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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Brian Bennett |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1996 |
| No. built | 400 |
| Builder(s) | Viper Boats Rondar Raceboats |
| Name | Viper 640 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 750 lb (340 kg) |
| Draft | 4.49 ft (1.37 m) daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 21.08 ft (6.43 m) |
| LWL | 19.08 ft (5.82 m) |
| Beam | 8.17 ft (2.49 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | lifting keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 21.98 ft (6.70 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.48 ft (2.28 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 25.62 ft (7.81 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.07 ft (3.07 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 129.00 sq ft (11.984 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 82.21 sq ft (7.638 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 425 sq ft (39.5 m2) |
| Total sail area | 211.20 sq ft (19.621 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 99 (average) |
The Viper 640 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Brian Bennett for racing and first built in 1996.[1][2][3]
The Viper 640 is an accepted World Sailing class boat[4] and the official one-design boat of the Gulf Yachting Association for its Capdevielle Series.[5]
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Viper 640 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Brian Bennett". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Viper 640". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Rondar Raceboats (2018). "Rondar Viper 640 - Specification - Now a World Sailing Class!". www.rondarboats.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "GYA Selects Viper 640 As New Capdevielle Boat!!". Viper640.org. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2015.