Is this the best value new 35-footer? - Yachting Monthly

David Harding gets behind the wheel of the very reasonably priced Viko S35 and asks if she really can offer style and space together with remarkable value for money.
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[@trentwilson5367]

Great honest review, and I think he nailed it with the end comments. Great boat, great price and it does what is designed to do.

[@morzee94]

If I owned a charter company, I'd buy as many of these as I could. Looks perfect for a family to cruise around in the sunshine!

[@Muratshayev]

Good boat. Thanks for review ⛵

[@Cinarli1979]

Thank you for the excellent review!

[@puertola7186]

A good example of `The cheapest is NOT always the best value'. Cutting corners to get a bigger boat is a bad idea. My like is for your fine review and not for the boat.

[@ianscott3180]

I might object to the lack of sound insulation if I was off watch and trying to get a kip in that aft cabin. Apart from that there would be more rattling than an 1980's Beneteau. The price might be attractive but I would buy a used boat. A coastal weekender and maybe ok for a family that has no ambition to see Finisterre off the port bow. It is good to see these more affordable yachts reviewed rather than an Oyster or the like that most of us will never afford. Wait a minute, I just checked my lottery ticket. Has any one got the number for Halberg Rassy? Whoopedoo.😃

[@angeladubuc9115]

Wiggling the stanchion moved the entire bull-works section beneath, yikes. Appreciated the honesty where stuff didn’t work during the “demo”, he didn’t hide it or gloss over. I can feel the underwhelming tone, he was not impressed, or seemed happy to be onboard reviewing this build. Expected to see the listing price in details too, wonder why…

[@rtbinc2273]

Way to much fisheye in the photography. That was giving me a headache. Besides that a nice review of a boat I'd never heard of. This is a case where I'd just go find a better used boat rather than pay for one of these new. Though - the prices of used boats have been climbing too.

[@peterbrown8325]

In the statistics slide at the end, you give the length as 13.95m - how is that true?

[@puertola7186]

I wish you also reviewed Azuree 33C. I would rather pay a few bucks more for quality...

[@daijones101]

What is the actual name of this boat?

[@krispress7824]

Dirty bottom standard?😛

[@bravofighter]

The prices of new yachts is utterly bonkers. Half a million dollars? No. No every day of the week, and twice on Tuesday.

[@Ian-gf8id]

Unfortunately I stopped watching after around three minutes as the combination of fisheye lens on the camera, no deadcat on the mic, and the incessant swinging of the camera from left to right made the watching experience too uncomfortable.

[@Jj-ff9vq]

Winches are way too far forward of the wheel for short handed sailing

[@atakd]

I didn't think belt drive autopilots were still made. Dreadful things.

[@paulpaul9914]

Is it the best value ..........? It's probably cheap junk & hasn't got at least 18 compartment / section areas that can be configured to do individual configurable watertight compartment duty including watertight internal doors. Are the hull windows at the right height?

[@stijndeklerk]

You intonation, or should I say lack there of is distracting.

[@fredcreer1929]

Please buy a new camera, the mast looked very bent. The boat looks like many other marina based weekend cottages. Bought by people who love the idea of boat ownership bot hate sailing because they bought an unsuitable product.😢

[@patricksullivan9697]

Was going to say sound too but that was only in the beginning.

[@danglinglines2377]

commentry toooo slowww....stopped watching 1.57...will wait for another channel to show it....

[@ianscott3180]

What do you do in a force three and a foul tide or do you have a power boat?

[@danglinglines2377]

@@ianscott3180 i was talking about his voice not boat speed..if you reply with a sarcastic comment at least get it right...

[@puertola7186]

I think the commentary was pretty well at a good speed and contents was great!

[@aflaz171]

Well, that's a sad comment I thought his review and speed of commentary were perfect and normal. I think this is what has happened to people's brains through technology. Why would you not sit back and enjoy this brilliant review?

[@Motrus01]

Sorry I stopped watching. Think your mic is playing up. I do like this channel……..🥲