Riviera celebrates at Pittwater festival
All forms of boating and watersports come together during MarchAn impressive parade of Riviera boats representing over three decades of Australian boat building performed a special sail past at the Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay earlier this month for the inaugural R Marine Riley Pittwater Festival, which is held throughout the month of March by the Royal Motor Yacht Club.
Riviera Pittwater dealer, R Marine Riley, is encouraging the whole Sydney northern beaches community to celebrate Pittwater and all that it offers during the month of March at the Pittwater Festival.
Together, the Royal Motor Yacht Club of Newport and R Marine Riley are hosting this community focused event, which aims to bring people together to celebrate a shared passion for watersports and to showcase what Pittwater has to offer.
The program of events began on March 1 with the Surf Club Shoot Out, followed by R Marine Riley’s 34 years of Riviera parade of boats on March 2.
Since then, other events have included the stand up paddle board races, the R Marine Riley power boat handling tuition for ladies, Simrad Game Fishing Tournament, safety at sea demonstrations, Riv Kids’ Fishing Competition, and upcoming events include the Classic Yacht Regatta, Blue Water Navigation Trial, Pittwater Paper Chase and the R Marine Riley docking competition.
The impressive parade showcased the evolution of Riviera’s design from the very first boat launched in 1980, a 38 Open Flybridge MK I, through to the latest in design and technology. Each boat was draped in special Riviera bunting as their owners proudly showcased 34 years of Riviera to mark the opening of the inaugural Pittwater Festival.
R Marine Riley CEO Mark Riley said there was no other boating event in Sydney quite like the Pittwater Festival.
"The Pittwater Festival is unique in that it brings together all aspects of boating and watersports with surf life saving, fishing and boating events for all ages and abilities. We hope that this Festival becomes one of the major calendar events for Sydney’s boating community," he said.
Royal Motor Yacht Club development manager and event organiser Rob Brown (OAM) said it was the first time they had combined such a cross section of events.
"The Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay is proud to be associated with R Marine Riley Pittwater in staging the 2014 Pittwater Festival," he said.
"The festival is a month-long celebration of aquatic events to celebrate Pittwater and all that it offers boating and water users alike. With the variety of events planned, the festival will involve not only our regular Pittwater users but the broader community will be able to come and be part of all the activities.
"We are proud of our beautiful inland beaches and waterways and this event will give us an opportunity to showcase our fantastic facilities and celebrate our magnificent local area and we look forward to hosting this event for many years to come."
The event has received a lot of community support from the Pittwater Council and Surf Life Saving Association – Sydney Northern Branch.
For more information or details on the individual events held throughout the month of March go to: www.royalmotor.com.au
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