Riviera

Riviera fiesta on Sydney Harbour

Sydney, Australia: As the sounds of a Spanish guitar and maracas filled the air, Ron Mussalli joined 40 Riviera owners on board ‘The Island’ for a Riviera Fiesta.

Hosted by R Marine Sydney, the Spanish Riviera Raft Up was held at Athol Bay earlier this month.

It was a hot, humid Summer’s day and as the temperature soared above 40 degrees, revellers enjoyed a dip in the inflatable pool.

R Marine Sydney dealer principal Michael Joyce said the vision for the day was to create a relaxed, simple and easy flowing day where everyone could put their feet up and get into the Spanish theme.

“Our Spanish trio set the mood and got everybody up and dancing while enjoying our delicious cocktails. The cartoonists were a hit with children and adults alike as he drew individual and group caricatures,” Michael said.

For Ron and his family, this was the first time they had attended a Riviera event and he said he looks forward to the next.

“We had a great day, the kids (aged 19, 15 and 11) had a ball. It was good to meet with all the other Riviera owners and it was a fun theme, easy to dress up for,” Ron said.

“Riviera gave us all a T-Shirt and cap with the Spanish Riviera logo on it, which was a nice memento to remember the day.”

Ron, a McDonald’s franchisee, owns a 51 Enclosed Flybridge which he named Fry Girl.

He bought Fry Girl in August 2010 and said his family enjoyed boating adventures around Sydney, Darling Harbour and up the Hawkesbury River.

“It’s been an outstanding journey for me since we have been part of Riviera. The quality of workmanship is second-to-non and Peter Devery from R Marine Sydney is outstanding,” Ron said.

“We have made many new friends through Riviera and we now have two groups of friends, our boating friends and our land friends.”

Michael said R Marine Sydney’s Raft Up events always proved popular with Riviera owners who enjoyed the chance to socialise and catch up with other boat owners.

“The Spanish Riviera Raft Up has received a lot of positive feedback from our owners and before the day was over we were already discussing new ideas for the next event, which for now remains a secret, but all I can say is, get your cocktail outfits ready.”