The 68 is built around serious offshore operation
Viking’s 68-foot platform combines a large fishing cockpit with substantial interior accommodation, allowing owners to compete offshore without giving up the comfort expected from a premium cruising yacht. Four staterooms and five heads support owners, guests and crew on longer trips.
A beam of 19 feet gives the yacht significant interior and cockpit volume. The hull’s high forward freeboard is intended to improve behaviour in head seas, reflecting the model’s focus on offshore fishing conditions rather than sheltered-water use.
MAN diesels deliver 40-knot-plus performance
The listing quotes a cruising speed of approximately 35 knots and a maximum around 42 knots. MAN diesel engines provide the propulsion, giving SIMPLE MAN the speed required to cover large distances to fishing grounds and return within tournament schedules.
Fuel capacity is listed at approximately 2,377 gallons, with 344 gallons of fresh water. The scale of these tanks reflects both the yacht’s range ambitions and the consumption associated with high-output machinery.
Electronics are configured with multiple layers of redundancy
The bridge equipment includes Furuno DRS25ANXT radar, NavNet black-box chart plotting, Seatronx touchscreens and Garmin GPSMAP displays. Additional Garmin GPS antennas and sounder modules provide further navigation and fish-finding capability.
A sportfishing yacht operating offshore benefits from overlapping systems because electronics are mission-critical. Multiple displays also allow navigation, radar, sonar and communications data to remain visible simultaneously during high-speed operation.
Virginia Beach provides immediate Atlantic access
SIMPLE MAN is located in Virginia Beach, close to Atlantic offshore grounds and established sportfishing infrastructure. The region gives a prospective buyer direct access to sea trials in conditions relevant to the yacht’s intended use.
At $7.395 million, the 2026 Viking sits at the premium end of LYG’s under-24-metre market. Its value proposition is built around recent construction, speed, specialised fishing equipment and the ability to support serious offshore campaigns in comfort.
Official sources: www.denisonyachtsales.com.
