GOLD COAST MARINE EXPO: Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht

Riviera has confirmed its new 6000 Sport Yacht will make her Queensland premiere at the 2014 Gold Coast International Marine Expo from October 17-19.

Riviera says the flagship of its Sport Yacht collection is supremely comfortable with innovative alfresco lifestyle concepts, ultra-modern technology and palatial appointments – a high-performance yacht akin to a floating six-star resort.

Riviera owner and chairman Rodney Longhurst said that in addition to showcasing the range of luxury pleasure boats at its state-of-the-art facility at Coomera, the company will, for the first time at Expo, host guided factory tours via a fully narrated train ride, The Riviera Express, taking in many sections of the impressive, 14-hectare world-class site.

"The factory tours are a great opportunity for Expo visitors to see behind the scenes of how we craft a Riviera from the early lamination stage to engineering and final fit-out. This is a prime opportunity for families and friends of our 400-strong team to come and see the result of the commitment and passion that our people every day put into our premium luxury yachts," Mr Longhurst said, adding that around 55 per cent of Riviera’s production is exported.

The 6000 Sport Yacht has been billed as ‘the ultimate entertainer’ since making her world premiere in Sydney in August and will now be on display at the Gold Coast International Marine Expo.

Her key features include an impressive sports-styled helm with full joystick steering control while underway, a flexible four-stateroom accommodation layout with luxurious full-beam master, three bathrooms, contemporary and stylish hull windows and portholes, dual electric sliding sunroofs and fixed skylights, as well as a large, open cockpit with BBQ and undercover seating and dining areas.

Underneath the cockpit of the 6000 Sport Yacht is a large garage for a 3.2-metre tender and outboard that can be easily loaded using the built-in electric winch, or for a jet ski to be securely stored with additional room for accessories and water toys.

"The 6000 Sport Yacht also has a level of attention to every detail that confirms she is indeed a world-class Riviera," said Longhurst. “This is one of the first boats in Australia to have full joystick steering while underway and it comes as a standard feature," he said. "Also standard are full auto-pilot, auto-trim, Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) for station-holding while rafting up or waiting off a fuel jetty, as well as Anti-Corrosion Protection (ACP).

For the 6000 Sport Yacht, Riviera has chosen twin IPS2-950 (533kW /2 x 725hp) pod drives for speed, manoeuvrability and fuel efficiency.

"The Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht has a top speed of around 31 knots under full load and has a cruising range of 281nm at 22 knots (with 10 per cent fuel reserve)," said Longhurst.