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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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