2015 Riviera 4400 Sport Yacht

Radical Thinking for Unrivalled Pleasure

In our long history we have produced many new vessels, but none has challenged traditions or questioned the assumptions on which boats are generally built quite like our Sport Yacht series.

This is especially true of the Riviera 4400, a boat rich in innovations - some quite radical.

The story starts with the revolutionary Volvo Penta Inboard Performance System (IPS), a technology that features steerable drive units mounted under the hull with counter-rotating, forward-facing propellers. Rather than pushing' the boat along as with conventional propulsion, the boat is literally pulled' forward through the water.

Given the contemporary styling, sumptuous comfort and long list of luxuries that are to be found on board the 4400, you will no doubt be tempted to cruise far from the madding crowd - and with a 1,500 litre fuel tank, it is certainly equipped to help you do just that. However, it is knowing that this a vessel with impeccable structural integrity, a vessel that can handle the vicissitudes of life at sea, that makes it possible to sit back and truly relax.

And relax you will, because at Riviera we are passionate about putting more pleasure into your pleasure boating. As you are about to discover, that commitment is expressed in a myriad of ingenious ways.

Bold Designs and Impressive Details

Clear skies, blue water, fine food, family and friends gathered together... it's an idyllic scenario. But the picture looks even better if you are aboard the Riviera 4400 because of the way we anticipate your needs and cater to your comfort.

The most dramatic and pleasing feature is the huge, stainless-steel framed window and pillarless door between the cockpit and saloon. Once open, the easy flow between the two areas not only creates a refreshing, relaxed ambience, but is also immensely practical.

In the cockpit you can stretch out on a generous lounge and take advantage of a table that adjusts (gas assisted) to serve as a dining table, coffee table or day bed. For your refreshment, there's a full wet bar with sink, solid-surface benchtop, stainless-steel refrigerator and optional ice maker.

Fenders or other bulky equipment can be neatly stowed away in the enormous storage locker in the rear of the transom. The swim platform has also been thoughtfully designed with its concealed swim ladder and, if you have a tender, can be fitted with an optional hydraulic lift.

Even access to the engines has been carefully considered. There's a small opening in the forward area of the cockpit for general inspections and a large section of the cockpit floor can be raised - using a remote-activated electric control - for full engine-room access.

For our designers, details make all the difference and they are forever asking how they can make life on board as smooth and pleasurable as possible. Take the sun pad on the foredeck: it has safety rails and drink holders, it comes with a cover, is self-draining and has a wind deflector incorporated at the front edge to prevent lifting in a breeze or when cruising at speed. Access to the foredeck is also that much safer and easier by virtue of wide walk-around side decks with courtesy lights on the steps either side of the cockpit.

This is just one example of an approach often commented upon, and that is a lot goes into a little on a Riviera'.