Archives: Classic Models

She is the cruiser that launched the legend that today is Riviera, a legend evolved over 40 years. As the boat builders began work in 1980 in an unassuming factory in the Sydney suburb of Terrey Hills, they could never imagine that this first model would be start of a marque that today is renowned… Read more »

The story began with no fanfare, no official opening, but with five boat builders working diligently in a small factory in Sydney’s leafy northern beaches suburb of Terrey Hills. They were building the plugs for a hull, deck and superstructure that would soon become the very first Riviera Open Flybridge, the 38 Mark 1. In… Read more »