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Opposite page: Ferretti Yachts 1000, Below: the new Riva 50METRI takes to the water at
the largest the shipyard has ever built the Riva Superyachts Division shipyard in Ancona

Carlo Riva’s inspired dream, which started with the celebrated “Caravelle”

and “Atlantic” M/Ys built in the 60s and 70s, becomes reality once again

with Riva 50METRI M/Y “Fifty”.

If you are lucky enough to spot them in a harbor, marina or on the legendary elegance in stylistic features and materials such as
open water, sit back and enjoy the show: these three Made-in-Ita- mahogany, steel and glass. Another marvel to hit the water was
ly wonders are bound to impress. Ferretti Yachts 1000, the shipyard’s very first 100% wide-body
They launched a few days apart in the glorious month of vessel, launched in Cattolica for a French owner.
March, which serves only to confirm the eternal spring of the Its launch is the culmination of a design process whose focus
Ferretti Group and its design capabilities. The first to take to the is the pursuit of perfection. From the considerable investment in
water was the new Riva 50METRI, the magnificent M/Y “Fifty”, Research and Development to the thousands of hours involved
during a private launch ceremony at the Riva Superyachts Divi- in ship design, from the long phase of mold prototyping at the
sion shipyard in Ancona. Models and Moulds facility in Forlì to the equally long and del-
This absolute masterpiece is a product of the partnership icate production lead phase at the Cattolica shipyard – the new
between Officina Italiana Design (the firm founded by Mauro fleet is a magnificent project, which combines talent, technology,
Micheli and Sergio Beretta which exclusively designs all Riva innovation and craftsmanship.
models), the team that designs the new Riva superyachts, and the Impressive, versatile, and suited to any market, Ferretti
Product Strategy Committee headed by Mr. Piero Ferrari. The Yachts 1000 remodels its spaces and transforms how the yacht
legendary sailing brand’s trademark style and aesthetic are dis- is experienced with groundbreaking design solutions and a Clas-
played with meticulous sophistication in its stunning blue-tinged sic interior mood, in soft, well-balanced, harmonious tones. Un-
shark grey color and its exterior, which embodies unparalleled, derpinning the project is the idea of total comfort and wellbeing

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