2016 Riviera 4400 Sport Yacht

Innovative Thinking for Unrivalled Pleasure

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

This is especially true of the Riviera 4400, a boat rich in innovation.

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

The result is superb handling, a remarkably tight turning circle and thanks to an intuitive joystick, docking control and other close-quarter manoeuvres are delightfully easy. Whats more, IPS uses up to 30% less fuel than conventional drive systems.

With the standard diesel horsepower ratings available, you can also look forward to a thrilling ride: racy, responsive, yet soft and dry.

The hull is equally noteworthy. Not only is it designed using the latest CAD software, which contributes to the outstanding hydrodynamics of the hull, internally the hull is divided into three compartments including a collision bulkhead forward.

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 (396 US gallon) fuel tank, it is certainly equipped to help you do just that. However, it is knowing that this is 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.

Bold Designs and Impressive Details

One of the most dramatic and pleasing features of the 4400 is the huge, stainless-steel framed awning window and door between the cockpit and saloon. Once open, the free 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 (ram assisted) to serve as a dining table, coffee table or day bed.

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 a concealed swim ladder and can be fitted with an optional hydraulic lift.

Even access to the engines has been carefully considered. Theres a service hatch 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.