A RIVA RUNS THROUGH IT
It was a grey, flinty day when The Rake stepped barefoot aboard the new Riva 100’ Corsaro during its recent Hong Kong global launch. Yet for the Ferretti Group — owners of the storied Italian boatbuilder founded by Pietro Riva on the shores of Lake Iseo in 1842 — the prediction is for nothing but blue skies in Asia. With demand for luxury vessels growing in step with the booming economy across China and south-east Asia, creating new millionaires and billionaires by the day, the company is confident there’s smooth sailing ahead.
