Desperado, a 2015 Viking 62 Convertible, is a marlin-chasing battlewagon built for speed and blue water and is on the market at $4.449 million.
“I watched our Viking yacht’s speed climb in quantum-leap fashion: 20 knots, 30 knots and an average top hop of 42.2 knots. She impressed me with that last speed while her motors ran at 2,300 rpm, which is the precise top-end rating for these diesels, indicating a near-perfect combination of power, running gear and design. At this speed, her big Cats gulped about 190 gallons of diesel per hour. The 62’s comfortable cruise speed averaged 36.9 knots with the Cats spinning at 2,000 rpm and consuming 156 gph. Suffice it to say, if you’re a hard-core tournament angler, many boats will be left wallowing in your wake when the Bimini start gun goes off,” Yachting previously reported.
Similarly, Desperado is powered by twin 1,925 hp Caterpillar C32 turbo diesel engines and can quickly spool up to 42 knots, making it a good bet to be first to the fishing grounds. A Seakeeper M2600 gyrostabilizer keeps the vessel stable as a table while cutting through rough conditions. With a 2,150-gallon fuel tank, this sport-fisher is ready to head for the canyons where the water is deep and the fish are large.
The sport-fisher’s business end has a 172-square-foot, teak cockpit with a fighting chair and stowage for a tournament’s worth of mullet, ballyhoo and Spanish mackerel. Other amenities include:
- Upgraded teak cockpit and mezzanine
- Upgraded Release Marine Trillion fighting chair
- New mezzanine cushions, 2023
- Crushed ice maker
- Freshwater washdown with hose bib located in cabinet under gunwale
- Glendinning Cablemasters (2) in forward port and starboard cabinets under gunwale
- Indirect LED rope lighting underneath the coaming
- Recessed LED deck lights in flybridge overhang
- Livewell in cockpit sole
- Observation mezzanine aft-facing lounge seating with Sunbrella covered cushions, hinged seat and bait freezer, tackle cabinet to starboard with pullout drawers
- Recessed oversized in-deck fish box, livewell tub, and insulated dunnage box-removable with pump out and drain plate with large hole for drainage
- Recessed oversized refrigerated chill box in mezzanine step for direct access from cockpit
- Rupp flush-mounted rod holders (4) in covering boards, (3) in each haunch
- Seawater washdown supplied from centralized seawater system
- Side lockers under coaming with gaff storage
- Split lids for fish boxes
- Transom mounted fish box with drain
- Walkthrough transom door with lift gate
- Garmin display in side wing port
Desperado’s flybridge has a three-sided enclosure to keep the elements at bay as well as Three Marine Trillion Series helm chairs set behind the centerline teak helm pod. There’s a refrigerated drink box to keep trips to the galley to a minimum when the bite’s on. There are port or starboard side bench-style settees as well as forward-facing bench-style settee in front of the helm for guests. Desperado‘s helm is outfitted with the following:
- Furuno RD33 depthfinder
- Garmin GHP 12 autopilot
- 3/Garmin 8617 Displays
- Garmin 8612 Drop down box
- Garmin Black box GSD sounder
- Garmin GMR 2526XD radar
- Garmin GXM Sat weather
- Starlink
- Garmin 8612 in cockpit
- KVH HD7 SAT TV
- KVH Sat com
- Two Icom IC-M604 VHF
The salon has an uber-soft L-shaped “Dewberry” style ultraleather sofa and an L-shaped dinette to port. Large windows let natural light illuminate the salon as well as the galley to starboard. Relax on the sofa and catch the rest of the game on the 46-inch TV located in the starboard side entertainment center with a Bose Lifestyle surround-sound system.
The galley has admirable countertop real estate, helped by a custom island with two bar stools. There is a four-burner electric cooktop and microwave/convection oven, which is located in an upper cabinet. Stow cold goods in the two Sub-Zero, under-counter refrigerator units and a freezer unit. Dry goods and galley accessories are stowed in the maple cabinets and drawers.
After a long day of filling the freezer full of fresh fish, relax in one of four staterooms below deck. Desperado has a master stateroom with a queen-size, walk-around berth, a forepeak VIP stateroom with a queen-size walk-around berth, a guest stateroom with side-by-side twin berths and crew quarters with over/under twin berths that can be used for two additional guests.
HMY Yachts stated, “This 2015 Viking Yacht 62′ Convertible Sportfish, Desperado, is a turn-key, custom-outfitted Viking 62 built as the ultimate fishing machine. No expense has been spared and this is reflected in her list of upgrades. This four-stateroom 62 Viking Convertible is beautifully appointed from her walnut Amtico flooring and her custom crown molding in the salon on the interior to her stunning exterior Nardo Grey hull color.”
Where is Desperado located? The yacht is currently lying in Virginia Beach,Virginia.
Take the next step: call or text the listing agent, Patrick Kelly, (561) 723-9300, HMY Yachts
Quick Specifications
- Length Overall: 62′
- Maximum Beam: 18.92′
- Max Draft: 5.17′
- Cruising Speed: 30 knots
- Max Speed: 42 knots
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine Make: Caterpillar
- Engine Model: C32
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Combined Horsepower: 3,850 hp
- Fuel Capacity: 2,150 Gal.
- Freshwater Capacity: 310 Gal.
