Archives: Classic Models

Following the success of the 3850 Open Flybridge, Riviera, launched a little sister in 2000. She met with similar success. She was a single-cabin version, retraining the distinctive rounded-edge moulding of deck and superstructure. She offered her owners similar amenity to her bigger sister – plush leather lounge around a shining timber dinette in the… Read more »

The Riviera 3850 Open Flybridge touched the water for the first time in 1999. She was based upon the hull of the popular Riviera 4000 Offshore launched just two years earlier. Distinctively designed with curved side windows, she offered a generous-size flybridge. The 3850 was named 1999 Boat of the Year by Australia’s Boating Industry… Read more »

Just two years after the success of Riviera’s first sport-style boat the company introduced a smaller sibling, the 3000 Offshore which was produced in a Series I and Series II models. She was equally popular in her local market as well as overseas. In fact, the 3000 was featured on the front cover of a… Read more »

Riviera built on the success of the original 36 Open Flybridge – launched in 1992 – with the development six years later of a single-cabin version. Like the 34 Open Flybridge, she was designed as a couples’ boat, providing a large cabin forward with queen double bed and plenty of storage including hanging lockers. The… Read more »

The Riviera 34 Flybridge was unashamedly a couple’s boat, designed to deliver all the quality and amenity of her larger sisters in a compact package easily managed by two people. She featured on the cover of Powerboats of the Year magazine’s 1997/98 edition. Offering a single cabin with queen-size double bed forward. Storage included a… Read more »

The Riviera 4000 Offshore, launched in 1997, was the first model in the line-up not to include a flybridge. Her sporty, raked wrap-around windscreen and targa gave her the appearance of a racer while the layout spelled comfort for skipper and guests. Australia’s Modern Boating magazine wrote: “Riviera broke the mould, so to speak, when… Read more »

In 1996 Riviera updated the successful 39 Open Flybridge model. The offering of twin-cabins with one bathroom accommodation layout, a well-equipped galley and U-shape dinette lounge remained. The changes were subtle. American Bay and Delta Yachtsman magazine commented: “It’s all extremely comfortable without being overly soft or plush . . . the treatment has a… Read more »

Sport fishing or cruising, the Riviera 43 Open Flybridge model was designed and built for strong appeal to both markets. Launched in 1996, the 43 was the first Riviera model to achieve more than 200 boats built, attaining a total of 206 over eight years in production. In its second year, 27 Riviera 43s were… Read more »

In 1996 Riviera launched its only aft-cabin cruiser, a model that also changed the styling of the flybridge to reflect her dedicated cruising credentials. The flybridge featured a single forward helm with guest lounges and a wet bar – sink and fridge – at the rear. The master cabin was at the aft, four steps… Read more »