RIVIERA’S NEW-ERA 78

IN AN INTERNATIONAL premiere, Australia’s luxury motor yacht builder Riviera has launched its new 78 Motor Yacht.

Following more than 42 years of evolution and with more than 5,800 yachts launched, the 78 Motor Yacht design represents a new era for Riviera.

Riviera Australia owner Rodney Longhurst said the team brought a combined passion for excellence to create a sophisticated yacht that delivers a superb combination of family cruising, entertaining and blue-water passage-making capabilities.

The 11 new owners all enjoyed an exclusive preview at Marina Mirage on the Gold Coast a week before the official launch.

As guests enjoyed sunset cocktails, the magnificent titanium coloured yacht arrived, and spotlights swept through the evening sky to reveal the lines of the 78.

The Riviera 78 has been designed in collaboration between the Riviera team on Queensland’s Gold Coast and superyacht designer Luca Vallebona.

The 78 Motor Yacht offers options of an enclosed or open bridge deck and includes accommodation for up to 10 adults in four staterooms and crew quarters.

The 78 is powered by twin MAN 2000 turbo diesel engines delivering 2,000hp (1,471kw) each through Twin Disc Quickshift gearboxes. She includes Twin Disc’s Express Joystick System with the integrated stationhold Express Positioning System.

Power options include twin MAN 1550 engines providing 1,140kw (1,550hp) each or twin MAN 1800 engines that deliver 1,324kw (1,800hp) each.

With 10,200 litres of fuel available, she is capable of cruising for more than 1,000 nautical miles or offer speed over 30 knots.

The yacht includes Humphree carbon fibre fin stabilisation which are offered as an option. www.rivieraaustralia.com www.rmarine.nz