Decades after Riva stopped making wooden boats, no-one has ever done a better job of making timeless works of art out of mahogany. But there than its woodworking skills.
Power, performance and gorgeous looks have always been as crucial to the Riva offering as impeccably grain-matched dowels and 12 coats of varnish.
And the yard has built some absolute classics in fibreglass too. With a history that stretches back into another century, choosing just ten of the best Riva boats to write about is a tricky task but here are my personal favourites from oldest to newest.
1 RONZINO
BUILT 1935
If Carlo