A hard year, a big upfit, and goodbye to Pally — an honest look back before the boat comes home in 2026.

A heavier one — illness, a hard financial stretch, and the beginning of the hardest year of my life.

The first walkthrough of BlueQuest714 — cherry wood, a cockpit shower, cats watching herons through the salon windows, and a hatch to fall asleep under the stars.

We went from Plan B back to Plan A — truck engines held the line until Chris tracked down the real thing: two 454 Mercruisers, the engines BlueQuest714 was meant to have.

Months of hunting for a livable yacht across the Carolinas — mold, rot, and one very tempting look at Ric Flair's old Sea Ray.

A vet's yacht full of animals gave me the idea to buy a boat — but it was a sling from another shoulder surgery, a kitten, and one quiet afternoon at my desk that gave me The Low Tide Chronicles.