Viking · Hull No. 74-401 · 2 names since 2025

It Just Takes Time

FormerlyLinda Gale

A Viking 74 built in October 2024, the month the model made its debut, documented as Linda Gale of Sarasota before taking the name It Just Takes Time out of Orange Beach, Alabama, a name her owner has carried on earlier Vikings.

Her story, name by name

  1. 2025 – 2026

    Linda Gale

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

  2. 2026 – present

    It Just Takes TimeCurrent

    Reported · U.S. Coast Guard

    Renamed from Linda Gale between the January and September 2026 Coast Guard files. Hailing port moved from Sarasota, FL to Orange Beach, AL. Official number and HIN unchanged.

SistersOther Viking 74s, then 2025 builds

  1. SandbobNo. 74-408 · 742026
  2. Gray FoxNo. 74-409 · 742026
  3. Reel HunterNo. 58-555 · 582025
  4. Runnin Down A DreamNo. 64-730 · 642025
  5. Inconclusivelaunched as Oil Slick · 2 names since 2025No. 64-731 · 642025

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