Riva boats: An Italian "Cadillac on the water"

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  • Опубликовано: 13 авг 2022
  • During Italy's post-war boom years, Riva's glamorous wooden boats were the pinnacle of "la dolce vita" - the Ferraris of motorboats, owned by movie stars, tycoons and royalty. Correspondent Seth Doane takes a spin on the water in a classic Riva; checks out a new edition of the famed Aquarama boat; and learns how the company is working to keep Riva's spirit alive.
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Комментарии • 183

  • @RHTeebs
    @RHTeebs Год назад +64

    Gorgeous boat. Italians truly know how to make machinery look beautiful.

    • @mrwaterschoot5617
      @mrwaterschoot5617 Год назад +2

      italians make good boat builders otherwise the county will say riva arriva Verderche (good bye heres your italian boot (shaped like the boot of the italian peninsular)
      upstate new york has over 1000 lakes. i bet there are good boat builders.
      along the connecticut river in thetford vermont there is a boat builder or at least there was a sign for boat builder and a sailboat was in the front yard.
      i have seen a wooden boat that my neighbor was working on he was going to fix it and launch it in silver lake a person made lake that is above a flooded peat bog with a now underwater train. the lake spans part of meriden and berlin in connecticut usa.
      i earned a gift from a gentleman named larry. it was a boat built by cabinet builders and he enjoyed motoring his private wooden vessel. he listed free boat and i called about it. if you listen to the david ball song riding with private malone. it is old enough to be a classic about an old Chevrolet. my version is about a boat that was named victory after the usa and allies had a naval victory in the pacific theater in WWII. I suspect it is a good plywood boat that was kept outside and the skins suffered under tarps and time and moisture from god sending rain and snow and sunshine. the back or keel suffered rot and it is broke. larry suggested i wanted to but it in the lake get a barge to put under it and float her again.
      i said that i would love to have his pride and joy. he was going to transport the victory to my wife's homestead in berlin with. lake frontage. in days past there were docks that went out far into lake because it is a very shallow on our side of the lake. my late wife's grand parents had a small boat rental operation it might have been around 1936 and by 1949 the property was divided close to half the youngest daughter got the homestead that less than a hundred feet from the lake. and the oldest daughter got land that she and her husband and his young autistic son built a house/home out of recycled building materials on a shoe string budget in 1949. ( a home is where the heart is. and that requires tlc tender loving care and family values.)
      more sometime later.

    • @phmwu7368
      @phmwu7368 Год назад +2

      Beauty first, functionality second and reliability ? ? ? 😂🤣

    • @mrwaterschoot5617
      @mrwaterschoot5617 Год назад +1

      @@phmwu7368 and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. and with a flip of and old adage one person's treasure is a another persons junk/garbage/trash. one item and different people and different choices or different perspectives😁

    • @Vylkeer
      @Vylkeer Год назад +1

      @@phmwu7368 Again with this reliability thing. Some people think Italian products are about to explode or something. If you're so fixated on reliability get German stuff but then don't complain about their lack of appeal and soul. Also, they can fail too from time to time.

    • @oo7qboatjamesbondexperienc40
      @oo7qboatjamesbondexperienc40 Год назад

      @@Vylkeer Right . Do all of you know most parts of german stuffs are MADE IN ITALY ? Do you know 80% BEST of everything - from a spoon to a space satellit - are made in Italy ? just search about and learn .

  • @SarahRenz59
    @SarahRenz59 Год назад +61

    Even the wake pattern is gorgeous. I love the Italians' philosophy of surrounding oneself with beauty and their resultant emphasis on great design. It's a joy to see such great craftsmanship.

    • @chrisfriends7911
      @chrisfriends7911 Год назад +5

      looks like a Chris Craft boat. This channel has never heard of it apparently.

    • @skyak4493
      @skyak4493 Год назад +4

      @@chrisfriends7911 The Italians do a better job of maintaining their boats, brands, and legends.

