Riviera Yachts has Good Boat Show Sales

A number of big boat builders reported strong sales at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show and Riviera was a leader. 
Australia's largest luxury boat builder reported a strong result from the Fort Lauderdale
and Genoa shows, which were both held recently. The company says that it sold eight boats during
the five day Lauderdale show with a total value of more than $A6 million while the
Genoa Show saw the sales of three larger models with a total value of about $A3.3
million.

The new Riveria 70 with sky lounge is one of several new introductions from the Australian builder.

Riviera CEO John Anderson has a lot to smile about.

Riviera CEO John Anderson, who attended both shows, said that sales had predominately
come from across the Flybridge and Sport Yacht model ranges with an encouraging
level of other enquiry for Riviera's dealers to work with over the coming months. Anderson
said, “Even in these challenging times we are seeing that Riviera is regarded as a safe investment.”



"The fall in the Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar and Euro has certainly
helped our competitive edge against other international brands."

New Riviera 45 with open flybridge.

Mr. Anderson noted that the U.S. market remains tight in the wake of the financial crisis.
However, the recent boat show sales results demonstrated that the right boats will continue to attract buyers
in all market conditions.



"Our strategy of developing global models - boats that are suited not just to our
own country but have real appeal in the major boating markets of the world - is
certainly driving our sales success internationally," he said.

The new Riviera 48 Express.

The company is looking forward to the release of the new 3600 Sport Yacht Series
11 with Volvo Penta IPS in December this year and the exciting new 5800 Sport Yacht
with the Volvo Penta IPS at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May next year, he said.

To see all of the
Riveria yachts, visit their website.