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The boat was built by Ontario Yachts in Burlington, Ontario, Canada between 1968 and 1983, with 147 examples completed. Initial production was in the form of a kit for amateur construction, but later many were professionally built. [1] [3] The Viking 28 design was also built in England by Anesty Yachts as the Trapper 28/400, with 70 completed. [1]
The boat has a draft of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) with the standard keel and 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) with the optional shoal draft keel, while the lifting keel-equipped version has a draft of 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) with the keel extended and 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.
Unlike yachts of other monarchs of the time the vessel was purely a yacht, not a combination yacht and warship. The yacht's dimensions were 420 ft (128.0 m) length, 380 ft (115.8 m) length between perpendiculars , 50 ft (15.2 m) beam with a displacement of 5,700 tons and 18 ft (5.5 m) draft.
HMY Kitchen: Owner: Royal Navy: ... built 1670: General characteristics; Propulsion: Sail: HMY Kitchen was an English royal yacht, ... Service history of HMY Kitchen ...
HMY Iolaire was an iron-hulled steam yacht that was launched in Scotland in 1881 as Iolanthe. She was renamed Mione in 1898; Iolanthe in 1900; and Amalthæa [a] in 1907. Between 1881 and 1915 a succession of industrialists and aristocrats had owned the yacht. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1915 as HMY Amalthaea, and renamed HMY ...
Gulfstar Yachts was a large manufacturer of fiberglass sailboats and powerboats built in the Tampa Bay, Florida area from 1970 until 1990 when the Viking Yachts purchased the company's assets. [1] Vince Lazzara, one of pioneers of fiberglass sailboat construction, founded the company. Lazzara had previously been one of the founders of Columbia ...
Model of a knarr in the Hedeby Viking Museum in Germany. A knarr (/ n ɔː r /) is a type of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings for long sea voyages and during the Viking expansion. The knarr was a cargo ship; the hull was wider, deeper and shorter than a longship, and could take more cargo and be operated by smaller crews.
The Viking 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1971. [1] [2] [3] The Viking 33 design was developed into the Viking 34 in 1973. The Viking 34 features a Peterson-style keel, a new interior design and a 1.5 ft (0.46 m) taller mast. Both designs have the same length overall of 33.58 ft (10.24 m).