Programma 2008

Riva Historical Society

Via Fratelli Salvioni 14 – 20154 Milano – tel./fax +390234537581                    e.mail rivahs@iol.it – website www.rivahistorical.org

Events in 2008

First event of the year was the meeting of Carlo Riva with some of our patron members on February 17. Carlo Riva welcomed his guest in a restaurant on the hill of Clusane, with a marvelous view of the lake Iseo. We cheered our Honorary President and celebrated in advance his birthday, which is February 24, when Carlo Riva is in Marbella, in Spain, on holiday. The association presented him with a small vintage Ross sextant, for his collection.

28/30 March                 The next meeting for members is the Course for RHS Scrutineers. Also this year it will be held at lake Iseo, visiting the historic yards. The first visit is on Friday afternoon, at 4 p.m., the last on Sunday morning. As usual, besides learning the Judging Score, to judge the boats at events, the participants will learn to understand the original characteristics of the Rivas, so that they can assist the members in identifying the boats. As the places are limited, those scrutineers who assisted the judges at events will take precedence in the inscription. Please address our office with your requests. 

25/27 April                   Exhibition of models in Rome and presentation of the books “Tritone” and “Aquarama”. The models, that cover the panorama of engine powered means of conveyance, are part of the collection of our member Francesco Fazzalari. There will also be some paintings with our Rivas as theme. In this occasion our president, Piero Gibellini, will present his last research, with contributions of  Carlo Riva and Giorgio Barilani, the volumes 4° and 5° of “Carlo the Legend, Riva the Myth”.  Visits of the city and social dinners will complete the program.

23/25 May                    Riva Society Nederland: “Riva Run” at Maastricht. The boats will be moored on the quays in the city center.  The society booked a complete hotel to host all the participants. A guided visit to one of the rare commercially run vineyards in the area is on the schedule. There will be a lot of boating on the river Maas and the surrounding canals.  The program is on www.rivasociety.nl.

30 May/3 June             Riva Society Italia: 2° “Carlo Riva Trophy”, organized by the historic C.R.V. Italia of Naples, President of which is our member Roberto Mottola. Trips to the islands, Ischia, Procida and Capri, and to the peninsula of Sorrento will fill the days. The visit to Capri will coincide with the “Regatta of the three Gulfs”. The places are limited by the mooring possibility at Naples and Capri. 

6/8 June                        Riva Club de France: a week-end of leisure and navigation on the lake Annecy. The top of the event will be the evening “James Bond Girls”, which will also be the dress code for the participants. The program is on www.rivaclubdefrance.com.

13/15 June                    Riva Society Italia: “Lake Orta”, organized by the Rotary Club Orta San Giulio, with the collaboration of the cities of Orta and Omegna. Three days on a lake of the Pre-Alps, where normally the navigation is limited, with a trip to the Island San Giulio and evening boating to reach the restaurants on the water. There will be a meeting of vintage cars and a visit to the Sanctuary Sacro Monte. The participation is limited to 15 boats. On Saturday 14 afternoon, the Riva Club del Lago Maggiore organizes a reliability trial on the neighbouring Lake Maggiore; the participants of the Lake Orta event will be welcome to join them. The social dinner will be for all on lake Orta.

20/24 June                     Club Riva de Catalunya: 2° “Trencant Onades” at L’Estartit. L'estartit is located

in the Costa Brava and it's known for the natural reserve islands in front of its coast called Illes Medes. The coast is mostly rocks and pines with small beaches. The night of the 23rd is the national holyday of Sant Joan , famous for the fireworks and bonfires on the street. The program is on www.clubrivadecatalunya.cat.

26/29 June                    Riva Club Deutschland: 2° “Riva Classics” at Lake Constanz. With base at the Ultramarin in Kressbronn, on the German side of the lake, there will be a trip to the island Mainau, with visit of the botanical garden, a trip to the Swiss side, to the villages of Romanshorn and Rorschach among others and possibly a trip to the "Old Rhine". Dinner at Montfort Castle. The program is on www.riva-club.de.

5/6 July             Riva Swiss Society Généve: The “Riva Week-End” wants to be an opportunity for the club members and guests from other