Viking 44 Sport Coupe

The boatbuilder has been known to push the envelope throughout its 50-year-plus history; in this case, the New Gretna, New Jersey-based company now presents a coupe model designed with the Great Lakes in mind.

“The 44 Sport Coupe (44SC) model encompasses the perfect package in a 44-foot coupe-style boat and represents Viking’s best in seakeeping performance and interior accommodations,” says Erik Krueger, vice president and Viking brand manager at Jefferson Beach Yacht Sales.

One step aboard and you know you are on a Viking. Utilizing the kind of tough build of its biggest and most powerful horizon-chasing battlewagons, the 44SC comes out of a plug and mold designed by the company’s million dollar five-axis profiler. A customized mast or radar arch can be ordered.

Blending building methods, including resin-infused hull and main bulkheads, glassing the stringers to the hull, securing the decks to the stringers, which are then glassed to the hull, results in a solid platform. The same robust construction techniques are used in the engine room to support a pair of 800-hp MAN diesels. And, as with all Vikings, the fuel tanks are built integral to the hull.

The 119-square-foot cockpit offers a starboard mezzanine seating arrangement, a deck hatch to the engine room, and dedicated space for an optional Seakeeper gyro. Forward and up on the command deck is the centerline helm on a raised platform, ready for any electronics you may wish.

The salon, which takes full advantage of the boat’s 16-foot, 4-inch beam, presents a wide-open space that offers a galley, an L-shaped lounge and dinette, and a flat-screen television.

The forward, island queen stateroom has plenty of headroom and access to the head and shower, while the aft guest quarters are perfect for the kids and other guests.

The Viking 44SC delivers the kind of exciting performance, comfort and security this premier boatbuilder is known for.