Riviera's new 5800 Sport Yacht has an infused hull...
This new three-or-four-cabin model features a triple Volvo Penta IPS installation and will debut at the 2009 Santuary Cove International Boat Show at the end of May.
APRIL 2009
Coomera, Queensland builder Riviera will unveil its new 5800SY at the 2009 Sanctuary Cove International Boat, which by happy coincidence is literally just a mile or two round the corner from the yard.
Boasting some distinctly European lines, which should see her compete with comparable models from marketleaders such as Sunseeker, Princess and Fairline internationally, the 5800SY is powered by triple Volvo Penta IPS drives and can be ordered with three or four-cabin layouts, plus the option of crew accommodation. The 5800SY is said to takes the ‘Sport Yacht concept, developed with the yard's existing 3600, 4400 and 4700SY models, to the next level. All these Sport Yacht models are said to be about making the most of the outdoors, delivering the best ‘al fresco living’ experience. To this end the 5800SY has a simply huge, push-button electric sunroof to open up the saloon to the atmosphere.
Check out the three-set bonded-glass hull windows that add natural light into the full-beam owner’s cabin aft.
Incidentally the 5800SY hull was infused. Riviera only started infusing in '07 with the 4400SY, so this is its largest infused structure to date.
“We are very excited about the new Riviera 5800 Sports Yacht,” says Riviera’s director of sales and marketing, Tim Sayer. “Already we’ve taken orders for eight...”
For more, www.riviera.com.au.
© Phil Draper
