Heather is a 100-ton USCG-licensed captain, sailing instructor, and lifelong liveaboard mariner with a knack for making big adventures happen. A 2025 OCC award-winner and former college sailing national champion, she's also captained tall ships, charter vessels, and offshore voyages. In 2026 she served as chief mate aboard Brig Niagara and sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii. She is a board member of Spaulding Marine Center, is especially passionate about teaching women offshore and brings decades of practical seamanship, boat know-how, and cool-headed mindset to Hawaii 100. In 2024, Heather completed the Pacific Cup doublehanded with her son.