The Bluewater Podcast

Episode 18 · October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

From "You're Nuts" to "This Is My Dream Too": A Skeptic, a Pilot & the Life They Built at Sea

Tammy and Dale Johnston spent four decades dreaming of life at sea. A retired Air Force and airline pilot and the skeptic who became a believer, they finally set sail at retirement aboard their 2022 Leopard 45.

In this episode

  • The Bluewater Cruising lesson that changed everything: you have time or you have money
  • Why people overspend on the wrong boat and not enough on the right one
  • Going from "sailing is all storms and danger" to "this is my dream too"
  • Cruising as a couple: communicating for connection, not just understanding

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