Captain Tracey and his wife Isabel Evangeline Bodden, were on the first ship to leave Grand Cayman for Cayman Brac after the 1932 Hurricane. They brought Cayman Brac residents back home from Grand Cayman and, on the return trip, took individuals who needed medical attention back to Grand Cayman.
Captain Tracey, along with his cousin Bing were shiprights and the family built and own Arbutus i and Arbutus II.