    • @joejacko1587
      @joejacko1587 Год назад

      i'll take light fiber glass over a log thank you

  • @melbaker9495
    @melbaker9495 Год назад +54

    Watching them on Lake Como this Spring was a real treat. The style of those wondeful boats against the backdrop of the Italian villas and those lovely northern lakes.

    • @brewmorgan8942
      @brewmorgan8942 Год назад +4

      A trip to Italy will be absolutely fun......

    • @4seeableTV
      @4seeableTV Год назад +5

      But then the Kardashian's showed up and ruined everything.

  • @daenas
    @daenas Год назад +19

    Kardashians will NEVER reach the level of the sophistication and class of Sophia Loren....

  • @estiempo9267
    @estiempo9267 Год назад +14

    Truly works of art

  • @pedrozurita6846
    @pedrozurita6846 Год назад +17

    That little wooden masterpiece of a Riva is the boat that I think about when I think about real "nothing to worry about" wealth.

  • @Nighthawk-8050
    @Nighthawk-8050 Год назад +13

    A Riva to me is a floating work of art. Masterpiece !

  • @stevefoster4326
    @stevefoster4326 Год назад +14

    I have a 1964 Imperial Ghia (1 of 10) built in Turin: amazing style and craftsmanship.

    • @JamesSmith-wp4um
      @JamesSmith-wp4um Год назад

      I saw a '58 Ghia Imperial Crown get destroyed in a demolition derby race back around 1971

    • @intuitive7274
      @intuitive7274 Год назад +1

      Absolutely correct

  • @Pembrey33
    @Pembrey33 Год назад +7

    “It’s a bloody difficult job, I can assure you” 👍 Too good 👍
    I can sense the belief and the love ❤️

  • @larrysouthern5098
    @larrysouthern5098 Год назад +14

    Beautiful boats and craftsmanship...
    .they are like works of art on the water!!!

  • @chrisfinch8637
    @chrisfinch8637 Год назад +11

    Now it’s about time I ride one of those, one of these days. It’s Italian boats like these that look so fancy and look so smooth sailing.

  • @kayecoyne9865
    @kayecoyne9865 23 часа назад

    Beautiful craft, beautiful boats, one thing that makes me so proud to be able to work on these boats, restoring and looking after them on the Thames ❤

  • @Loulovesspeed
    @Loulovesspeed Год назад +5

    I have a wonderful 30" wooden model of this same Riva craft with exquisite wood, chrome metal fittings and soft upholstery. It's not the real life Riva, but is is a stunning detailed model of one! Ferruccio Lamborghini had Riva build him a custom version powered by 2 of his 300HP V12 engines. It has to be valued at well over $1M. A marvelous water craft that shows what fine Italian artisans are capable of creating!

  • @hummersd
    @hummersd Год назад +28

    Love it! While I know I would never own a Riva boat or yacht, it’ll be a goal to ride in one the next time I’m in Italy. Love all your segments, Seth! What a dream job!

    • @mrwaterschoot5617
      @mrwaterschoot5617 Год назад +1

      it ain't a job it is adventure but do not tell the bean counters at cbs or paramount because they may stop paying him.

  • @bengone3349
    @bengone3349 Год назад +5

    I love first class boats, because they are very recognizable. This story gave me goose bumps!

  • @Vylkeer
    @Vylkeer Год назад +12

    Rivas really are the crown jewel of Italian naval craftmanship. Timeless motorboats. Ferretti Group, which also owns Riva, is maybe the largest and most vibrant of Italian nautical companies, and they have a portfolio of wonderful shipyards. A noteworthy of them being Itama, imo. Thanks for this piece.

