F
ollowing on
from the highly
popular Riviera
3000 and 4000
Offshore boats- and infinitely better by
way of functionality – is this
first new-generation global
boat: the 3600 Sport Yacht.
It’s a result of input from
existing owners, dealers and
in-house designers, plus the
international marketplace
where boats with lids and
shafts are all the rage.
Neil McCabe, senior
industrial designer for
Riviera, says he took into
account the young family
when designing the decks
with moulded steps in
the cockpit, bulwarks for
security, sturdy grabrails, and
bowrails with heavy-duty
stanchions and intermediate
wires. There was a conscious
effort to create a turnkey,
low-hassle, simplified
boating experience.
Like other new-gen
Rivieras, the 3600SY has
tunnels for reduced shaft
angles and a one-to-two
knot increase in speed.
It also features the latest
underwater exhausts that
give about an extra knot in
speed, smoother running,
and reduced noise.
The piece de resistance is
undoubtedly the folding rear
window. Part of a heavy-duty
stainless steel bulkhead
frame the folding window
creates a seamless indoor/
outdoor area where guests
on the internal leather
lounge can converse with
those on the cockpit lounge- heck, you can even see the
LCD TV on the dash from the
cockpit seating.
This boat has a low centre
of gravity that makes for
an exceptionally stable
entertaining platform.
The boarding platform,
which is moulded with
the deck, has additional
static buoyancy by way of a
moulded support area. The
cockpit’s rear lounge can
create an outdoor setting for
six, while the table collapses
and becomes a daybed in
addition to the sunpad on
the bow. The aft lounge lifts
to access the lazarette, while
engineroom entry is via a
cockpit hatch with access to
all sides of the 310hp Volvo
D6 motors.
With the aforementioned
aft window up and the
saloon door open, you boost
entertaining space from
the boarding platform right
through to the island berth
in the bow. Indoors, the
starboard galley is on the
same level as the lounge,
so you can assemble meals
while entertaining. Ahead of
the galley is the boat’s one
and only helm, which has a
flat stool without backrest.
Incredibly, considering
it’s based on the Riviera 33
flybridge, the 3600 Sport
Yacht has two spacious
cabins, the island berth
master cabin forward and
a second cabin with twin
bunks. The head to port
boasts a full-length separate
shower stall as big as that in
a Riviera 40.
The boat produced a top
speed of 27.7kts, and atAIMING FOR UNIVERSAL APPEAL
Riviera 3600 Sport Yacht
STORY DAVID LOCKWOOD3200rpm cruised at 23kts
using close to 100lt/h on
both motors. At this speed
you should get a range of
about 230nm. Expect a fast
continuous cruise of about
24kts at 3350rpm.
Bring the creature
comforts into the equation
and, dare I say, you have
a boat that is almost all
things to all people. Space,
accommodation, headroom
and amenities are such that a
family of four has the means
to escape for weekends at a
time.quick specs
Riviera 3600 Sport YachtPRICE AS TESTED Approx
$449,000
MATERIAL GRP fibreglass
TYPE Planing monohull
LENGTH 10.13m hull, 11.73m
overall
BEAM 3.83m
DRAFT 1m (max)
ENGINE 2 x 310hp Volvo D6
turbo-diesel
FUEL 1000lt
WATER 390lt
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