How fast has the Viper been? GPS speed?

**BellGomez** · 10-03-2016, 07:38 AM

Fastest I have ever been in a Viper was on the water was at Coral Reef Cup on Biscayne Bay. Huge burst came down the course after we had rounded the windward mark. Never seen or heard anything like it. The wind was drumming on the water as it came down towards us. We had just about time to fasten seatbelts and 40 seconds later, the Bay was flattened and there was a yard sale of swamped Etchells and broached Vipers. Plenty of mast stumps from both classes! Somehow we stayed up and flew the down hill leg. I had Lenny , aussie skiff sailor as crew and he kept yelling "You're low of the mark Justin, you're low of the mark" until I told him to STFU and that we had to go where this one was taking us. The hull was pretty much out of the water. Sadly history does not record any speeds because the boats with gps all went swimming....but gawd it was fun. Thats the beauty of Biscayne Bay, the worst that happens is that you go swimming in crystal clear warm water surrounde by a huge coral reef, so you might as well go for it. But no puck = No record.
My fastest recorded time was CRW when my puck hit 18 point something. The whaler behind taking video says on the video that the speedo is over 20 which shows how unreliable that is.

**Mr. Demeanor** · 10-03-2016, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by BellGomez

Fastest I have ever been in a Viper was on the water was at Coral Reef Cup on Biscayne Bay. Huge burst came down the course after we had rounded the windward mark. Never seen or heard anything like it. The wind was drumming on the water as it came down towards us. We had just about time to fasten seatbelts and 40 seconds later, the Bay was flattened and there was a yard sale of swamped Etchells and broached Vipers. Plenty of mast stumps from both classes! Somehow we stayed up and flew the down hill leg. I had Lenny , aussie skiff sailor as crew and he kept yelling "You're low of the mark Justin, you're low of the mark" until I told him to STFU and that we had to go where this one was taking us. The hull was pretty much out of the water. Sadly history does not record any speeds because the boats with gps all went swimming....but gawd it was fun. Thats the beauty of Biscayne Bay, the worst that happens is that you go swimming in crystal clear warm water surrounde by a huge coral reef, so you might as well go for it. But no puck = No record.
My fastest recorded time was CRW when my puck hit 18 point something. The whaler behind taking video says on the video that the speedo is over 20 which shows how unreliable that is.

Never seen a sail on a Hydrostream but I dont get out much

**JerseyChris** · 10-03-2016, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Demeanor

Never seen a sail on a Hydrostream but I dont get out much

I think he was trying to register at the other site, Scream and Sail.....

**Capt.Insane-o** · 10-03-2016, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by BellGomez

Fastest I have ever been in a Viper was on the water was at Coral Reef Cup on Biscayne Bay. Huge burst came down the course after we had rounded the windward mark. Never seen or heard anything like it. The wind was drumming on the water as it came down towards us. We had just about time to fasten seatbelts and 40 seconds later, the Bay was flattened and there was a yard sale of swamped Etchells and broached Vipers. Plenty of mast stumps from both classes! Somehow we stayed up and flew the down hill leg. I had Lenny , aussie skiff sailor as crew and he kept yelling "You're low of the mark Justin, you're low of the mark" until I told him to STFU and that we had to go where this one was taking us. The hull was pretty much out of the water. Sadly history does not record any speeds because the boats with gps all went swimming....but gawd it was fun. Thats the beauty of Biscayne Bay, the worst that happens is that you go swimming in crystal clear warm water surrounde by a huge coral reef, so you might as well go for it. But no puck = No record.
My fastest recorded time was CRW when my puck hit 18 point something. The whaler behind taking video says on the video that the speedo is over 20 which shows how unreliable that is.

piss off rag flapper.... go home.

**adadk** · 10-05-2016, 04:52 PM

Looks like BellGomez may be a spammer. Admins may wanna check his IP.

His post is ripped from another forum, from a post back in Dec 2011.
http://forum.viper640.org/index.php/topic,1177.0.html