    • @judiesuh6858
      @judiesuh6858 Год назад +1

      Thx for the background story~ what beautiful wooden 🚢🛥👍👏

    • @bertram46
      @bertram46 Год назад

      Sad what they did when they owned Bertram. Glad they sold that name

  • @af4od02
    @af4od02 Год назад +6

    I am definitely going to have to up my game. Next time I go fishing in my Ranger Bass Boat, I am going to wear Ray Ban Sunglasses, my favorite sport coat, a fresh starched shirt with neck tie and matching pocket square.
    Those Riva’s are beautiful.

    • @rayt8819
      @rayt8819 Год назад +1

      Be sure to navigate close by to rowboats while kicking up a wake.

  • @zabrak999
    @zabrak999 Год назад +8

    Keeping an attention to detail for the classic boats has gotta be good for company morale, too 👍

  • @Laissez_Faire
    @Laissez_Faire Год назад +6

    Italians do know beauty and I do appreciate Italian woman 😆

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +3

      They do! I've only been there once but it was unforgettable. Their sense of style! You see it immediately.

  • @curtisdaniel9294
    @curtisdaniel9294 Год назад +3

    Great Story. And always good to see/hear Seth. Thanks to CBS!

  • @angelopatsalis4133
    @angelopatsalis4133 Год назад +5

    Great story and wonderful views of the lake. Thank you.

  • @ericduffield524
    @ericduffield524 Год назад +9

    Bellissimo! and Seth's Italian is good 😊

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp Год назад +3

    Thank you for sharing. She, the Riva Brand and company look really beautiful.

  • @bertram46
    @bertram46 Год назад +2

    I owned a Riva Rivarama 44. Though it can't come close to the character of the wooden Rivas of yesteryear, it was still of the highest quality and attention to detail. And, of'course you pay for it.
    It's like owning a Patek Philippe wrist watch.
    A work of nautical grace and art......

  • @helipeek2736
    @helipeek2736 9 месяцев назад +2

    A Riva is hardly a Cadillac, because it’s; elegant, stylish, purposeful, hand crafted and appears to go round corners.

  • @Sheracross
    @Sheracross Год назад +4

    Beautiful boat

  • @reneemoreno8030
    @reneemoreno8030 Год назад +14

    They are beautiful and a collector's dream. I have always covered one for their sleek and classy look. Fortunate enough to enter Venice on one...incredible. Bravo

    • @shelbynamels973
      @shelbynamels973 Год назад

      I really shudder to think what you covered it with. the mind reels.

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee Год назад +3

    A beautiful boat!

  • @deerhoda7574
    @deerhoda7574 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous!

  • @RomyMacias
    @RomyMacias Год назад +3

    Happy Sunday! Greetings from Querétaro, México. 🙃

  • @ag-bk5wf
    @ag-bk5wf Год назад

    Beautiful boats!!

  • @roniquebreauxjordan1302
    @roniquebreauxjordan1302 Год назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @roberthepburn7461
    @roberthepburn7461 Год назад +5

    It's a disservice to Sophia Loren to say that the Kardashians are the modern day Sophia Loren's
    Sophia Loren was class and beauty and grace the Kardashians are TV hos

  • @quickcurechef5373
    @quickcurechef5373 Год назад +1

    Uh oh😧 i can feel my heart😨 i think i'm in love 🤯😍🙃

  • @MrMlbfan6
    @MrMlbfan6 Год назад +1

    Riva always stand out

  • @artworld9799
    @artworld9799 Год назад

    Cadillac on water, very beautiful

  • @pandoraspocks4102
    @pandoraspocks4102 Год назад +4

    Just gorgeous

  • @brewmorgan8942
    @brewmorgan8942 Год назад +3

    Master Craftsmenship.

  • @DETROIT1948
    @DETROIT1948 Год назад +2

    Cool 😎

  • @billj9838
    @billj9838 Год назад +4

    The American version of these boats is Chris Craft. I haven’t seen one in more than a decade. Yesterday there were two on trailers parked in my neighborhood. The most Chris Crafts I’ve ever seen in one place was Lake Tahoe California.

    • @marzsit9833
      @marzsit9833 Год назад

      chris craft, century, gar wood, hacker craft are all very similar boats to a riva.

