Overseas regatta opportunity for Cowes Week winner 2014

by Stuart Bayliss on 29 Jul 2014 The Sportsboat Class at this year’s Cowes Week Regatta has again been declared a qualifying event for the EFG Viper Pan American Sportsboat Championships, hosted in Miami from 3rd-5th March 2015, during Bacardi Miami Sailing Week.

Following on from the success of last year’s British contingent at the Pan Americas, the winner of the Sportboat Class at Cowes Week will be offered the opportunity to compete in the EFG sponsored Viper event with the free use of a brand new Viper 640 supplied by builders, Rondar Raceboats Ltd. Also, anyone who sails in the Sportsboat Class automatically qualifies to enter the Miami event and can charter a Viper at a reasonable cost.

There are similar qualifying events in Europe, Australia and North America in preeminent sportsboat events and the final championship regatta in Miami will include competitors from around the world in a truly international event. The competition is only open to amateur helmsmen.

Warm water and steady breezes make the Bacardi Miami Regatta an ideal venue for a March regatta, away from the predominantly cold weather in Europe. Last year saw two British amateur teams finish in the top five among international competitors from North America and Australia.

The Viper 640 class is now one of the strongest performance classes in the USA with over 200 boats active and a full programme of regattas throughout the year. There are active fleets on the west and east coast of Australia where the class is the largest of its kind and took first place at the recent National Sportsboat Championship. The class has recently been launched in the UK and already has over 10 boats now on the water. Viper 640 is also being launched into other European countries.

To be in with a chance of winning this opportunity, enter the Sportsboat Class at Cowes Week 2014 now!