Justin Healey

Born and raised in Ocean City, New Jersey, Valhalla Yacht Sales North (VYSN) Director Justin Healey has been enamored with the ocean and fishing for as long as he can remember. “I fell in love with fishing at a young age with my father and brother, going for flounder and striped bass,” says Justin, referring to Viking President and CEO Pat Healey and Sean Healey, a VYS Sales Representative. “This led to family sailfish trips in Mexico and Costa Rica, starting at the age of 7.” Justin has accumulated hundreds of hours operating and fishing center consoles and Vikings. He competes in more than 15 tournaments annually, ranging from flounder to marlin and is an angler on the Viking and Valhalla demo teams.

His father and grandfather, Viking Co-founder Bill Healey, instilled a strong work ethic in Justin and “stressed the importance of being trustful and treating customers with great respect.” He started washing and detailing boats at a young age, and then in high school and college Justin spent summers working at the Viking plant. His duties included cleaning and detailing, fiberglass patch work, quality control and recording data for sea trial testing. When Justin started full-time at Viking and VYS in 2017, he underwent intense training that included hands-on experience on the production line.

Justin graduated from Widener University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He played baseball in each of his four years in college, earning All-Mid-Atlantic Region Baseball Honors and making the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic All-Area Team.