Beautiful sunny winter days greeted the 50th anniversary of the Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS) held at Darling Harbour in early August. Lee Marine’s Yacht Sales Executive, Marcus Overman was in attendance and reports that the show was a resounding success. For the first time, SIBS combined forces with the Australian International Dive Expo. Over the five days of the show, attendance reached 63,000 visitors.
Riviera stole the show being the biggest on-water exhibitor displaying 10 boats including their world premiere of the luxurious Riviera 68 Sports Motor Yacht. The Riviera 68 Sport Motor Yacht, a new concept for Australia’s largest boat builder combines its heritage flybridge design with a pure flybridge cruiser. Riviera consulted with global, Riviera owners who concluded that they are seeking to cruise further afield and for extended periods. Riviera listened and the Riviera 68 Sports Motor Yacht was born. They were right-on as this sporty yacht and eight other Riviera yachts were sold at the show.
Riviera Sports Motor Yacht: Long Range and Luxurious
Australia’s favourite and most awarded luxury motor yacht builder Riviera is extremely proud of the high level of enthusiasm ahead of the World Premiere of the new, luxurious and long-range Sports Motor Yacht collection in 2017.
This refreshingly distinct style of yachting luxury has been developed in-house by the very talented Riviera design team after extensive consultation with members of the global family of Riviera owners who are seeking to cruise further afield and for extended periods. This process provides a unique insight and understanding of their aspirations for their dream yacht.
What we’ve heard is that our experienced luxury motor yacht owners are wanting to take their boating further afield with true long-range cruising, whilst still being able to fish effectively and enjoy myriad water sports pursuits, including diving, snorkelling and kayaking.
The Sports Motor Yacht collection – comprising two individual models: the 68 and 72 designs – will help luxury motor yacht owners fulfill these dreams, offering the exhilaration of supreme sports performance as well as ingenious interior flexibility with an array of luxury lifestyle features to enhance precious time aboard.
Whilst the specification varies considerably between the 68 and 72 models, the significant design difference is the additional space in the cockpit and mezzanine of the 72 Sports Motor Yacht.
The enthusiasm as we showcase her design confirms that this inspiring new design reflects the extensive ‘wish lists’ of many serious yacht owners.
More details on this new model and the show can be found here:
https://www.leemarine.com/sydney-show-closes-strong-attendance/