PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS – Close encounters with whales, touring spectacular sand dunes and a beach clam bake at sunset were just a few of the attractions for Riviera owners and families at the recent Bosun’s Marine Provincetown Experience. Provincetown is one of the main townships of Cape Cod, on a spit that marks the eastern boundary…(Read More)

COOMERA, AUSTRALIA – The team at Riviera is excited to announce the dates for the 2018 Riviera and Belize Festival of Boating. The Festival will run over four days from Thursday, May 24 to Sunday, May 27 at Riviera’s facility in Coomera, south-east Queensland. Riviera’s focus on combining the rewards of the motor…(Read More)

COOMERA, AUSTRALIA – Riviera is famed world-wide for the quality of the timberwork in our motor yachts. All of the cabinetry, doors and timber linings utilised aboard Rivieras are built on site at our highly sophisticated and automated routing and varnishing facility. Inevitably there are off- cuts, but nothing goes to waste. Six years ago…(Read More)

BAY OF ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND – Riviera owners regularly undertake extended cruises in their motor yachts to offshore islands and along rugged coastlines. Voyaging at hull speed – around 10 knots – will give most Rivieras a range of at least 1,000 nautical miles. However, with all of Riviera’s robust qualities and genuine blue-water capabilities…(Read More)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Bass Strait between the Australian mainland and the island state of Tasmania is notorious for heavy seas and high winds coming in from the Antarctic. For a flotilla of seven Rivieras recently, it provided a memorable adventure as Victorian Riviera and Belize dealer R Marine Jacksons hosted a weekend voyage to Refuge…(Read More)

This month’s Riviera Family photo competition winner: Congratulations to Richard Nicholas Boat Name: Apogee Boat Model: Riviera 38 Blue Water 1987 Photo Headline: Tassie east coast Where was the photo taken: Sandy Bay, Tasmania Photo Description: This shot was taken from a friend’s drone at the Freycinet Peninsula Tasmania last January. Our busiest…(Read More)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Taking command of your Riviera is an important part of ownership and increasingly women are taking on that role, leaving it to their menfolk to worry about lines and fenders. The team at R Marine Sydney recently completed a highly successful Ladies Licence Day in which 10 women studied and then undertook…(Read More)

The original brochure for the Classic Riviera 38 Convertible Mk II described this model as “evolution at work”. The distinctive sheer of the Riviera 38 Mk II swept in a graceful arc from the bow to the after end of the coach house. Launched in 1986, she was a two cabin, single bathroom flybridge model…(Read More)

The hull for the first of our new flagship Belize 66 models is scheduled to complete lamination in mid-January 2018 as work on every part of this magnificent motor yacht brings her to life. The three parts of the hull mould, when assembled, form the one perfectly shaped hull.  This significantly contributes to the…(Read More)

COOMERA, QUEENSLAND – Riviera’s unsurpassed reputation for quality and design innovation is based upon a number of critical factors: world’s best components and materials, well-trained and highly skilled craftspeople and designers and the most sophisticated and flexible design and manufacturing systems. Critical to the introduction of every new Riviera and Belize model are…(Read More)

Powerboat-World.com’s .John Curnow recently tested the Belize 54 Daybridge and says:  “The Belize Experience . . . the very feeling you will enjoy on board these magnificent craft.” Read his full review here.   | Return to contents…(Read More)

FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – The Riviera team will showcase the timeless classic Belize 54 Daybridge in conjunction with dedicated Riviera and Belize dealer SYS Yacht Sales at the upcoming Fort Myers Boat Show in south-western Florida and the St Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show in north-western Florida. SYS Yacht Sales Managing Director…(Read More)

Here is the latest brand-new Riviera motor yacht making its way across the world, this month to disembark on the United States east coast. Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht on its way to Riviera’s north-east United States dealer Grande Yachts International.                       | Return…(Read More)

We understand how you appreciate quality and the finer things in life. In the lead-up to Christmas, our friendly and knowledgeable R Genuine Parts & Accessories team has been busy creating some exciting gift ideas for you, your family and friends – and your motor yacht. R Genuine Parts offers everything from genuine Riviera and…(Read More)

This month’s Riviera Family photo competition winner: Congratulations to Maris Naish Boat Name: Halcyon Five Boat Model: 48 FB Photo Headline: Lazy day Where was the photo taken: Michaelmas Sand Quay, Great Barrier Reef off Cairns, QLD. Photo Description: Dad, Daughter and H5. To go in the draw to win this Riviera prize pack…(Read More)