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Video: Classic 1961 Rybovich Miss Budweiser Burns Up

June 6, 2017 Happy to report everyone onboard was unharmed. She was a classic and will be missed. https://www.facebook.com/MichaelRybovichandSons/posts/1349008825152526

(The info and video below is being shard via an e-mail from Pat Rybovich) The video was taken by a friend of mine, Ed Merrel who saw a boat in flames, not knowing that it was Miss Budweiser. In the Rybovich book Ed tells the story of how back in the 1950s Cuba he and his dad fell in love with Rybovich boats that fished the early Hemingway Tournaments. It is ironic that Miss Budweiser was just returning from the recent Hemingway Tournament in Cuba when Ed saw and filmed the tragic sight of Miss Budweiser as she burst into flames.  

Miss Budweiser (1961 Rybovich Hull #49) was an extraordinary boat with a rich pedigree. The Busch family told stories of the many celebrities, like Frank Sinatra, being entertained on the Miss Bud. She was truly Rybovich royalty.

Thank God no one was hurt in the devastating fire. Our heart and prayers go out to the Busch family.

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