Squeezing past the bouncers and stepping into Riva's new El-Iseo electric runabout, in her anniversary livery of white and aquamarine, it is hard not to feel a bit like a VIR And knowing that we are off to visit one of the largest yachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival does nothing to reduce the sensation. It's just a shame that the transfer isn't longer, I think, as we glide the paltry 40 metres from the Ferretti Group VIP dock to the slip where Custom Line's new 42.6-metre flagship is moored in the middle of Cannes’ Vieux Port.
Although she dominates the harbour, the yacht's stature doesn't stem from being the biggest new boat in the show (she misses out by a mere 10 metres there), nor from sporting any wildly unorthodox design. But, away from the jostling competition of the quays, lying alone by her own pontoon, she has undoubted presence. “There are many new features on this masterpiece of naval design inspired by residential architecture,” explains Stefano de Vivo, chief commercial officer of Custom Line's parent, the Ferretti Group. “In-depth research has enhanced
