Tracy was born on Long Island, New York, were he spent his early childhood years, until the late 60's when his family moved to Honolulu were he still resides.
Upon arriving in the islands, he was introduced to Hawaii’s beautiful warm blue ocean waters via bodysurfing, and quickly progressed to paipo boarding (body boarding) and surfing. He also branched out to stand-up paddle surfing, snorkeling, diving & sailing since, and even spent 2 ½ years sailing throughout the Pacific Ocean, from New Zealand to Guam to Hawaii and many points in-between, something he will never forget!