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caso a giudicarli non sono delle persone<br />

qualsiasi, ma Mauro Micheli e Sergio<br />

Beretta i designer delle barche Riva.<br />

Nel lontano 1997 Mauro prese in mano<br />

l’ufficio che fu di Giorgio Barilani a sua<br />

volta ereditato da Carlo Riva. Una impresa<br />

non facile quasi una “mission impossible”.<br />

Pochi nel 1997 credevano in Mauro<br />

Micheli tranne una persona… ma era<br />

quella che contava e così la decisione fu<br />

presa dando a Mauro carta bianca per il<br />

rinnovo completo dell’intera gamma. In<br />

poco più di un anno realizzò ben quattro<br />

diversi modelli di cui uno, l’Opera 24<br />

metri, a distanza di 14 anni, è ancora in<br />

La navigazione della flotta Riva mentre rientra a Monaco, non prima però di aver<br />

fatto una sosta per inaugurare i nuovi uffici MBS di Cannes-Port Canto.<br />

Qui sopra il Rivale 52 a destra il Rivarama 44 ed in basso il magnifico Venere 75.<br />

The Riva fleet sailing as it returns to Monaco, but after having made a halt to<br />

inaugurate the new offices of MBS in Cannes-Port Canto. Above, the Rivale 52,<br />

right the Rivarama 44 and below the magnificent Venere 75.<br />

produzione. La persona in questione è<br />

Geoffrey Tuppman. Sconosciuto a molti<br />

Tuppman aveva una solida esperienza<br />

manageriale maturata anche a capo della<br />

Consworth (motori per le vetture di Formula<br />

1) azienda che portò l’allora poco<br />

conosciuto Michael Schumacher a divenit<br />

was not just anybody that was judging<br />

them, but Mauro Micheli and Sergio<br />

Beretta, the designers of Riva boats.<br />

Way back in 1997, Mauro took over the<br />

office that had been Giorgio Barilani’s,<br />

who had in turn inherited it from Carlo<br />

Riva. No easy feat but almost a “mission<br />

impossible”. In 1997, there were few<br />

people who believed in Mauro Micheli<br />

except one person… but that person was<br />

the one who counted and so the decision<br />

was taken, giving Mauro carte blanche<br />

to completely renew the whole range. In<br />

just over a year, he made four different<br />

models including one, the Opera 84 ft.,<br />

which 14 years on is still in production.<br />

The person in question was Geoffrey<br />

Tuppman. Unknown to many, Tuppman<br />

had solid managerial experience, which<br />

he had also matured at the head of Consworth<br />

(engines for Formula 1 cars), the<br />

company that made the then little-known

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