Riva Ariston

A single-engined mahogany motorboat, the first in Carlo Riva’s series of luxury runabouts.

The Ariston was Riva’s first series-built boat and easier to handle than the earlier racing boats. It was made for more than twenty years.

Materials: Mahogany, varnish; one inboard engine

Manufacture: Built in Sarnico on Lake Iseo.

The varnished mahogany deck with light seams.

The low windscreen.

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