DESIGN LEGACY
During his more than 50 years as a designer for Viking Yachts, Bruce Wilson has created some of the company’s most iconic models, having drawn on the close mentorship he received from company co-founder Bill Healey.
Before retiring in 2018, Bruce also worked alongside his son, David, for 30 years as he too carved out a successful career in yacht design at Viking. Despite their combined 80 years of dedication to the New Jersey-based builder, it was not until this year that the pair finally took ownership of their own Viking—a Valhalla V-33, which David played an instrumental role in designing. For their own boat, the pair collaborated, and the finished 33 is just right for their family.
Before he was a designer for Viking, Bruce was building boats in his
