Viking 55 Convertible
May 29, 2015
Illustration by Jim Ewing When the Viking 55 Convertible debuted at the 1997 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, it was a definitive break from Viking
Illustration by Jim Ewing When the Viking 55 Convertible debuted at the 1997 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, it was a definitive break from Viking
Illustration by Jim Ewing Off Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, 4:30 a.m. The predawn chill of late October is intensified by a bitter wind. Whitecaps dot the gray-green
Illustration by Jim Ewing He was a young naval architect back in 1910, joining the Mathis Yacht Building Co. in Camden, New Jersey, and intending
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