50 • SKI-BOAT May/June 2017
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HE word SUV conjures up visions
of rugged automobiles built for
functionality, strength and stabil-
ity, often paired with strapping good
looks. Love SUVs? Then you will love
this range of Riviera yachts because it’s
owners like you from whom they draw
their inspiration. Here at Boating
World we love Riviera’s motor yachts
for the same reason we love a great
SUV — because of their outstanding
quality, structural strength, ease of use
and luxurious, elegant finishes.
The Riviera SUV range of boats
embraces the ultimate in utility, mean-
ing they are great all-rounders, built
for the sporty and adventurous, and
providing water-lovers with the best of
both worlds in a boat. The Riviera 525
SUV is an incredibly good-looking boat
for the young-at-heart who love noth-
ing more than spending their days
fishing, diving, playing, entertaining
and just getting out on the water. In
this one exquisite motor yacht you will
find the perfect blend of high-perfor-
mance motor yachting, wide-open
spaces for entertaining and well-
thought out functionality for sporty
days on the water. The Riviera 525
SUV is perfect for days spent escaping
the world with your lover, laughingover some beers and enjoying some
recreational angling with your mates,
or taking the family for a day explor-
ing and cruising.
This sleek and stylish Riviera really
lends itself to those days spent enjoy-
ing the high-life. The aft galley area
offers all the conveniences you could
want from an apartment-style cooking
area including dual-element cooktop,
premium microwave oven, overhead
LED lighting, Corain tops, plenty of
storage space, and drawer-style fridges
and freezers with built-in lockers for
storage of bottles. A touch-of-the-but-
ton sunroof, opening side windows
and brilliant 360 degree tinted win-
dows allow an endless amount of nat-
ural light into the interior while a large
aft window and sliding door opens up
onto the cockpit area, offering seam-
less entertaining from inside to out.
The interior lounge area offers a hi/lo
table which allows you to conveniently
convert your dining table into a coffee
table and an L-shaped couch with slide-
out ottoman also converts into a
daybed for an extra passenger.
Step outside onto contemporary
teak decking and a welcoming three-
seater lounge on the transom beckons.
With under-seat storage, an undercov-
er wet bar area that houses built-intwin electric barbecues, a sink, rubbish
bin, icemaker and additional storage,
this casual outdoor area is perfect for
those relaxed alfresco lunches. The
sporty fibreglass hardtop offers plenty
of shelter and shade and can even be
extended further for additional protec-
tion from the sun with the addition of
an optional stainless steel and acrylic
canvas awning. Swing-out doors on
either side of the transom area lead to
the 450kg hydraulic swim platform
that doubles as your tender/jetski lift.
If it’s a dedicated sportfishing ves-
sel you’re after then Boating World can
swap out the lounge for a super-conve-
nient central livebait tank which, if the
fish aren’t biting, makes for a great
coolerbox or can act as storage for
dive, swimming and snorkelling gear.
A reinforced alloy plate means you
can easily fit a fighting chair or custom
rod holders into this expansive, self-
draining cockpit area. State-of-the-art
outriggers and a gamefish spotting
tower are available as optional extras.
The large fish hatch in the cockpit
floor with pump-out capability is just
waiting for your catch while a hand-
held hot and cold freshwater shower is
fitted into the cockpit area to make for
easier clean-ups.
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