Aubrey and Judith returned to the Shellback Club to take us along their travels down the west coast of the USA. Starting at Vancouver Island, the Millards made a variety of stops along the coast, finishing in Mexico. About Aubrey and Judith Millard
Aubrey, a retired teacher and navy officer, got his his navigation experience with his watch keeping certificate with the Royal Canadian Navy. Aubrey is also a past Commodore of the Toronto Hydroplane and Sailing Club. Judith, a retired dentist, got her navigation experience with the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron, and has also been an instructor with the Squadron for many years. Aubrey and Judith set off sailing in 1998 and have been liveaboards on their Ontario 32, Valeda IV, since that time. Valeda has been back to Canada once only in those 22 years although Judith and Aubrey have returned periodically. After time cruising the west coast from B.C. to Alaska they sailed down the west coast of the USA and down to Mexico, the Baja, the Sea of Cortez, and Central America to Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. Currently living in Elliot Lake, Ontario they have enjoyed sailing a 1974 Grampian 30 with the North Channel Yacht Club, and plan to bring Valeda IV back to the North Channel Yacht Club for 2021.
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