The 27-foot Riva Iseo, named after Lake Iseo, on whose shore the shipyard was founded in 1842, is a gentleman«'s boat category. But thanks to their Italian origin, the elegant lines of Iseo exude much more passion than the equally elegant but slightly stricter American competitors of the company. Chris-Craft. And the signore sounds more romantic than the Gentlemen. Well, next to the signor must be a charming signorina, who will certainly appreciate the Mediterranean passion and temperament invested by designers of the studio Officina Italiana Design, in the model Iseo.
The external lightness and swiftness of the boat is somewhat deceptive: full displacement of 3.75 tons. But the high-speed 260 hp Yanmar diesel engine, even with the maximum number of passengers on board, easily accelerates the boat to 36 knots. With a cruising speed of 30 knots, the boat will be able to run for 250 miles.
The luxury of the Riva Iseo is particularly accentuated by the folding fabric roof, which retracts into a special compartment by means of a servo drive similar to luxury car brands. Not for nothing, the man who created the halo of exclusivity around these boats - Carlo Riva - is a contemporary of Henry Royce, Enzo Ferrari and Ettore Bugatti.
