San Francisco Bay Area tech royalty Stewart Brand is closing a legendary chapter of his life, and millennials and Gen Z, you’re about to get a masterclass in radical transformation.

A Floating Legacy

For four epic decades, Brand and his wife Ryan Phelan have called a restored 1912 tugboat named Mirene their home - a floating testament to counterculture creativity and sustainable living. Now, at 86, Brand is ready to sail into a new horizon, listing both his beloved tugboat and adjacent houseboat for a cool $2.5 million.

More Than Just a Boat

This isn’t just any maritime real estate. Mirene isn’t just a vessel; it’s a piece of San Francisco Bay Area folklore. Rumored to have potentially run drugs in a previous life, the boat became a hub of innovation where tech pioneers and artists converged. The kitchen table? Allegedly where Otis Redding penned “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”. Talk about historical street cred.

Embracing Change

True to form, Brand isn’t wallowing in nostalgia. The founder of the groundbreaking Whole Earth Catalog remains a pragmatic futurist, seeing this transition as just another adventure. While Phelan keeps a connection to waterfront life with a new houseboat, Brand is ready to write his next chapter - proving once again why he’s been a generational thought leader who never gets stuck in the past.

Who knows what brilliant idea he’ll cook up next?