    • @Loulovesspeed
      @Loulovesspeed Год назад

      @Bill J - The Lake George, NY Antique and Classic Boat Show provides a great display of many beautiful antique wood boats, Chris Craft, Elco, Garwood, and others including Riva. It's a fantastic display of the most beautiful wood crafts ever made.

  • @johnbraggins3294
    @johnbraggins3294 9 месяцев назад

    Riva make the best boats by far.

  • @ooyginyardel4835
    @ooyginyardel4835 Год назад +1

    Italians truly know art and beauty. That’s why they lost the war; they had to remove the guns from their tanks and battleships because they interfered with the lines.

  • @michaelmode
    @michaelmode Год назад

    WOW!

  • @intuitive7274
    @intuitive7274 Год назад +2

    In a word. ITALIANO

  • @svamandolin3546
    @svamandolin3546 Год назад

    Cherubini makes a stylish cruiser like this. EIther on my wishlist.

  • @bubbasl1355
    @bubbasl1355 Год назад +3

    Wooden boat culture is alive and well in the USA!

    • @franciscovarela7127
      @franciscovarela7127 Год назад +1

      "Alive" yes. "Well", I would say it survives in spite of the economics of wooden boat building/ownership/maintenance.

    • @bubbasl1355
      @bubbasl1355 Год назад

      @@franciscovarela7127 we have many boats on the water... my '63 Century Resorter 19 lives in Northern CA and it is a pleasure...used 12 months a year,,,preventative maintenance is key. #notatrailerqueen

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga1 Год назад +1

    I wanna ride one of those someday.

  • @Gr8Layks
    @Gr8Layks Год назад +1

    I like my wooden _Chris*Craft_ & _Lyman_ … all the fun and some of the beauty for a tiny fraction of the price of Riva.

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter Год назад

    Tova boats are insanely heavy in each of their size categories and absolutely delicious.

  • @na__na__iro8528
    @na__na__iro8528 11 месяцев назад

    RIVAかっこいいですね!

  • @Antiprotone
    @Antiprotone Год назад +1

    4. Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
    Chang-Tzu
    La felicità sta nell’assenza della lotta per la felicità.

  • @roniquebreauxjordan1302
    @roniquebreauxjordan1302 Год назад +1

    Amazing s story! #VisitItaly

  • @yolandaward141
    @yolandaward141 Год назад

    OH MY HOW BEAUTIFUL JUST BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL. 🍸🍾💋

  • @mitchburk5112
    @mitchburk5112 Год назад +2

    The top dog was the Lamborgini Aquarama powered by twin 12 cylinder Lamborgini powerplants.

    • @smctrout4423
      @smctrout4423 7 месяцев назад

      That was a one-off for Ferruccio Lamborghini. Riva substituted Lamborghini engines for the stock V-8s.

  • @scoutandscooter
    @scoutandscooter 9 месяцев назад

    This boat even exceeds a bespoke... name it - Deusenberg, RR, Bentley, Ferrari, Lambo, on and on. Oh, and I need a villa on the lake.

  • @aah4587
    @aah4587 Год назад +6

    Did you really compare the Riva to a Cadillac 😖 .. it’s the Ferrari of boats not Cadillac ..

    • @ooyginyardel4835
      @ooyginyardel4835 Год назад

      I noticed that also. Perhaps he was condescending to his perception of American sensibilities. An error on his part.

  • @colingarner6175
    @colingarner6175 Год назад +7

    When you say Cadillac you insult the boat . You should have said Rolls Royce for comparison .

    • @throughmyeyes9940
      @throughmyeyes9940 Год назад +2

      remember, that guy's company make beautiful boats as
      well, so maybe he feels his boats are the RR of the water

    • @TVC15185
      @TVC15185 Год назад

      Cadillacs of the 30s to early 60s were the standard of the world. Even the Italian who probably never drove a Cadillac knows that.

