Crew Profiles:
Captain Clayton Corbin

Captain Clayton grew up in a small town in the mid-west United States. Upon graduating High School, he set out on the high seas to travel the world, courtesy of the United States Navy. The sea and all things nautical would direct his path around the world. After a career serving as a Meteorologist and Oceanographer he and his wife decided to continue their travels cruising the world on their sailboat. Having become a sailing instructor in 2002 he continued to hone his skills in the busy sailing community of San Diego Bay Yacht racing and has been an avid sailor and cruiser ever since. Over the years, Captain Clayton has cruised the Caribbean, Mexico and the South Pacific Ocean, becoming an avid free diver and spear fisherman in the process. He and His wife live full time afloat and continuously pursue a life at sea!


Chef Jill M Corbin

Jill grew up along the Lincoln City coast of Oregon where she started cooking at a young age. Jill and Clayton married young and she fell in love with providing her family with healthy home cooked meals. While traveling around the world, Jill has enjoyed taking international cooking classes and learning the subtleties of different cultural cuisine. She enjoys preparing delicious meals and serving people great food. Jill has studied under Chef Briley Corbin, a Culinary Institute of America culinary science major and has had the privilege of working with Chef Richard Torres of Houston, Texas.

Jill learned to sail 22 years ago while living in Yokosuka, Japan. Her love of sailing has never stopped. She has taught kids sailing camp and adult sailing through the US NAVY recreation programs. She was involved in supporting the Navy Yacht Club of San Diego as an active member for racing as well as performing race committee duties and has sailed in some of the most challenging races in Southern California. Clayton and Jill have been full time cruisers since 2016 and crossed the South Pacific Ocean to Australia along with multiple trips around the Caribbean. Jill’s passion for sailing hasn’t changed through the years as they have spent the last few years exploring the Eastern US, Caribbean, and South America. With this opportunity aboard Ithaka, they would like to inspire people to live the dream of sailing, and strengthen others' desire for life on the sea!