With the 44 Convertible, Viking delivers a tournament contender and luxurious cruising yacht equally capable of galloping hard to the East Coast canyons on gnarly weather days or blasting over to the Bahamas in air-conditioned comfort.
"What goes around comes around" is a popular saying of Viking's co-founder and president, Bill Healey, and one that emerges again as Viking relaunches its Motor Yacht line.
"What goes around comes around" is a popular saying of Viking's co-founder and president, Bill Healey, and one that emerges again as Viking relaunches its Motor Yacht line.
Viking's dealer network covers the waterfront locations all across the United States, plus additional
international sales facilities. Each location is staffed with marine professionals with intimate knowledge
of the Viking product line.
They are qualified to answer any of your questions about Viking models, engine choices, availability
and dates of upcoming boat shows where Vikings will be on display.
To locate a dealer in your area or arrange a sea trial, please select your region and select the dealer
location nearest you.
Please note that many Viking dealers have multiple locations for your convenience.
The Viking Yacht Company has celebrated four and a half decades in business building luxury performance sportfishing and cruising yachts. Started by brothers Bob and Bill Healey in 1964 when they bought Peterson-Viking Builders, a small, struggling New Jersey builder of 37-foot, wooden sportfishing boats, Viking Yachts has grown to become a world leader in semi-custom fiberglass yacht production with over 4,000 Vikings delivered.
Lead Not Follow
Viking raises the bar front by incorporating the best in design and performance. Powder-coated structural steel engine beds isolate vibration and ensure drive train alignment. The Delta-T hull-side mounted ventilation system keeps the engineroom dry and combustion and propulsion noise levels low. From technical advancements like underwater exhaust systems and tank testing to designer touches like curved doorways and exquisite joinery, Vikings are the epitome of luxury and seagoing excellence.
See for yourself why Viking craftsmanship and blue-water performance are the standards by which other boats are judged. Please contact your Viking dealer to arrange a factory tour and sea trial at your convenience and experience the “Viking Difference.”
When the Viking Yacht Service Center in Riviera Beach, Florida, opened in 2002, the plan was simple. Knowing that 70 percent of Viking Yacht owners pass through the Palm Beach area in the course of a year, we felt the time was ripe to provide our owners with a convenient location featuring every modern amenity a boat owner might need to maintain the yacht in Bristol fashion. Additionally, we wanted to have a central location for Viking warranty work, and above all deliver a level of service that made the boatyard experience a pleasurable one.
We also knew that it would take more than talk or a name change to bring our vision to fruition. So, after purchasing the Old Slip Marina, we set about turning the idea into reality. To make it happen, new floating docks were installed, a new 150-ton Travelift was purchased and a 125-foot by 150-foot open end building with 50 feet of overhead clearance for tower boats was built. A three-story building also was constructed with service bays and office space. The response was immediate and the yard quickly gained a reputation for its excellent service and commitment to owner satisfaction. With sister companies, Atlantic Marine Electronics and Palm Beach Towers on the premises, the Viking Service Center became a one-stop solution for routine maintenance, engine and generator overhauls, major renovations, mechanical, carpentry, fiberglass and electrical reparations. With our skilled shipwrights and Viking trained technicians we could serve our owners the best way we knew how: the Viking way.
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Power to Spare
11/15/2013
At Viking we are proud of our vertically integrated manufacturing process where 90 percent of what goes into each yacht is designed and manufactured in house. This ability not only accentuates our quality control, but also helps to combat rising overhead costs. And it is not just about the boats.
A little less than a year ago, Viking switched on its tri-generation plant, which was constructed entirely by Viking personnel. Built around six Capstone C65 micro-turbines fueled with natural gas, we are now able to produce our own electricity enough to supply up to 40 percent of our current usage.
A by-product in the production of electricity is heat, and we use this heat to warm Building 1’s 75,000 square feet, which houses the main offices, the metal shop and the R & D department from fall through spring. This is achieved through an intricate collection of pumps and piping, which connects to a heat exchanger on top of the micro-turbines.
The third element of our system is cooling. Three 30 ton Yazaki absorption chillers extract heat from the chilled water supply for air conditioning during the summer.
Though quite an ambitious project, Viking’s tri-generation plant is one more example of how we can build a better boat every day by constantly reinvesting in our plant to help control our overhead.
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