    • @bertram46
      @bertram46 Год назад

      Old Cadillacs from the 50s and before yes.

  • @mml1224
    @mml1224 Год назад +3

    i wonder what is the toyota camry of the riva?

  • @Spicy-spaghetti
    @Spicy-spaghetti Год назад

    Does anybody know where I could purchase the classic Riva Boats 1960s-1990s?

  • @ferngully5324
    @ferngully5324 Год назад +8

    75% of their business is SUPER YACHTS??? And therein lies what has happened to the world. Greed all around. So much for saving the planet/environment. I was smiling at the story and the beauty of italy and the boat until he made that statement and then I felt ill with the reality of what that means. Well, everything dies out eventually. Humans are no exception. Especially when we’re doing it to ourselves. Ciao!

  • @phmwu7368
    @phmwu7368 Год назад

    RIVA great craftsmanship legendary wooden boats, but anno 2022 many prefer a Cranchi E26 classic cruiser 🤔

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn Год назад +3

    I found Dickie Greenleaf's body in one once.

  • @rover-t
    @rover-t 9 месяцев назад

    Ribs is the most beautiful boats. They can only be compared with a classic Ferrari, Maserati or Lamborghini

  • @user-hv1kz6px8m
    @user-hv1kz6px8m Год назад

    Очень красивый аппарат.

  • @matthewcubbon1264
    @matthewcubbon1264 Год назад +1

    Give me a wood boat over a super yacht any day

  • @Antiprotone
    @Antiprotone Год назад

    5. There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.
    Christopher Morley

  • @Pembrey33
    @Pembrey33 Год назад

    Ariva👍

  • @jtstacey83
    @jtstacey83 Год назад +4

    Sad they left out Chris Craft, who once had several popular wooden speed boats still highly prized.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Год назад

      What kind is foot did Gianni&
      Aunti c

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 Год назад +3

      They didn't leave anything out iy was a news piece on Riva

    • @bertram46
      @bertram46 Год назад +1

      I grew up on Chris Craft Constellations
      The highest quality boats of the day. But certainly not a Riva or a Garwood

  • @CapnBlood
    @CapnBlood Год назад

    Seth and La Dolce Vita 4:58

  • @jfayiii
    @jfayiii Год назад +1

    Kardashians are the new Sophia Loren. Times are changing.
    I finally get it. Roman Empire to Dark Ages.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 Год назад +1

    What kind of boat was used in Venice in Indiana Jones 3

  • @adusabubeker2611
    @adusabubeker2611 Год назад +1

    THANKS MOUMITA RAHMAN SON OF FATHER MY SPOUSE I LOVE YOU

  • @colingarner6175
    @colingarner6175 Год назад +2

    When you say Cadillac I think you mean rolls

  • @TheBTG88
    @TheBTG88 Год назад +3

    I prefer the original (since 1908) mahogany boats - Hacker-Craft. Still made today In Lake George, NY.

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 Год назад +3

      _But, it’s not Italian!_

    • @Nighthawk-8050
      @Nighthawk-8050 Год назад +2

      Yeah but it's not a Riva

    • @TheBTG88
      @TheBTG88 Год назад

      @@Nighthawk-8050 I see that as a positive.

    • @TheBTG88
      @TheBTG88 Год назад

      @@lewstone5430 But it does have more style!

  • @meta4282
    @meta4282 10 месяцев назад

    I prefer the 10.5 Titian Tender

  • @polygamous1
    @polygamous1 Год назад

    I would say an Italian RR on the water

  • @jimardizoni3453
    @jimardizoni3453 11 месяцев назад

    When I hit the lottery, I'll give em a call

  • @mililaniman
    @mililaniman Год назад +2

    I would like to go fishing on a Riva boat.

  • @pitts3219
    @pitts3219 Год назад

    Wearing a suit…… First Class

  • @ss_whole
    @ss_whole Год назад

    You never said how many were produced.

