Between the Mountains and the Sea

I grew up in the mountains of Vermont, where my father was a ski patroller, boat builder, and sailmaker. Winters were spent on the mountain. Summers belonged to my mother — running sailing schools along the Connecticut coast, where week-long cruises through Fisher's Island, Block Island, Cuttyhunk, and the Elizabeth Islands taught me that the best adventures aren't planned in boardrooms. They're built by people who know the water, the weather, and the way home.

That instinct — trust the local, follow the person who actually knows — has guided everything since.

At the University of Vermont I studied forestry and sustainability, then moved to San Diego to coach sailing at J World and race 49ers at the Olympic level. Professional big-boat racing took me through the Caribbean, across Europe, and from Hong Kong to mainland China. Eventually an MBA and fifteen years in wealth management gave me a career I'm proud of — but the mountains and the sea never stopped calling.

Today I ski the backcountry of British Columbia, Alaska, Japan, New Zealand, and the European Alps. I sail remote coastlines. I build relationships with guides in places most travel companies have never heard of. And I'm planning an expedition to Chile's Cordillera Darwin — one of the last truly wild places on earth.

Keel Ridge exists because I kept building these trips for myself and realized they shouldn't just be mine. Every destination on this site is one I've been to. Every guide is someone I trust with my own safety. And every adventure is designed from scratch — because the best ones always are.