Illywhacker - Meet the Crew

Illywhacker - Meet the Crew

ABOUT US
A strange name?
Take a Tour
Meet the Crew
How we started
Our first yacht
Our view of the cruising life

MAPS
Google Maps
Timeline

CRUISING STORIES
Passages we've made
Overland Adventures
Around the world in Dulcinea
Australia to Japan
Japan to Kamchatka
Russia to Alaska
Alaska to Canada
Canada to Australia

STORIES IN ALASKA
Laurence in Alaska
Prince William Sound
Cordova

STORIES FROM JAPAN
Japan
Simply the BEST
Tokushima
Huis Ten Bosch
West Coast

STORIES FROM AUSTRALIA
Townsville
Barrier Reef Cruise 2005
Townsville 2006

STORIES FROM TASMANIA
Port Davey
Antarctica by Ship NEW!

CRUISING TALES
Cruising Quickstep
Seabird
A Spooky story
Dulcinea
Sore-Head Skipper
Gone Fishin'

HELPFUL NOTES
About boats
About cruising
Passage data

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS
Topics, delivery

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MEET THE CREW - we are:
Lyndall and Peter Aston -Originally from Sydney, Australia - now in Townsville North Queensland Parents to James, Cathy, David and Matthew Grandparents to Nelson, Anthony,Laurence, Benedict and Timothy, Andrew and William Retired artist/chef/historian and electrical engineer, respectively Sailed dinghies, catamarans as a young family whilst dreaming of a yacht big enough for us all at the one time. Moved our family to Papua New Guinea in 1977 as a way of broadening our horizons and improving the potential to save for a yacht - it worked!
Bought 1st cruising yacht from Taiwan (1977) christened her Dulcinea Lived aboard and sailed around PNG and around the world for 9 years Spent 8 years building illywhacker 1987 - 1995 Retired 1993 and committed to spend full-time aboard. Moved aboard 1995, departed Sydney 14 June 1996 - destination - the world. Sailed to Japan via Melanesia and Micronesia. From our home marina near Nagasaki, we sailed and lived in the country for 2 wonderful years. In April 2000 set sail north along the west coast of Japan to Hokkaido then to Kamchatka in Russia and along the Aleutian Islands chain to Alaska. After another 2 wonderful years in the remote fishing village of Cordova Alaska, we set sail for Sidney BC, Canada, arriving October 2002. We received a disturbing diagnosis on Lyndall's health so reluctantly we left Sidney/Vancouver area in June 2003 and sailed "home" to Australia via Hawaii, Tuvalu and Vanuatu arriving at Townsville on 1 September 2003. We wake each morning wondering if it can all be true. What a privileged lifestyle this is, to be living our dream. May it never end.

email: peter @illywhacker.com
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