Review of Viking 52 S Sport Yacht

Basic specs.

The Viking 52 S Sport Yacht is a large motorboat. The Viking 52 S Sport Yacht is built by the American yard Viking Yacht Company.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 1100.0 hp (819 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 4542.0 liters (1199 US gallons, 999 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

EU classification

Viking 52 S Sport Yacht holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Viking 52 S Sport Yacht is about 568 kg/cm, alternatively 3183 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 568 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3183 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Viking 52 S Sport Yacht is 3.06.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 88% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.