The Riva boatyard was established in 1842 on Lake Iseo, in Sarnico - Italy. Riva rapidly gained great respect and recognition; the boatyard flourished also thanks to the far-sightedness of Ernesto Riva, who had succeeded his father Pietro and introduced internal combustion engines on Riva boats. Between the 1920s and the 1930s Riva, through its racing yachts, collected a large number of records and victories in national and international competitions. In 1989, one year after the English Group … [Read more...]