Photograph · Michael Rybovich & Sons Boat Works
John Rybovich & Sons hull, launched 1961 as Blue Fox. Built for James Kimberly (Kimberly-Clark). First to be built using three layers of cold-molded, planked mahogany rather than two layers. Formerly kept in Key West. Burned to the waterline in the Keys while returning from The Hemingway Tournament in Cuba, June 6, 2017.
Build sheetRybovich · Hull No. 49 · 1961
- Built for
- James Kimberly
- Construction
- Cold-molded
Her story, name by name
- From 1961
Blue Fox
Reported · michaelrybovichandsons.com
- 1961
Delivery
Hull 49 of the Rybovich sequence, built by John Rybovich & Sons in 1961 as Blue Fox, 50 feet. Built for James Kimberly (Kimberly-Clark).
Reported · michaelrybovichandsons.com
- Undated
Prosit
Reported · michaelrybovichandsons.com
- Undated
Miss BudweiserCurrent
Reported · michaelrybovichandsons.com
- 6 June 2017
Loss · name at the time not on record
Burned to the waterline in the Keys while returning from The Hemingway Tournament in Cuba, June 6, 2017.
Reported · michaelrybovichandsons.com
SistersOther Rybovich hulls from 1961
Not yet on record: tournament record.