Picture the scene: It’s Monte Carlo circa 1958, and the young Prince Rainier III of Monaco is zipping across the harbor in his brand-new Riva Tritone sports boat. Alongside him is Hollywood movie star ...

People have become used to condemning the rich, but sometimes they also do some good, as illustrated by David Beckham and Ferretti Group banding together to auction off a limited-edition Riva ...

Alberto Galassi is raving about his Riva, a 1970 wooden Aquarama, formed of cedar from Lebanon and mahogany. The CEO of the Ferretti Group, which now owns the Riva boat brand, he took correspondent ...

A speedboat first owned by the Prince of Monaco and his wife Grace Kelly is expected to sell for £400,000. During the 1950s and 60s Rivas were must-haves for the world's wealthiest people descending ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’ve all heard the adage about boats being holes in the water into which owners throw money. And while no boat ...

French film icon Brigitte Bardot had one. So did Hollywood beauty Elizabeth Taylor. King Hussein of Jordan, James Bond star Sean Connery, Italian screen siren Sophia Loren -- the list goes on. All of ...