Guthrie

Ro Sham Bo

A plank-on-frame Guthrie 65 whose hull Terry Guthrie began around 2008. Bluewater Yacht Yards finished her in Wanchese and delivered her in July 2020 as Ro Sham Bo. Fishing as an Ocean City charter boat, she brought in a 393.8-pound swordfish on September 21, 2022, the Maryland state record, which also won the swordfish category of that year's Mongo Offshore Challenge. Capt. Willie Zimmerman runs 36-hour canyon charters aboard her, from June to October.

Her story, name by name

  1. 2020 – present
  2. July 2020

    Delivery

    Delivered by Bluewater Yacht Yards, Wanchese, which completed the hull Terry Guthrie had started over a decade earlier: interior, systems, fiberglass, a new deck, the flybridge and twin 1550 hp MANs.

    Reported · bluewateryachtsales.com

  3. 21 September 2022

    Tournament

    2022 Mongo Offshore Challenge, East Coast division: her 393.8 lb swordfish, taken on a fun-fishing day out of Ocean City after a fight of more than five hours, topped the season's swordfish category and set a new Maryland state record; $9,225. Captain Willie Zimmerman.

    Reported · marlinmag.com

  4. August 2025

    Tournament · Tournament record

    White Marlin Open 2025, as Ro Sham Bo: 1st, Daily Dolphin, Aug 5 (27 lb); 2nd, Dolphin (27.00 lb).

    Reported · whitemarlinopen.com, web.archive.org

  5. July 2026

    Tournament · Tournament record

    Ocean City Tuna Tournament 2026, as Ro Sham Bo: 29th, Tuna - Stringer (266 lb); 81st, Tuna - Single (54.5 lb).

    Reported · octunatournament.com, web.archive.org

Tournament recordEvery season on the published standings

Fished the Ocean City Tuna Tournament and the White Marlin Open, 2025–2026, as Ro Sham Bo. Best finish: 1st, Daily Dolphin, White Marlin Open, 2025 (27 lb).

  1. 202629thOcean City Tuna Tournament · Tuna - Stringer · as Ro Sham Bo · archive266 lb
  2. 202681stOcean City Tuna Tournament · Tuna - Single · as Ro Sham Bo · archive54.5 lb
  3. 20251stWhite Marlin Open · Daily Dolphin, Aug 5 · as Ro Sham Bo · archive27 lb
  4. 20252ndWhite Marlin Open · Dolphin · as Ro Sham Bo · archive27.00 lb

Each year links to the standings as published; archive is the saved copy.

MediaEach linked to where it was published

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