  • @attenzioneallontanarsidall7940
    @attenzioneallontanarsidall7940 Год назад +2

    how strange, the Americans who don't play the mandolin in the background when it comes to Italy!
    Have the Americans evolved?

    • @624radicalham
      @624radicalham Год назад +1

      Your comment makes no sense. Perhaps you need to learn ENGLISH before taking a shot at America. Scrivi più chiaramente e spiega cosa intendi cara principessa

  • @RNicolasRuvalcaba
    @RNicolasRuvalcaba Год назад

    Funny, that's my wife's maiden name but she's from El Salvador..

  • @wotan10950
    @wotan10950 Год назад +3

    Italy’s addiction to beauty? I just returned from Milan, and saw a display with Donatella Versace. I told the tour guide, “Quel è proprio brutta!” She agreed.

    • @dragonmartijn
      @dragonmartijn Год назад +2

      Donatella isn't the real Versace.

    • @phmwu7368
      @phmwu7368 Год назад +3

      21st century celebrities cannot be compared to the 1950s & 1960s
      1:57 says enough 🤣😅😂🤣

  • @adamwort7160
    @adamwort7160 Год назад

    If you could combine ferrari rolls royce & Aston Martin
    Ud stil be only halfway there
    Quoted from Jeremy clarkson

  • @kayemtee5312
    @kayemtee5312 Год назад

    That’s the difference between Italy and the US. He promises they will never make another Riva, but on Lake George, New York, Hacker as been building new replicas of their 1920s and 1930s boats for well heeled clients for the last forty or so years.

  • @u_t_d_s_h-1_a
    @u_t_d_s_h-1_a Год назад

    Riva boats are good, most boats of the size shown have steerings on the left.

  • @wilhamcobly3805
    @wilhamcobly3805 Год назад

    I would say Rolls Royce, not Cadillac, since it has its engines.

  • @donaldbanner2185
    @donaldbanner2185 Год назад +1

    Hmmmmmmmmmmm? Cadillac....... means Check Engine Light................always in the shop!

  • @seppherberger5545
    @seppherberger5545 11 дней назад

    What is a Cadillac, maybe a Corvette, but more a Ferrari on the water!

  • @stoundingresults
    @stoundingresults Год назад

    What about Christ Craft?

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 Год назад +1

      What about it? This was a news piece about Riva

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 Год назад +1

    Not for sale? Everything is for sale.

  • @FishFreddie
    @FishFreddie Год назад

    Nice... but if you know the price of them... most of the people are done.

  • @GladiatoreXD
    @GladiatoreXD Год назад

    Never a title was more incorrect! Maybe she meant an Italian Rolls on the water, Cadillac…no way, sorry!

  • @franciscovarela7127
    @franciscovarela7127 Год назад +2

    "Cadillac on the water" Calling this boat a "Cadillac" does this beautiful boat a grave disservice.

    • @ag-bk5wf
      @ag-bk5wf Год назад

      He means the cadillaic term of the 1960s.

  • @lemmykilmister873
    @lemmykilmister873 Год назад

    🌊🌊🚤 😎👍🏻

  • @ZacLowing
    @ZacLowing Год назад

    Why did she say set sail, when there is no sail?

  • @andreatanzi3191
    @andreatanzi3191 Год назад

    The comparison with a Cadillac is misleading, Bentley is rather more appropriate (..)

  • @shelbynamels973
    @shelbynamels973 Год назад

    sure, you could have a fiberglass boat for a lot less, but ...

  • @hinthegroove9740
    @hinthegroove9740 Год назад +1

    They’re not in a drought there now?

    • @melbaker9495
      @melbaker9495 Год назад

      The northern lakss are fine, maybe a little lower but Lake Como for instance is as deep as Lake Tahoe in California.

    • @daveklein2826
      @daveklein2826 Год назад

      no

  • @ronaldlucero4258
    @ronaldlucero4258 Год назад

    PAPERWORK