A Viking 62 built in September 2020 and documented new as Reel Crazy of Fort Lauderdale. She became Twin Reels in 2022, then Keep Dreaming of Stuart, Florida, and in late 2023 Pachanga of Ocean City, Maryland. As Pachanga she took second place in billfish releases at the 2024 MidAtlantic with three blue marlin and nine white marlin.
Her story, name by name
- September 2020
Build
Built by Viking Yacht Company; HIN VKY62066I021 (built September 2020, model year 2021).
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2026-09, ON 1309082
- 2020 – 2022
Reel Crazy
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2020-11 to 2022-05, ON 1309082
- 2022
Twin Reels
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2022-06 to 2022-10, ON 1309082
Renamed from Reel Crazy between the May and June 2022 Coast Guard files. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- 2022 – 2023
Keep Dreaming
Reported · USCG documented-vessel file, 2022-11 to 2023-09, ON 1309082
Renamed from Twin Reels between the October and November 2022 Coast Guard files; the October file shows a case pending. Hailing port moved from Ft Lauderdale, FL to Stuart, FL. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- 2023 – present
PachangaCurrent
Confirmed · whitemarlinopen.com, marlinmag.com, USCG documented-vessel file, 2023-10 to 2026-09, ON 1309082
Renamed from Keep Dreaming between the September and October 2023 Coast Guard files. Hailing port moved from Stuart, FL to Ocean City, MD. Official number and HIN unchanged.
- August 2024
Tournament
Second place in billfish releases at the 33rd MidAtlantic as Pachanga, a 62-foot Viking: three blue marlin and nine white marlin released for 1,125 points.
Reported · marlinmag.com
SistersOther Viking 62s, then 2021 builds
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