Tribute boats Archives

2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Tribute Boats

March 3, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Tribute Boats is the twenty-first of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

Tribute 37′ Hull #4 Build Slot Available

May 6, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

May 2020 The iconic Tribute 37′ has announced a build slot open for Hull #4 scheduled for late 2021 delivery.

Twenty-five years of experience hand crafting majestic vessels, Rich Scheffer Sr. and his son Rich Jr. have formed a partnership with visionary John Gazza and yacht designer Steve Matthews to create high performance hull designs that follow in the Tribute boat building legacy.

Bilge fit and finish

Side profile

37 Tribute back of boat looking at the triple mercury engines

cockpit

For more info on the Tribute 37 or build slot please fill out the form below. We’ll be happy to get you information in a timely manner. Thanks InTheBite

The New 2020 Stylish 37′ Tribute

October 23, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

Ride along as we sea trial the new 2020 Tribute 37’. Enjoy a live walk-thru with Tribute’s builders John Gazza and Rich Scheffer Jr.

Builder’s Choice Repeats as Marina Casa de Campo Open Champion

Builder’s Choice, a 64-foot Jarrett Bay, hasn’t fished the Marina Casa de Campo Open for two years, but the team never missed a beat. The boat led the field of 14 boats from the start to win the 2023 Marina Casa de Campo Open, which concluded last weekend in the Dominican Republic. With Capt. Brent Gaskill at the helm, the... [Read More...]

2023 Chub Cay Classic Won by Following Seas

Following Seas, a 58-foot Viking run by Capt. Charlie Vanderbeck, claimed top honors at the 2023 Chub Cay Classic billfish tournament. The third annual event was held March 9-11 at the Chub Cay Resort and Marina. Following Seas released a blue and white marlin to earn 700 points to top the field. Under the all-billfish release format, blue marlin scored... [Read More...]

Massive Sargassum Weed Line Approaches Florida

If you’ve ever headed offshore in search of dolphin under patches or lines of sargassum weed, you know the weed can be difficult to find at times. That seems to happen every time I fish a dolphin tournament at least! But all that may soon change. Sargassum, an algae that’s commonly mislabeled as a “weed,” is headed toward the U.S.... [Read More...]

InTheBite Hires Industry Veteran John Brownlee as Editor-in-Chief

Dale Wills, Founder and President of InTheBite, has announced the hiring of marine industry veteran, John Brownlee, as ITB’s new Editor-in-Chief. “Under Brownlee’s leadership in editorial and digital media, his intelligent perspectives and vast industry knowledge will move the brand forward with his long list of proven skill sets,” Wills said. “It’s only fitting as we move past our 20th... [Read More...]

Proposed 10-Knot Restrictions

It’s Not Over! The Viking Yacht Company and the marine industry’s grassroots campaign to stop the advancement of a proposed 10-knot restriction along the Eastern Seaboard continues into 2023. And now, thanks to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), we have a tool at our disposal that makes it super easy to make your voice heard. In one click, send a pre-written letter... [Read More...]