Designed with classic Italian craftsmanship and upgraded with modern amenities, the 60′ Riva Yacht BRAVISSIMO is a remarkable vessel. With extensive refits totaling over $400k, this yacht has an eye-catching exterior design and impressive interior featuring two owner’s suites, an additional stateroom, and crew accommodations. Just completed a 900 nautical mile trip up the Pacific Coast, BRAVISSIMO is a fantastic yacht at an amazing price.
BRAVISSIMO is a classic yacht that has been around since the 1960s, and it’s a rare find in Seattle. But now, it’s available for sale, and it’s the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to make a splash with a vintage yacht. Read on to find out more about BRAVISSIMO and get ready for summer adventures. Whether you’re out exploring the open water or entertaining guests, this Riva Yacht will make sure you have an unforgettable experience.
Truly the heart of the Riva Yacht design, the sunken salon is a tasteful step back into the glamor days of mid-century modern Riva Yacht design. Surrounded by stainless framed glass windows creating an atrium effect, privacy is created by lowering the salon a few steps from the aft deck. The two seating areas are intimate and distinct, but their positioning creates a sense of shared engagement amongst guests in the salon. To starboard is a more casual lounge and coffee table with wonderful hidden storage, to port, forward of the stairway to the aft owner’s cabin is the dinette which features a custom, handmade varnished table on a high-low mechanism to allow for comfortable dining or as a desk, or as another low cocktail table.
While the furniture is original Italian design, the fabrics and soft-goods have all been tastefully updated in recent years with the finest of materials, and maintaining the stitching patterns and cushion shapes from the original design.
The salon flows effortlessly into the lower helm area with a discretely mounted flat screen TV attached to the back of the low profile helm bench seat. A recently upgraded beverage refrigerator is located at the forward end of the salon near the helm area.
As you would expect, the helm area continues the classic Italian minimalist style, with a gorgeous guage cluster in front of the classic Riva modernist wooden wheel. Bow and Stern Thrusters are at your left hand, and upgraded ZF Micro Commander electronic throttles at your right hand. An older, but fully functioning Furuno plotter is located to the right of the helm pod along with search light controls and trim tabs. To the left of the helm is a large chart storage area, and above on the overhead panel are the VHF and stereo control panel.
At 60’ BRAVISSIMO is a perfect size for owner operators, and with the helm area location so close to the salon, it makes for a wonderfully social boat to operate while underway. Visibility through the gorgeous stainless steel framed windshield is quite good, and the limited bow rise while getting on a plane makes it usable at any speed.
BRAVISSIMO’s galley is small and simple, but nicely upgraded with a newer refrigerator and high end Miele appliances it provides just enough space to prepare a delicious meal aboard. Her original stainless steel counters with double basin sinks are in excellent condition and give the galley a professional, no-nonsense look, contrasted by her custom high gloss louvered cabinetry, the galley packs a bigger punch that you’d expect.
Continuing forward along the curved walkway you reach a stunning circular foyer, bathed in light coming through the overhead windshield, you are met with three doorways, one to the Forward Owner’s Cabin, another to the Twin Guest Cabin, and a third to the day head.
The ensuite head was completely redesigned and handcrafted by Tony Ferrari, a master shipwright and carpenter with all matching Birdseye maple, and a stunning teak and holly floor. Electric flush freshwater heads, and a separate shower stall with Grohe fixtures, along with undermount sink and stone counters, and high end wall coverings make for very luxurious, updated head.
While you may not be med-tied in Saint Tropez or Monaco, the aft deck of BRAVISSIMO is a spectacular place to be and be seen. New teak decks were laid during her major refit, and are in excellent condition today. Built in bench seats along the transom, and movable deck chairs make for fun social areas in the cockpit, and when you pop open the transom umbrellas you might just feel like a movie star! From a practical perspective, the bridge deck overhang provides wonderful sun protection for the glass doors, keeping the interior salon cool without blocking light, and is also a good place to be on a wet day aboard. Two large deck hatches give you access to the generator room and lazarette. You’ll also appreciate the wrap around bulwark that encloses the cockpit from the side decks, keeping them dry, and keeping kids safe when they’re on deck. Transom and swim platform ladder is located between the transom seats, with a few steps down a teak and stainless ladder you’ll find yourself on the swim platform. Mounted on the transom are two removable dinghy davits, but you’ll also appreciate the teak covered hydraulic swim platform which can lift a small tender or jet ski, and makes enjoying the water even easier.
The engine room aboard BRAVISSIMO has seen constant attention paid to maintenance, upgrades, and cosmetics. Her twin Detroit Diesel 8V92s were equipped with a JT performance tune up and were completely overhauled in 2005 during her refit and under the eye of the same mechanic since the current owner purchased her in 2010. She has been serviced proactively and in advance of her sale, has just completed a full engine and generator service, intercooler service, turbo charger rebuilds, a re-welded starboard exhaust, and a thorough detailing and engine room repaint. Having just completed a 900 nautical mile trip from San Francisco to Seattle on her own bottom, along with an engine survey performed in August 2022, you can be assured her machinery is ready for her next owners to reliably enjoy.
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