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Built just outside of Bergen on the island of Askøy. Skilsø started building boats in 1919 and Viknes in 1988. The current Viknes range of offshore trawler yachts feature seven models from 8m to 12m in length with the Skilsø range of family focused cruising yachts from 10.6m to 11.9m.


Both brands proudly carry the slogan ‘Made in Norway’ and will be featuring their new Viknes 10, Skilso 35 Panorama and Skilso 39 Flybridge models on stand number B50 in hall 1 at the Dusseldorf boat show, 18th to 26th January. Meanwhile, Fine Design Marine, are inviting interested parties to contact them directly for complimentary tickets to the show.
For further information on these new craft and their availability from Fine Design Marine, check out www.finedesign-marine.co.uk




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