Couple who lost houseboat in Debby receive new vessel
August 23, 2024 - A Polk County resident has donated his 32-foot sailboat to a Gulfport couple who lost their houseboat during Hurricane Debby. Tom McLaulin planned to sell his vessel until he watched a WTVT segment on Kaylee Walker and Ian Wylie, who put their life savings into restoring a live-aboard sailboat that crashed into a Gulfport seawall during the storm. McLaulin subsequently gave his 1998 Endeavor sailboat to the couple with WTVT’s assistance.