March 25, 2008

Projects: Riviera 70 Enclosed Flybridge, Riviera 61 Enclosed Flybridge

Riviera’s new flagship 70 Enclosed Flybridge may be some months away from official launch at Sydney International Boat Show at the end of July, but already the company has taken orders for four of this imposing new model. This majestic new flagship of the Riviera fleet is a four cabin, four bathroom model with sleeping capacity for up to 14 people, including 10 in the cabins. One of the many innovations that have captured the imagination of owners is the massive master stateroom across the full beam of the boat amidships. The boat is fully air conditioned throughout, including separate units for the flybridge, saloon, dining area, galley, all cabins and bathrooms. Riviera invested an enormous amount of planning and technology into this new flagship, working closely with superyacht naval architect Frank Mulder on the running surfaces and completed a great deal of tank testing at his facility, creating the most advance tunnel hull design and underwater exhaust systems for the new flagship. The Riviera 61 Enclosed Flybridge brings many new and exciting innovations to Riviera’s flybridge range, especially a magnificently crafted unobtrusive internal staircase that leads you from the saloon door up to the flybridge level. As well as providing dry, safe and easy access to the flybridge, this design also affords the luxury of incorporating a hinge-up awning window in the saloon aft bulkhead, thereby opening the saloon up to the cockpit. On this model, the awning window concept is further extended to include the same format on the flybridge level, opening up to include an aft-facing lounge. The standard accommodation offering is four cabins and three bathrooms with the master stateroom amidships, a guest stateroom forward and two cabins on the starboard side. An optional layout is three cabins and three bathrooms, with a larger stateroom forward, an athwart ships lower berth in the aft starboard cabin and the option of either a private lounge or a writing bureau in the forward stateroom in the place of the fourth cabin. The running surface and chines, continues the design consultation with internationally renowned naval architect and superyacht designer Frank Mulder, who has optimised for a soft and dry ride hull, incorporating tunnels into the aft running surface providing a reduced draft and propeller shaft angle for better performance and efficiency. Power for the short term flagship model will be from two Caterpillar of 1015hp which will feature an underwater exhaust system helping to reduce fumes and engine noise.

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