Practical Boat Owner

Viko S30 walkaround

Following last month’s test of the Viko S21 and learning that Paul Simmonds, the 21’s owner, is upgrading to the 30, we took the opportunity to have a peep at the latter model during the Southampton International Boat Show

The first thing we noticed about the S30, especially this one which happened to be berthed next to an S21 for reference, was the fact that they are

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