Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht Platinum Walkthrough

Climb aboard for a first look at Riviera's 6800 Sport Yacht Platinum, a yacht that blends blue water cruising capabilities with a superyacht level of fit and finish.

Climb aboard for a first look at Riviera’s 6800 Sport Yacht Platinum, a yacht that blends blue water cruising capabilities with a superyacht level of fit and finish.

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Chris Dixon

Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.

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