OnBoard Magazine - Summer 2014

SOMETHING NEW Turner’s long-time Captain, Paul Hannum oversaw construction of their new 62EB from start to finish, with frequent visits to the Viking factory throughout the build time. Hannum recounts the process, “We had a great experience building the new Foolish Pleasure with Viking Yachts. Everyone involvedwas helpful and brought their years of experience to the table as we added many custom features, some which required additional engineering.” “I have always been very impressed with the customization options Viking offers. It is like building a custom sportfishing yacht in a third of the time,” Turner adds. His new 62 is outfitted with many custom choices, and to suit his particular accommodation wishes, they opted for a 3 stateroom layout with 3 private heads as opposed to the typical 4 stateroom found on other Viking 62s. He also exercised his preference for cross-over berths in the forward stateroom. Mr. Turner raves about how great the HITTING THE TRAIL In honor of their 50th Anniversary in 2014, the Viking Yachts Key West Challenge was conceived, inviting Viking owners and their vessels to Key West, Florida for four days of food, drinks, fishing and family fun. Having just received hull #62-008, the Turners and Captain Hannum decided it would be a great event to debut the newest iteration of their Foolish Pleasure . Though admitting a steep learning curve in honing their South Florida kite-fishing techniques, they were proud participants of the inaugural event, and hope to make it part of their annual fishing and cruising plans. During their stay in Key West, Captain Hannum and the Turners spent some time with the owners of Odin , a Viking 61 Enclosed Bridge, much like the former Foolish Pleasure . The new Odin will also be a Viking 62 Enclosed Bridge. As Hannum recalls, “we were all able to share ideas and lessons learned from the building of Foolish Pleasure to the Odin crew. It was a great opportunity for the future owners to get a hands-on look at what they are going to be building.” SUPPORTING CAST When the Turners and Hannum took delivery of the new Foolish Pleasure their first stop on the way south was the Bluewater Yachting Center in Hampton, Virginia. As Bluewater Sales Professional Jud Black described it, “They didn’t need a shakedown cruise, as Capt. Hannum knew they had a safety net of Bluewater locations to stop at should any trouble arise.” While at the Bluewater Yachting Center, they enjoyed an overnight stay and a delicious interior designers are at Viking, “I’ve always appreciated the breadth of options available for every surface on the interior.” In addition to some of the larger changes requested by the Turners, Hannum explains how many small details went into the boat, for example a teak bullnose grab rail which was incorporated into the cabinetry throughout the salon and bridge. They added a gas grill to the cockpit along with a SubZero refrigerator and pull out trash compartment within the flybridge. The berth in the master stateroom was designed and built to be wider and fuller, and there was also a custom cabinet and electrical installed in the master stateroom for a sleep aid oxygen machine. “Although it seemed as if the Viking team had afforded me and this build extra attention because of Mr. Turner’s long history with Viking Yachts,” stated Capt. Hannum, “the reality is that they go the extra mile for all of their clients.” The Turner’s new 62EB undergoing final preparations at the Viking Yacht factory Richard and Bonnie Turner at the Viking Key West Challenge BERTRAM 28 BERTRAM 35 VIKING 35 VIKING 56C VIKING 43MY VIKING 61EB VIKING 62EB THE FOOLISH PLEASURE LINEAGE “It is like building a custom sportfishing yacht in a third of the time.” 5 SUMMER 2014