New Boat: Viking 60 Convertible
Blue
Warrior
A production builder takes aim at tournament titles with a powerful new machine.

LOA: 60’ 8”
Beam: 18’ 9”
Draft: 5’ 1” (shallow pockets)
Displ.: 91,300 lbs
Fuel: 1,620 U.S. gals. /1,920 gals.
(optional)
Water: 300 U.S. gals.
Power: 2 x Caterpillar C32A
@ 1,800 hp (as tested)
Top/Cruising Speed: 41.2/36.7 knots

In the late 1990s most production convertible builders were tempering their designs with a touch of Euro-flare and focusing on the cruising side of the convertible equation. Viking instead kept its eye on the tournament scene and the growing number of boutique builders offering cold-molded custom convertibles. Over the last decade, the New Jersey-based production builder has proven that one does not need a wood shed in South Florida or North Carolina to compete. Viking’s new 60-footer is tournament state-of-the-art in glass. ...

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