| Riva Sebino
(1952 - 1957)
Named after the ancient name for
Lago d’Iseo, on whose shores stood Cantieri Riva,
the Sebino is a compact and simple boat, five metres
long with an open sunbathing area behind the front bench
seat, a precedent for the deck designs of the later
Junior and Olympic.
It was the first boat that Carlo
Riva designed for mass production to a single design,
and in this way a forerunner of the range of boats that
followed. All the 119 boats built were powered by Chris
Craft 60 horsepower engines, the supply of which he
secured on a visit to the United States in 1952. It
was superseded by the Florida in 1957.
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