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      Aquarama Charms





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Across Italy
      Supercar Fans                                                                                                                                                                                                         On the Waves, on the Road,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and on the Green


                                                                                                                                                                                                                            To its great satisfaction, this year Italian Yacht
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Store (exclusive dealer of Ferretti Group brands)
      London, United Kingdom                                                                                                                                                                                                became a partner of the longest-running and most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            highly appreciated golf tournament on national
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            amateur circuits.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The 35  edition of the Jaguar Land Rover Golf
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Challenge got off to a start on June 27, 2020. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            pairs tournament played at the seventeen most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            beautiful and exclusive golf clubs in Italy, offering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            spectators a thrilling competition until the very last
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            event in October.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Italian Yacht Store was part of this prime sports
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            event, engaging golfers with activities held at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Golf Villages and playing a proactive role on the tour
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            with its own hole and a special lottery prize awarded
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            on each leg to those taking part.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The tour was also the ideal opportunity for presenting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            the “Tender To” project to Jaguar Land Rover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            customers, conceived and produced with the support
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            of Ferretti Group, consisting of customization options
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            to make Range Rover vehicles unique, as tenders for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            a Ferretti Yachts, Pershing, Itama, or Custom Line
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            yacht. A major project underscoring the strong bond
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            linking two iconic companies.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            So, we are all now waiting with bated breath to find
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            out who will be the winners of this year’s national
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Golf Challenge final, originally scheduled for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            November 2, but postponed to spring 2021.
                                                                                                                                               There Is More


                                                                                                                                               Beauty in the Sea





                                                                                                                                               La Spezia, Italy
               Ventura UK, exclusive        Ventura UK, official dealer for Ferretti   day. The Aquarama was one of most
               Ferretti Group dealer        Group brands, participated in the   iconic of the twin-engine classic Rivas
               for the brand Riva,          Salon Privé Classic & Supercar show,   and epitomized the golden age of                            After the first launch that took place in   brand’s biggest bestsellers, features
                                                                                                                                                                            new elements in exterior and interior
                                            an event where vintage icons like
                                                                         La Dolce Vita on the Mediterranean
                                                                                                                                               May, another fantastic Riva 88’ Folgore
               collaborated for the         Riva yachts are particularly admired.   Riviera. The model was in production,                      is ready to attract gazes of wonder in   design, ergonomics, and materials,
               participation of the         This year, the event was held on   in various forms, from 1962 to 1996.                            the waters, ports, and marinas.  combining them with iconic details of
               Aquarama to the show         September 26-29 on the grounds of   In total, over 750 Aquaramas were                              The second unit of the new Riva sport   Riva’s history such as mahogany inlays
                                            the spectacular Blenheim Palace in   built, of which 203 were the Aquarama                         flybridge, an exciting synthesis of   and steel decorations.
                                            Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.   Super variant. This particular                                  innovative vision and the stylistic   Measuring 26.92 m (88.4 ft) long and
                                            On this occasion, Ventura presented   example, completed in 1966, was fully                        elements of the legend, entered the   6.31 m (20.8 ft) wide, it is the result of
                                            a beautiful Riva Aquarama Super,   restored to immaculate condition,   Above, the iconic           water in La Spezia, the shipyard in   the collaboration between Officina
                                            which certainly looked the part in   including a complete overhaul of her   Aquarama Special as    charge of building the models from   Italiana Design, the studio headed
                                                                                                      the most appreciated
                                            front of the magnificent English   original Crusader engines, capable of   luxury object during the   76 to 110 ft; the location was also   by Mauro Micheli and Sergio Beretta
                                            Baroque style façade of the palace,   delivering a combined 640 hp and a   Privé Classic & Supercar   recently used for private boat shows for   that designs the entire Riva range, the   Above, the marvelous
                                            surrounded by a stunning collection   top speed of 45 knots (83 km/h).   show organized at the     the many customers eager to see the   Product Strategic Committee headed   Riva 88’ Folgore #2.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Next, a moment of the
                                            of automotive icons dating from the   She is now without doubt one of the   spectacular Blenheim   new models.                  by Piero Ferrari, and the Ferretti Group   Jaguar Land Rover
                                                                                                      Palace in Woodstock,
                                            early twentieth century to the present   finest Aquaramas in existence.  Oxfordshire, England      Riva 88’ Folgore, heir to one of the   Engineering Department.  Golf Challenge


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