Melissa grew up on Cape Cod, MA, so the ocean was in her veins before she even knew it. She learned to sail on Long Island Sound and cruised locally for eight years before agreeing to give full-time cruising a try. She now lives and works aboard her J/46 Windara and can't imagine life any other way. Currently she's cruising the US east coast and Bahamas along with her husband Chris and cat Captain Jack Sparrow.