The Viko S35 is a solidly built, no-frills 10-metre cruising yacht, capable of taking its owners wherever they want to go, at a price that's well within the range of competing yachts from the big shipyards. For the price of a Viko S35, you get a car too!

Prices for live-aboard yachts have soared to the point where they are becoming difficult to afford for many amateurs from the middle classes. Gone are the days when a Kelt 707 was advertised at the same price as the family saloon car that launched it from its trailer!

Today's yachts have grown so much in size and price that, if you could still launch them from a slipway, you'd have to do it with a Bentley to keep the Kelt advertising analogy alive...

Fortunately, some boat builders continue to offer simple, effective yachts that are both well built and very livable, and which still deliver honourable cruising performance.

What's the point of LED lights flush with the floor and fifteen shades of fake woodwork on the interior? At Viko, we keep things simple and effective. All the comforts you'd expect from a sailing yacht are there. Headroom, volume, comfort equipment, but with a smaller range of choices.

The Viko S35 is the largest Viko imported by Import'Nautic Sailing, Viko's French distributor.

At 10.88 metres long and 3.74 metres wide, this 5200 kg lightweight yacht has everything you need, as standard, to start cruising straight away. With two cabins, including a large aft cabin, a bathroom with shower and marine toilet, a fully equipped galley, batteries, charger, monitoring and a set of sails, all you need to add is your bag and the obligatory safety equipment.

Electronics, mooring lines, fenders, VHF, everything is included in this 10-metre yacht: at €176,346 inclusive of tax, you're on your way!

176,346 incl. VAT is nearly €25,000 less than competing offers positioned at around €200,000. That's a significant price difference in this market segment, particularly in these times of inflation and falling boat sales.

So it's hardly surprising that, at this rate, 40 of the 300 boats produced by the Navikom shipyard in Gdansk are sold in France every year.

The first ones are arriving in the Boat Clubs, which is a great way to discover them!