Archives: Classic Models

When the Riviera 36 Open Flybridge was launched in 1992, the design was what people wanted in a nation still hurting from a recession. She offered two cabins, a bathroom with enclosed shower stall, a comfortable galley and saloon, an open cockpit and flybridge with room for skipper and guests. It was also what the… Read more »

The Riviera 48 Open Flybridge model was a luxury cruiser that for the first time offered owners the option of an enclosed or open flybridge. As well, there were a range of accommodation options in three cabins plus two well-equipped bathrooms. The standard layout provided for a master stateroom with double bed amidships on the… Read more »

She was launched in the midst of Australia’s “recession we had to have”. Yet, instead of putting in as much into this new cruiser as possible for perceived value, Riviera’s design team created the 42 as a model that provided plenty of space both in the accommodation deck and the saloon living area. The Riviera… Read more »

The Riviera 39 continued the design and build development of the marque that had evolved over 10 years, offering twin-cabin with one-bathroom accommodation, a well-equipped galley and U-shape dinette lounge around a timber table that could comfortably seat five adults. The package earned the 39 Modern Boating magazine’s Boat of the Year award in 1992,… Read more »

The launch of the Riviera 3300 marked a new development. She was the first model to display an integrated mould for the coach-house and flybridge and introduced a more rounded, elegant styling to the saloon window line. Fisherman and Boatowner magazine described the 3300 as ” a very good-looking boat . . . easy on… Read more »

Two years after releasing its first sport boat, Riviera unveiled a larger sister, the Diavolo 44. The additional length and beam gave the designers the opportunity to add space in the cockpit to provide a wet bar immediately behind a twin helm seat and the option of a dinette table. Below, a second double sleeping… Read more »

After the successful launch of the Riviera 27 open flybridge model, the design team revisited this compact model and introduced three variations. These were an Express Flybridge with the ladder to the bridge immediately behind the helm seat, an express cruiser style Hardtop replacing the flybridge, and a sporty Targa model with an open cockpit,… Read more »

The 35 was a close relation to the already successful 38 Mark II with just as much amenity; two cabins, a well-equipped galley and comfortable dinette, giving away very little to her larger sister. Australian Boating magazine described her as “an ideal size for a family to handle, economical to run and an exceptionally good… Read more »

Since its inception, Riviera had built its fast-growing reputation upon flybridge cruisers. Then in 1987 the team unveiled something completely different, an unabashed sports boat, the Diavolo 34 – the Devil. Here was an open cockpit speedster that provided a starboard side helm in front of a captain’s chair with a companion seat to port… Read more »