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• Events (Includes the Rybovich Book Updates)

The first reviews! - Rybovich Book - Below are a dozen notes from boat-owners, captains and enthusiasts, with more quotes in the next RyboBook Update!
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Holy smokes - more good news! - A quick note to say that the Rybovich Commemorative Edition Hull Number books have all been signed & numbered and lovingly wrapped in tissue and tied with a bow and sent off in the mail to be delivered to your door in a week to 10 days! The Commemorative Edition 1947 books are also being packaged and mailed with the Collector’s Edition books to follow.
Read more..... 2010-08-02

They're here! - The Rybovich Books are being wrapped, boxed, packed & shipped - THEY'RE HERE!!! The Rybovich books have arrived and are now in my warehouse where I have been spending my every waking moment wrapping, boxing, packing & shipping until midnight most every night! (and I’m happy to say they look beautiful!)
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Rybovich Book to start shipping July 18 !!! - WELL, IT’S ABOUT TIME!!! For those of you that ordered "The Rybovich Book", it is headed your way soon!
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Rybovich Book Launch Follow Up - It was such a delight meeting all of you at the Champagne Launch! The book with its 1,000 photos has been tugging at my heartstrings for years, and I'm so happy to hear it's touching yours, too!
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Rybovich Book Launch - After 90 years, the first-ever Rybovich book is now set to launch! You’re invited to celebrate the launch of the world’s first Rybovich book with two exciting events:

1) May 22nd - THE CHAMPAGNE BOOK LAUNCH (exclusively for those who purchased the Commemorative Edition book) will be held at Rybovich & Sons Boat Works in Rivera Beach in the marina’s tiki-style loggia where the RyboRendezvous took place in 2008. The Champagne Launch will be held Saturday evening, May 22, at 6:30pm. Invitations and RSVP for Saturday’s Champagne Launch will be sent separately.

2) May 23rd -THE RYBOVICH BOOK LAUNCH will be held on Sunday afternoon, May 23, in West Palm Beach. Details soon!

• Press Releases

Collectors anticipate the launch of the limited-edition RYBOVICH book! - June 28th, 2010 - It’s a uniquely American story: Three self-made brothers rise from humble beginnings to create the finest sportfishing yachts the world has ever seen. Pat Rybovich, daughter of Tommy Rybovich (the yachts’ designer and builder), has spent the last four years chronicling the West Palm Beach boatyard’s 90-year history. The result is RYBOVICH, a large-format coffee table book befitting the legend. And now the book is set to launch!
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National Maritime Services Names Alan Swimmer Director - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – May 17, 2010 - National Maritime Services (NMS), a leading full service ship arrest and custodial firm, has named Alan Swimmer as Director. Swimmer will work closely with company CEO G. Robert “Bob” Toney and will be responsible for planning and business development.

Renaissance Marine Group, Inc. Acquires Assets of Northwest Jet Boats - Clarkston, Washington - January 27, 2010 - Dan Larson, President and CEO of Renaissance Marine Group, and Larry Whitten, founder and President of Northwest Jet Boats, Inc. of Pasco, Washington, announced that Renaissance Marine Group (“RMG”) has purchased certain manufacturing assets, inventory and rights to build and market the Northwest Jet Boat brand of welded aluminum sport and fishing boats. Reference: Northwest Jet Boats, Weldcraft Marine, Duckworth Boats and Columbia Boats. See more. . . .

• New Product Releases

• Boating Tips

Tips to prepare your boat for hurricane season - Preparing for emergencies is a part of everyday life. Schoolchildren practice tornado drills. Hotels post evacuation routes. So why is it that many boaters in coastal areas don't always take the time to plan for tropical storms or hurricanes?

For boaters who answer "it's too complicated" or "I don't know where to begin" there are no more excuses. Leading boat insurer Progressive offers these simple tips to prepare for these severe storms. Click on the link above.

Florida Weekend Fishing 4Cast - From the Florida Sportsman Magazine staff and the Host/Captains of the Florida Sportsman Live Radio Network. Find your region in Florida for your latest All Weekend Fishing 4Casts.
 

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