Riva today
In May 2000, with the entry of Riva in the Ferretti Group - the world's major group of luxury boating - a new season started. With zeal bordering on mania, Riva's engineering department began to study new models. Under the relentless creativity of Mauro Micheli and the Officina Italiana Design plus the product knowledge of President Ferretti, a new Riva style was born. This fusion between technology and design would mark another turning point in nautical design and performance. In November 2003, the new shipyard in La Spezia started to specialize in yachts longer than 65 feet. In Sarnico, smaller boats like the Aquariva and Rivarama were being produced that advanced the craft, yet paid absolute respect to past Riva legends. Their success was, fittingly, legendary.
Masterpieces in design, materials and total quality.
Craftsmanship, unmatchable quality, innovative but always functional design, has always been Riva's hallmark. Those same principles remain firmly in place. With meticulous attention to structural detail, every boat in the Riva Line, from 33ft. to 115 ft. is given a precise personality linked to its name. Riva is, more than ever, a refined, elegant and timeless beauty on water with state of the art design and performance capabilities. All of Riva's unique characteristics are due to a strong bond between design and tradition. None of its recent accomplishments would have been possible without the knowledge and experience of those individuals who have passed their talents in building boats from generation to generation. Today, clean and essential lines, sophistication and originality, exclusive design and unique style and matchless character define Riva. This balanced synthesis between elegance and innovation mark new steps in the history of international boating design. Pietro's spirit lives on. His ambition and vision is inspiring testimony to where Riva is today. Riva is still building boats nobody else possibly could.
Celebrities In the 50s and 60s the Riva name gained worldwide fame to the point of becoming a "myth". Kings and emperors, princess and sultans, actors and sportsmen and all the international jet set headed straight to Riva to choose their boats. Nothing came near to matching the beauty, superb quality and prestige of a Riva as they graced the most important and exclusive harbours of the world. Among all the celebrities who owned a Riva were Brigitte Bardot, Dino de Laurentis, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Peter Sellers, Prince Rainier of Monaco, the Shah of Persia, King Hussein of Jordan... and the list does not stop there. Today celebrities, well known businessmen, entrepreneurs and the international jet-set are still unable to resist the glamour of a Riva. Those who want the best, expect the best and live the best ... choose Riva.
