Thank you for sharing this family history ❤

Really enjoyed seeing this delightful film. Such a romantic time to be sailing a small boat across oceans. I wonder if your parents had any idea how historically important their footage would become? Thank you for sharing this.

Aye, yer a chip of the old block jock 👍

Beautiful film.

They saw the best of many things. An inboard engine would have taken too much space in small boat?

Thank You

Thank you for this excellent production. I owned Vertue 119 - Chinita for twenty years. Only last year, due to health problems. I gave her away to a young shipwright whom I trust as her next custodian. Along with just about every word written about Vertues, your father’s book has graced the saloon bookshelf for many years!

Wonderful film! That's how I learned sailing; in the early 60's although we had a "very big engine" (5hp) we barely used… This film should be watched by all the would be sailors who ask us for money through patreon to finance their expensive voyages at sea while relying only to electronics… some of them end up as excellent sailors, too many of them just hop from one overcrowded reorts to tourists spots having learned nothing bu to focus even more to their tasteless life "at sea". Thank you so much for posting.

What incredible talented people your parents were. To conceive of such a venture and to actually put it into practice at a time following the deprivations of the Second World War is an amazing achievement in its self. Without any of the comforts of modern clothing, an engine, gps and any of the navigational aides now currently available adds to their accomplishment. Almost everyday we hear of young adventurers seeking sponsorship via YT to fund their life’s ambition, equipped with every conceivable gadget, all credit to them, but the Hamilton’s did it quietly and alone. I’m absolutely sure that Jock, Katherine and Gail have inherited many of the qualities from their parents and hope that in turn their children, also will benefit also from their pioneering and self reliant grand parents. They should all rightfully be proud of their family’s proven self reliance.

Smiles all the way through, and I've never sailed. lol Lovely people.

So glad to have found this film. An absolute classic. Of it's time, a great adventure and totally inspiring.

Your parents were amazingly brave people. Blessings from Oz. 👍😎🇦🇺

An incredible documentory, No engine, no radio. These two things would be unthinkable these days. The red sail would have been a good signal for the Hathaways to recognise the Salmo coming into port. Your parents are two fantastic courageous explorers/travellers.

A-MAZing video!

Beautiful. So pleasing to see video foootage from that era, most documentaries of the time would be still images.

a can opener no less, simpler days

What a joy of a film. Thank you!

Incredible story and presentation! Courageous, inspiring. People were built differently back then.

A good friend of mine owned this boat in the 80s and restored it. We were slip neighbors first in Newport Beach and then at Mission Bay in San Diego. He was monumental in convincing me to go cruising in my 24-foot Yankee Dolphin.

That's definitely a cool little story

Before all the young modern yachties query why is she painting unlabeled tin cans. No cardboard boxes on a yacht, they are cockroach cities! Tin labels get wet and then you don't know what the contents are. Tins also rust, hence paint the contents on the tin. Then clear varnish. (From an elderly experienced yachtie)⛵⚓

That’s beautiful that you still have the nylon mugs and also voyaged with them

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you.

Bloody Brillant . Thank you. Hope people understand , you need open mind to seek . Not GPS .

Wonderful

What a treat of a story. You had such amazing parents. Thanks so much for posting

Inspiration

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****GREAT VIDEO. THANKYOU...!!****

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What an absolute treat to discover your film, Jock. Tales of a bygone age. Your mum and dad were a couple of very adventurous and brave souls, you must be very proud of them. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

It took real guts and bravery so to your mum and dad I say god bless em where ever they may be. Thankyou for sharing this delightful video (Shades of Joshua Slocum) so cheers n beers Marty Australia

Fabulous. Two very brave people seeking adventure. I wonder if Salmo still doesn’t have an engine.

Cool story.

they dont make em like that anymore, strong self reliant and courage un matched . and not a life jacket in sight .

What a treat ; thanks from old New Orleans 😎

que linda aventura.. hoje nao serai assim, todas as prais cheias de resorts. nao temmais lugares lindos como nessa epoca... que bela aventura. parabens!

What an amazing film. Those were the days. Sailing and navigating is sooooo much easier these days now. I take my hat off for those sailors back then that sailed the world. Thanks for sharing

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Charming😊. We're all very lucky the chap filmed his journey and left someone behind to tell the story... 👍🏼🙏👍🏼

How completely fascinating, thank you for sharing! (greetings from Pismo Beach, CA)

WOW! Fascinating!

A beyond remarkable journey! And Marquesas to LA on a 25' boat, albeit a decidedly seaworthy Vertue, took some fortitude. That's doing it the hard way...wow!