1959 36′ Rybovich Express Walkthrough

Is this the most beautiful Rybovich on the water?

Step aboard a one-of-a-kind 1959 Express Sportfisher once owned by Alan Jackson

Back in 1959, Cadillac was putting the biggest tailfins in history on its cars, Dwight D. Eisenhower was finishing his time as president, and Bobby Darin’s Mack the Knife was a top song on AM Radio. It was also the year that Tommy and Johnny Rybovich turned out a masterful 36-foot express wood-hulled sportfisher. That boat, today called Chino, is one of the prettiest vessels we’ve ever seen. Her owners, Steve and Tanya Adams, take her out with the family all the time. Step aboard for a look around the Adams’ dream boat at the 2025 Vintage Weekend in Key Largo.

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Chris Dixon

Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.

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