up, what F16 was he on? Did the courses involve triangles?

Loop, Triangle,loop,Triangle,loop, windward finish. This is our standart course at Adelaide sailing club. Suits all classes.

Tony was on his New Blade sailing one up.

bugger, I should have come up to adelaide and sailed. you obviously missed the 40 knots we had a victor.