Douglas Jones & All Things Nautical
I have been interested in sailing boats and most things nautical most of my life from a very young age. The first boat I made was at, maybe, 6 years old and was a block of wood with a wire mast and paper sail which I floated in our cellar, temporarily flooded by a burst of rain.
The first large yacht I owned, Dreamtime, was one I built in 2.5 years while still working a full time job to pay for it. Dreamtime was a 36ft steel yacht I built and launched in January 1974 in Melbourne Australia, Just after my 26th birthday. There are several playlists about the build and travels
In another time and place - 2005 - I purchased Free Ascent, a 10.5m (34ft) steel yacht in Perth Australia. It was in a somewhat unused state. There is a playlist of videos showing the Resurrection of Free Ascent and subsequent travels.
Other items of interest will appear as time goes by.
Free Ascent 02 - Bunbury To Augusta - Feb 2019
Free Ascent 01 - Perth To Bunbury - Feb 2019
Free Ascent - The Resurrection - 2005
Dreamtime Aus 4 - Mackay To Townsville - October 1974
Dreamtime Australia - Shakedown Part 1 - July 1976
Dreamtime Aus 3 - Brisbane To Mackay - September 1974
Dreamtime Aus 2 - Sydney To Brisbane - August 1974
Dreamtime Aus 1 - Melbourne To Sydney - July 1974
Dreamtime - Cairns To Lizard Island - August 1976
Dreamtime - The Beginning - January 1974
Dreamtime 19 - Tikopia - June 1977 - 4K
Dreamtime 26 - New Caledonia To Australia - November 1977
Dreamtime 25 - Noumea - October 1977
Dreamtime 24 - Fiji To Noumea - October 1977
Dreamtime 23 - Fiji Firewalkers - August 1977
Dreamtime 22 - Fiji South Coast - August 1977
Dreamtime 21 - Yasawa Islands - July 1977
Dreamtime 20 - Fiji Introduction - July 1977
Dreamtime 19 - Tikopia - June 1977
Dreamtime 18 - Tavanipupu To Vanikoro - June 1977
Dreamtime 17 - Malaita To Tavanipupu - June 1977
Dreamtime 16 - Malaita - June 1977
Dreamtime 15 - Honiara - May 1977
Dreamtime 14 - Marovo To Honiara - May 1977
Dreamtime 13 - Munda To Marovo - April 1977
Dreamtime 12 - Kieta To Munda - April 1977
Dreamtime 11 - Rabaul To Kieta - March 1977
Dreamtime 10 - Rabaul - February 1977
Dreamtime 09 - Garove Island - January 1977
Dreamtime 08 - Bali-Witu To Rabaul - December 1976