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Our team of over 80 committed craftsmen, engineers and technicians carry out everything from design to final touches in our modern premises on Askøy, just outside Bergen.
ContactOur story From simple conditions, Viknes has grown to become Norway's leading motorboat manufacturerThis is the story of how it all began.
Freedom to choose…
Ko je Jan Inge Sivertsen leta 1988 ustanovil Viknes, mu je bila svoboda izbire ena najpomembnejših stvari. Videl je tržni potencial za robustna, vsestranska norveška motorna plovila, prilagojena edinstvenim in spremenljivim vremenskim razmeram ob norveški obali. Čolni so morali biti enako dobro prilagojeni mirni, v soncu lesketajoči se vodi kot tudi zahtevnim razmeram na odprtem morju. Hkrati si je Jan Inge izbral svobodo, da je sam svoj šef: svobodo načrtovanja in gradnje čolnov povsem v skladu z lastnimi ideali.
Early success stories…
Odkar je bil leta 1988 Viknes 770 Combi lansiran kot prvi Viknesov model, je pristop Jana Ingeja h gradnji plovil naletel na odličen odziv v rastoči norveški navtični skupnosti. Prvo plovilo je bilo zelo dobro sprejeto, Jan Inge pa je poskrbel, da je prisluhnil svojim strankam in prilagodil dizajn njihovim željam. Leta 1989 je lansiral 770 Sjark: delovno plovilo, zgrajeno na uspešni platformi modela 770.
Dark clouds on the horizon…
At the turn of the millennium, Viknes had a tailwind, and with our popular and reliable collection of models we quickly established ourselves as one of the leading brands in Norway.
Then disaster struck: In June 2000, a fire broke out which raged over the entire building mass. After just a few hours, production premises, offices and many of our boat forms were in ashes. But we did not let ourselves be broken, and kept a firm belief in the Viknes concept. After a quick and extensive rebuild, we came back stronger than ever, and could show off brand new, world-class production premises, and a renewed will to persevere that still drives us to this day.
Viknes is resurrected…
With new premises, we were not on the lazy side. Already at the end of the year 2000, we were ready to launch the brand new Viknes 880, and just six months later this was followed by a new flagship model – the Viknes 1030. Both were huge successes, and put Viknes clearly back on the map. With this, the boats gained a reputation for their unbeatable build quality and intuitive, user-friendly design, which we proudly maintain in every boat we make.
New classics become…
In the following years, we continued to improve and expand our selection. The 830 model joined the ranks in 2004, and the popular 770 model received a facelift in 2006. With this, Viknes had built up a consistent and attractive collection of high-quality motorboats.
Exciting times ahead…
In 2015, we launched the Skilsø 34 Panorama – the first model that the newly organized Viknes team developed from scratch. With modern software design and production techniques, we created an innovative, spacious boat. The industry magazines (and, more importantly: our customers) were impressed.
The panoramic roof of Skilsø 34 was a great success, and paved the way for developing a similar solution on our flagship, Viknes 1080 Panorama. Another great option in our wide range.
