No one needs an introduction to the world-renowned VIKING YACHTS – family owned and operated, it has been honing its craft for more than 45 years. While some builders attempt to improve with every year they build, Viking has focused from the beginning on April 1, 1964 to “build a better boat every day.” This commitment is unrivaled in the marine industry and is but one explanation as to why Viking is recognized around the world as a brand that is often imitated but never challenged where it counts most, out in the deep.
Sports-fishing takes the experience of being out on the waters to another dimension. The excitement and adventure associated to the activity of sports-fishing would only be known through experiencing it.
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WHAT IS SPORTS-FISHING?
India has a large number of exotic and rare fish around the year that are very exciting and challenging for sports fishermen. With a fabulous and varied coastline and the added advantage of beautiful and vast archipelagos such as Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands – sports-fishing is slowly gaining a firm foothold in the Indian pleasure-boating scene.
Sports-fishing appeals to people all over the world for the easy and elite manner in which it can be conducted. The interest shown by the nouveau rich in Bangalore has led to an increase in the number of sports-fishing companies in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands catering to their whims and fancies.
The beauty of the sport is that when sports-fishermen capture their prized catch, they release them back into the oceans without any undue harm, hence not causing any ecological harm indirectly.
Often families enjoy this sport as it involves the luxury and excitement of being on the waters…and the thrill and suspense of what a sports-fisherman is like to catch on any given day. Of course there are times, when nothing seems to be biting your line, but then being out on the open ocean on your strong and roomy sports-fishing yacht is another high of its own. Not only would it be a perfect ‘breather’ from what would be another hectic day behind your work-desk, but the exclusivity and uniqueness has a charm of its own, and is priceless.
Sports-fishing is most enjoyed in groups as the winner at the end of the day is the guy who has caught the largest fish, and that depends more on luck than on experience
HOW ARE SPORTS-FISHING YACHTS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER YACHTS?
Sports-fishing has over the years brought over the need for specialized designs in yachts meant for this activity. The greed for a prized catch would often end up in sports-fishing yacht owners or charterers wanting to go as far out into the open and wild oceans as possible.
Since these yachts are expected to be out on long hauls, no compromise is taken with regards to the comfort and care of people on-board, and they come with an unending options list apart from obvious communication, navigation, safety as well as fishing equipment that would hold well in the high seas.
From all the equipment on-board, the fighting chair is the most personal choice of owners – they come in different sizes and accessories; and are personalized to fit the man who would be in the midst of the action – something like the seat of a Formula 1 car to its driver.
In terms of design, sports-fishers have an even deeper hull as compared to their motor-yacht counterparts; this helps in cutting through rough waters even more easily – which means more stability. Aesthetically the external design in simple, and the beauty of the design lies in this simplicity. Overall, the designs impart a strong and functional feeling.
One integral part of a sports-fisher would be the fishing tower and the arrangement for the angling rods on-board – often these seem complicated, but simply put – the more the lines, the more action one can expect.
The burst of speed one requires to get to an area where schools of rare fishes are expected demands very powerful engines, and these yachts are powered with engines with large outputs to get from one area to another in no time – doing almost 37 knots at times.
Last but not the least, it would be obvious for sports-fishing yachts to have large refrigerated storage areas in their hull for owners to store a catch.
