6.40 m
21' 0"

Sailing dinghy Rondar Raceboats
VIPER 640

The Viper Class Association has agreed to purchase the class molds and the rights to appoint builders and distributors from Race One.

The Class has, of course, immediately re-appointed Rondar as the class builder. This has been made possible by the generosity of several existing and prospective Viper owners, and with the support of Paul Young from Rondar and the designer, Brian Bennett.

This is a very important step for the class and has several very beneficial implications;

Firstly, this will remove significant layers of cost and result in a significantly lower price for new boats. Paul estimates that the price of a new Viper will be approximately $2,500 less as a result of this move and related steps to remove overhead.

Secondly, prospective owners will be able to deal directly with the builder when ordering individual boats and work with the class to put together fleet orders to obtain even greater discounts. It is a much better experience when you can talk directly to your builder than going through a marketing organization. We are blessed with one of the finest one-design builders in the world.

Thirdly, the class is in charge of its own destiny. The class can assure the future of strict adherence to one design standards in construction and has no risk of a new builder being appointed or the rights being sold without Class approval.

We are very excited about this development.

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