Riviera Festival of Boating 2014
Third annual Riviera extravaganza will be the biggest ever for our famous Gold Coast boat builderRiviera is preparing for its biggest annual boating event as powerboat owners and enthusiasts from around the world unite for the third Riviera Festival of Boating to be held from May 22 to 25.
The Riviera Festival of Boating provides an opportunity for owners and aspiring owners of luxury pleasure craft to come together at Riviera’s 14-hectare, state-of-the-art Coomera facility for four days of boating education and social activities.
Organisers say that last year’s registrations were up by more than 50 per cent, which has prompted Riviera to expand the event's program with a series of new seminars among more than 76 individual educational and social events held over the four days.
Riviera’s chairman and owner Rodney Longhurst said the Riviera Festival of Boating was all about encouraging families to acquire the skills, practicalities and knowledge required to truly realise the full enjoyment of boating.
"Boating is very much a family affair and we encourage our Riviera and Belize owners to learn more about their boats and onboard systems and to enhance their boat handling skills to ensure they are getting the best performance and achieving the ultimate boating experience," Mr Longhurst said.
"It is also pleasing to see so many interstate and international owners making the trip to Queensland’s Gold Coast for our annual Festival of Boating.
"This year we have some exciting new events added to the program, including a seminar from Riviera owners Narelle and Peter Williams who have travelled some 36,000 nautical miles (nm), equivalent to one-and-a-half times around the world, in their Riviera 47 Open Flybridge and they look forward to sharing their couple-focused cruising experiences, information and advice in a delightful seminar."
The 2014 program will include something for every boating enthusiast with skipper training for men, women and children. The expanded program will include interactive displays, the Technology Showcase on the waterfront and some of the most popular events such as factory tours, offshore seamanship with Bob Jones, maintenance tricks of the trade, fishing clinics, electronic navigation, sanitation system maintenance, and anchoring, line work and rafting, to name but a few.
Riviera’s red carpet, undercover on-water display will showcase an impressive line-up of brand new models from Riviera and Belize with a retail value of $22 million, including the new 515 SUV, which will make her world premiere at the Festival, and the flagship of the Riviera fleet, the 75 Enclosed Flybridge.
The Riviera Festival of Boating offers free entry, free on-site parking and easy access with many owners able to arrive by their own boat at the Festival. A Riviera owners' visitor arm will be available and owners can book a berth for a 24-hour period.
People are encouraged to register early as places to all seminars and events are limited. Riviera owners will receive guaranteed registration at all events.
Riviera owners will have access to the VIP waterfront lounge on the marina and will also offer VIP parking and transport to the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show by ferry to all registered Festival guests. To register your interest go to: www.rivieraaustralia.com/festival
For more information go to www.rivieraaustralia.com.
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