The sailing adventures of Peter & Lyndall Aston
Built by hand, launched in 1996, sailed from Australia to Japan, Kamchatka and Alaska — then home across the open ocean. This is the archive of every diary entry, every story, every anchorage aboard S/V illywhacker.
42,000
nautical miles
178
diary entries
22
years in the log
1
boat
On this day
Looking up the log…
From the album
A few favourite landfalls — tap a postcard to read the story.
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The Diary
178 entries from mid-ocean, Japan, Alaska and the canals of Europe.
Voyage Map
Every anchorage plotted — six legs from Australia to home across the Pacific.
Cruising Stories
Longer tales from Japan, Russia, Alaska, the reef and Tasmania.
About
The crew, the boat, Dulcinea, and how a cruising life began in 1977.
Recent from the log
- 27 October 2024 Lifestyle For Sale
- 10 October 2015 France October 2015
- 24 August 2015 France August 2015
- 19 July 2014 19 July 2014 Namur, BelgiumNamur Belgium
- 23 June 2014 23 June 2014 Gent, BelgiumGent Belgium