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Ventura

Summer Festival

Ventura Yachts Spain, exclusive dealer for Ferretti Monte Carlo, Monaco
Yachts and Pershing, organized a spectacular At the Heart
weekend for customers on the beautiful island of the Two Worlds
of Mallorca from August 16 to 18
Under the aegis of Catherine Fautrier,
Palma de Mallorca, Spain Ambassador of Monaco to China, and
Lia Riva, President of Monaco Boat
Service, Ferretti Group’s exclusive
Around twenty customers were some of the great anchorages close designed marina of Port Adriano, dealer for Riva in the Principality,
invited for this most wonderful by. Others simply spent a relaxed day a short sail along the beautiful China Night has become a very special
weekend event. They arrived with in Puerto Portals, with its excellent coastline of Mallorca.
their yachts at the renowned marina selection of shops and restaurants. The fleet anchored in the bay and a occasion coinciding with the Monaco
Yacht Show, a partner for the event.
of Puerto Portals on Friday and were In the evening, they were invited tender service was arranged to bring On September 27, during the twenty-
led to dock in a privileged area of the for an exclusive dinner at the Beach guests in comfort to the restaurant
port reserved exclusively for them. House overlooking the bay. This La Terraza de Port Adriano, which ninth edition of the Monaco Yacht
Show, the Riva Tunnel hosted the
At the cocktail reception the guests popular location, with a large sea offers wonderful views over the port Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) seventh edition of this eagerly
were offered glasses of champagne, view terrace, pool, Balinese beds, and the adjoining beach. A DJ set the
gifts of polo shirts designed for this and contemporary natural decor, was vibe with great music throughout The Power anticipated event. Riva Tunnel is one
of the most exclusive venues in the
2019 Ventura Summer Festival, and open exclusively for Ventura, who the day and guests could exclusively Principality of Monaco thanks to the
bottles of Veuve Clicquot. In the delighted their guests with glasses of enjoy the bar, restaurant and rooftop of Convergence
early evening, the cocktail reception Veuve Clicquot champagne, an array swimming pool. Ventura was joined incredible story behind its construction,
thus making the atmosphere during
continued at the new office in Puerto of food stations featuring a variety by partner Cayago for the day, who For once, what happened in Vegas did Rina, Sleipner, and Volvo. Above, a moment of the events even more extraordinary.
Portals. This important commercial of cuisines, including a delicious provided a number of their Seabob not stay in Vegas but was disseminated, To complement the days spent in the China Night organized
point is shared by Ventura Spain and selection of local Majorcan dishes, F5S models for guests to try out both in the form of increased experience classroom, the event also included by Monaco Boat Service: The year 2019 marks a turning point
for the diplomatic relations between
as a result of the good
Poroli Special Boats, the exclusive mouthwatering barbeque, Moroccan in the sea next to the restaurant and and improved skills, through the the always appreciated and fruitful relations between these two the People’s Republic of China and
dealer for the Riva brand in Germany tagines, sushi, and a selection of in the swimming pool. important work of the captains and activity of team building, this time set countries, the Principality
and Switzerland. It is perfectly desserts. After dinner, the large After a prolonged Spanish lunch, chief engineers of the Ferretti Group. in the splendid scenery surrounding has seen an increasing the Principality of Monaco. In fact,
in March 2019 Prince Albert II of
situated in the most prestigious site open-air terrace proved to be the guests sailed to different destinations This is the meaning of “Convergence,” Las Vegas, with exciting challenges number of Chinese visitors Monaco and Princess Charlene
of the Marina in Mallorca, to attend ideal location to enjoy drinks in good in Mallorca to continue their summer the event held from October 22 to 25 in and moments of aggregation that
to customers who want to have a base company and a DJ session. aboard their yachts. the glittering American city: training further strengthened the team spirit. welcomed the Chinese President
Xi Jinping and his wife to the Royal
there and navigate in the area. The yachts sailed out of Puerto and updating the captains and chief Each year, Convergence increases Palace for an official meeting.
On Saturday, some of the guests Portals together late Sunday engineers of the Group’s yachts around the value of its training proposal
sailed out for the day to navigate the morning. The destination for the day the most pertinent innovations and and confirms its indispensable As a result of the good relations
between these two countries, the
local waters and take advantage of was the modern Philippe Starck- technical issues. contribution to the competence of Principality has seen an increasing
Over one hundred captains and the Ferretti Group professionals who
chief engineers from around the make yacht owners’ sailing experience number of Chinese visitors, also
attending the seventh edition of the
world participated in the wide- unique and exciting on a daily basis. China Night. Thus, from August 2 Air
ranging programme of activities of Stefano de Vivo, Chief Commercial
Convergence 02019. Officer of Ferretti Group, stated that China provides direct flights between
Nice and Beijing three times per week.
The programme included dynamic Convergence is an event of crucial Amongst all the guests present at
and stimulating sessions that were importance for the Group, whose
useful for transferring know-how strength lies in innovation and China Night, Monaco Boat Service
welcomed two Chinese celebrities:
and examining technical subjects in technological research. The captains actor Li Chen and world-famous
depth, through interactive discussions and chief engineers are indeed the
around the current topics of the sector. pride of Ferretti Group, universally singer G.E.M. During their stay
in Monaco, Li Chen was named
An important moment of sharing was appreciated for their experience “Destination Ambassador” by Guy
when the participants themselves and preparation. The success of the
shared their ideas, experiences yachts grows hand in hand with the Antognelli, Director of Tourism and
Congresses, and G.E.M. took the
and suggestions, managing and reliability and expert skill of these opportunity to film the video for
constructing the technical sessions professionals, thanks to whom the
first-hand. yacht owner benefits to the maximum her latest single in the Principality,
aboard an iconic Riva Aquariva,
Of particular importance, in this degree from the many opportunities carrying on the relationship between
edition as well, was the professional of well-being at his disposal, from the
contribution of the Ferretti Group fantastic experience of navigating to these two cultures and giving
the Principality of Monaco the
Left, some of the Ferretti technicians and of expert partners the completeness of the after-sales opportunity to be seen on the Asian
Group yachts moored such as MAN, MTU, Naviop-Simrad, services.
at Puerto Portals music channels.

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