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Australian marque Riviera’s new Platinum Range of Sport Yacht models look sleeker and sportier than ever – thanks to a slew of serious aesthetic upgrades cooked up by Riviera’s in-house design group in collaboration with

talented external specialists. The state-of-the-art features have been very well received by Riviera customers new and established. Here’s a quick rundown of the most significant model refinements, melding luxury and practicality.

A D VA N C E P L A T I N U M

PLATINUM EDITION SPORT YACHTS | Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht Series II Platinum EditionRiviera 5400 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition | Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition

THE EXTERIOR IS TRANSFORMED

WITH THE HARDTOPS AND TARGA

ARCHES IN A NEW COLOUR:

RIVIERA PLATINUM SILVER.

STEALTHY BLACK FINISH FOR

THE ELECTRONIC ARRAYS, AIR

INTAKE VENTS AND BOOT STRIPE.

PLATINUM CAULKING IN THE

COCKPIT AND SWIM PLATFORM

TEAK DECKS. THE LIGHTER

COLOUR MAKES THE COCKPIT

AREA FEEL LARGER AND

COMPLEMENTS THE PAINTED

WET BAR COLOUR. CEO RODNEY

LONGHURST REPORTS, “THE

RESPONSE TO THIS LOOK SINCE

THEIR RELEASE IN MAY HAS

BEEN EXTREMELY POSITIVE.”

STAINLESS STEEL BACK-LIT

RIVIERA EMBLEMS ON BOTH

SIDE QUARTER PANELS. THESE

ARE AN INCLUSION ON THE 5400

AND 6000 MODELS AND CAN BE

OPTIONED ON THE 4800. THE

6000 ALSO FEATURES A BACK-

LIT EMBLEM ON THE TRANSOM.

EXCLUSIVE SUNBRELLA UPHOLSTERY

IN SILVER/GREY FOR THE SUN PAD

ON THE FOREDECK AND THE LOUNGE

IN THE COCKPIT. CUSTOM FEATURE

STITCHING – A MODERN, EUROPEAN

STYLE BORROWED FROM SUPERYACHTS.

SUNBRELLA AWNINGS, CREATED

USING THE IMPRESSIVE NEW

SUNBRELLA SEAMARK PRODUCT. THIS

EXTREMELY PRACTICAL FABRIC IS 100

PERCENT WATERPROOF, EXTREMELY

DURABLE AND VERY EASY TO CLEAN.

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RIVIERA’S TEAM, UNDER RODNEY

LONGHURST, SET OUT TO

DESIGN A CONTEMPORARY,

MINIMALIST LOOK THAT

STILL OFFERS A HIGH LEVEL

OF PRACTICALITY. WITH

THESE THREE OFFERINGS,

THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED IN

CREATING LUXURIOUS AND

SPORTS-INFLUENCED YACHTS,

FASHIONED WITH HIGH QUALITY

MATERIALS, A SUBTLE COLOUR

PALETTE AND MODERN,

DURABLE TEXTURES THAT WILL

STAND THE TEST OF TIME.

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NEW SUNBRELLA

WALL LINING FABRICS

USED THROUGHOUT

IN WHITE, BEIGE AND

GREY TO COMPLEMENT

TIMBER SELECTIONS.

HIGH-GLOSS WALNUT TIMBER CABINETRY

AND TRIM. THIS PREMIUM FINISH WAS

PREVIOUSLY AN UPGRADE ON SPORT YACHT

MODELS. IN ADDITION, OWNERS MAY NOW

CHOOSE FROM OTHER TIMBERS LIKE WALNUT

SATIN, OAK SATIN OR CHERRYWOOD.

PURE WOOL CARPET

IN THE STATEROOMS.

NATURAL FIBRE BEDSPREADS AND

EXQUISITELY EMBROIDERED AND

TEXTURED SCATTER CUSHIONS.

PRACTICAL AND EASY TO MAINTAIN,

MANY USING SUNBRELLA FABRIC.

NEW LUXE CORIAN

FINISH IN THE

BATHROOM WITH A

FEATURE, NON-SKID

PATTERN. ALSO, NEW

GLOSS WHITE BASINS

IN A CONTEMPORARY

STYLE.

STYLISH INTERIOR LOUNGES

UPHOLSTERED IN SOFT-TOUCH

FABRICS AND EXTREMELY

SOFT FOAM, WITH INDIVIDUAL

MODULAR CUSHIONS IN A

NEW ROUNDED SHAPE –

MODERN AND PRACTICAL

FOR A RELAXED SETTING.

WATERFALL GALLEY BENCH TOPS ARE NOW

FEATURED IN THE 5400 AND 6000. SOLID

SURFACE INSERTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN

GALLEY WET BARS AND BENCHTOP EDGES HAVE

BEEN SQUARED OFF. INCORPORATING THE SOLID

SURFACE INTO THE INTERNAL BAR EFFECTIVELY

EXTENDS THE GALLEY AREA TO BOTH PORT AND

STARBOARD, FOR MORE USABLE BENCH SPACE.

RECARO SPORTS HELM SEATS IN

BLACK LEATHER WITH ALCANTARA

INSERTS AND CONTRASTING TWIN

NEEDLE DIAMOND HAND-STITCHING

IN A CONTRASTING COLOUR. CREATES

A SPORTY AND LUXURIOUS FEEL.