Subsequent reports have stated that he actually bought the boat around the first of the year, and spent 4 weeks "prepping and testing" the boat in the Annapolis area...
There are several differences between the pics on Yachtworld, and those of the boat in Little Creek - addition of a dodger, windvane, etc...
Damn, you'd think the broker would have pulled the listing from Yachtworld after this tragedy, no?