Count down to the Riviera Festival of Boating

Excitement is building as organisers prepare for the second annual Riviera Festival of Boating, which will be held from May 23 to 26.

In less than three months Riviera’s 14-hectare, state-of-the-art Coomera facility will be abuzz with thousands of interstate and international visitors who will converge at the home of Riviera for the four day festival.

Last year, Riviera hosted more than 80 individual educational, training and social activities including, interactive displays, the Technology Showcase on the waterfront, skipper training programs, factory tours, electronic navigation schools, generator set and sanitation system in-field trouble shooting workshops, offshore seamanship, fishing clinics, a full sea trial program, and much more.

The Riviera Festival of Boating offers free entry, free parking and easy access with many owners able to arrive by boat at the Festival.  A visitor arm will be available and owners can book a berth for a 24-hour period.

The educational and social events are open to Riviera owners, their friends, and other power boat owners.  People are encouraged to register early as places are limited.

For more information about the second annual Riviera Festival of Boating or to register to receive prior notification of the program of events, email info@riviera.com.au

Queensland Riviera owners, Robyn and Alastair Duffield attended last year’s Festival, and this is what they had to say about their experience:

Alastair and Robyn Duffield,
Gold Coast, QLD
Riv4Two

Events Undertaken:

• Understanding Desalination with HRO and Electronics
• Maintenance Tricks of the Trade with Aftermarket
• Gyro Technology with Twin Disc
• Electronic Navigation with Raymarine
• Generator Troubleshooting with Cummins
• Men’s Skipper Training with Riviera’s in-house Skipper
• Understanding C-Zone digital switching with Riviera’s Design and Engineering Department
• High Tea at Palazzo Versace
• Ladies Skipper Training
• Riviera Factory Tour

Alastair

We would like to pass on our thanks to the management and staff of Riviera for their attention to detail and high level of professionalism staging such an excellent weekend for owners to understand their vessels. The experts on hand to help and answer our queries in their related areas were outstanding. We all enjoyed our time with everyone over the whole weekend and have increased our knowledge and understanding of our boat and its systems.

Factory Tour: The experience will stick with me. The factory tour gave us a real appreciation for how a Riviera is made.

Robyn

Ladies Skipper: I found it very informative and the hosts were very helpful. We drove the Riviera 51, which gave me a lot more confidence in driving a big boat. It was comforting to know that there were other ladies there who felt the same as me, and some had never driven their boats before. We learnt different ways of anchoring, tying ropes and how to pick up the mooring buoy.

Factory Tour:  That was one thing I really wanted to do. It was good seeing all the different processes the boats go through. I had no idea just how much work goes into building a boat and the way Riviera builds it. It was good to see the boats in different stages of contamination. I just found it really interesting. The whole experience was just amazing.

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