Photos courtesy of Viking Yacht Company, Tom Spencer and Earle Hall Bluewater, Viking Collaborate to Meet the Dreams of Multiple Friends with Disabilities Perry Nichols was an active young man—he played on a championship football team and was crazy about catching...
I just wanted to take a minute and tell you how much I appreciated the help and counseling that your group provided me with the sale of my boat these last couple of weeks. It is rare in today’s times that people just help you with no questions asked and supply...
by Magnus Thiersmann With 54 years of boat building in their wake, there is no argument that Viking Yachts is a major industry player, if not the single most influential sportfish builder in the world. In addition to a strong dealership network (in which Bluewater can...
Bluewater Legacy by Deirdre Bell Loftin Bluewater Navigates Fifty Years of Success From a backyard sailboat operation to a driving force in the cruising and sportfishing worlds, Bluewater Yacht Sales has both shaped the industry and bowed to the winds of change. And...
Viking Boats Place in Top 3 in Three Consecutive Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournaments Viking Yachts lays claim to leading the industry in production luxury sportfishing yachts and refined express fishing boats. With an impressive history that spans over a half century,...
WINNING THE BIG ONE Very few of us are going to be a part of the team that wins the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup or the Kentucky Derby. But as a few lucky members of the Bluewater family can attest, in our world, weighing the heaviest fish at the Big Rock is pretty...
PURSUING THE PERFECT BOAT Not a day goes by that we don’t spend time on our boat— even if it doesn’t leave the dock,” Tony Nahitchevansky begins. For Tony and his wife Carson, the boat is an escape from the home office and the hustle and bustle of everyday life. An...
REWARDING TEAMWORK Forty sales professionals and over a dozen team members from the management and marketing teams were in attendance for Bluewater’s annual meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia this past winter. Ownership engaged everyone in this two-day corporate...
The Atlantic Billfish Championship presents a single award each year to the top team from 3 different tournaments: The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, The Hatteras Marlin Club Open and the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament. In addition to a beautiful trophy and...
In 1984 Dick Pond bought a new 46’ Viking Convertible from a dealer in Virginia Beach. The dealership however, had no facilities or means to provide service, so Pond took his new Peanut Patch to Bluewater Yacht Sales in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1968 by Chris...
The first hour of the first day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament was more eventful than anyone had anticipated. Angler and Bluewater principal Earle Hall aboard the Viking 62 Convertible demo captained by Viking’s Brian Komer hooked a fish less than 20 minutes...
Dear Chris and Earle, As both of you know, our 1995 Viking 38, Hull 38-143 spent most of winter at Bluewater Yacht Service Yard getting updated. We would like to give you some feed back first on our new boat, and then on our experience at your yard. We couldn’t...