The Voyage of the Sarimanok 1986
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- "A film of Bob Hobman's attempt to sail across the Indian Ocean in a primitive native craft. He aimed to show that the people of Madagascar, who originally came from Indonesia 2,500 years ago, sailed, not in a series of stages, but directly across the Indian Ocean, in one of the great epic voyages of history. His voyage took 65 days."
Narrators: Rupert Frazer & Robert (Bob) Hobman; expedition leaders: Robert Hobman and Charles (Chico) Hansen; crew: Steve Corrigan, Sally Crook, Robin Davy, Don King, W. (Bill) McGrath, Colin Putt, Peter Rogers, Albrecht Schaeffer.
Bob Hobman's book "Sarimanok" is available from Amazon's Kindle (as an e-book, hard or soft cover book), or from Kobo (www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/sari....
"Sarimanok is the thrilling story of an attempt to cross the Indian Ocean in a 20-metre-long dugout canoe to demonstrate how the Austronesian-speaking people of Madagascar may have colonised their island some 1,500 years before Christ. Characters on the way include cuthroat rebels and pirates, sea gypsies, mystical way-finders, primitive ship builders, people who hunt whales with homemade spears and boats with palm woven sails. It is a story of bold determination, tragedy and triumph; all the elements the sea delivers to those who who enter its realm. But mostly it is a story of a remarkable vessel and the equally remarkable people who sailed it; like the artist Chico Hansen who began another journey before Sarimanok’s had ended. It is to Chico the book is dedicated."
Hi Bill, my name is Finn davy, I am the son of one of the crew members. Thanks for putting this up. You might mention in the description that Bob has recently published a book about this particular voyage. I am sure he would be very grateful.
Hi Finn,
Many thanks for your comments. I am personally only loosely connected to the epic voyage: Peter Rogers, the cameraman, and his wife asked me to transfer a 20 year-old miniDV tape to a digital video as other records of the voyage were not available, and I offered to put the video up on TH-cam. What an amazing response there has been! I'll edit the description to include Bob's book in the next day or so.
All the best,
Bill
Thanks Bill! Say hi to Peter from Robin and Mo if you see them around.
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Can I get that book?
Awesome bro awesome bro …..just being related is awesome Bro straight up Awesomeness
Lest we forget the camera crew . . . I can't imagine how they kept that camera gear together in those perpetually salty wet conditions for all that amount of time. Remember this was not a video, this was shot on film.
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Cameraman ussually safe
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Original stuff, and good crew
Speaking as a Filipino, used to the endless rains and damp during the typhoon season, I believe that the rains would not deter the Austronesians from voyaging. It would be just like at land during typhoon season. Everything is wet, we go to school, to work, or to the market in knee deep floods because that is how it is during the typhoon season. The howling wind at 17:02 is exactly what we Filipinos would hear if we are in the middle of a typhoon. Our Austronesian forebears would recognize that too and would certainly seek to evade the typhoon before it reaches that "howling wind" level.
Also, as I listened to Sally recite the food she selected for the voyage I think she may have missed coconuts. Coconuts provide water, fats, and the husk can be made into fuel.
This was a bold voyage and I congratulate the crew for their courage and perseverance. Kudos to all.
Nice description , ocean is cruel and gentle enough to allow adventurers complete their voyages most of the times .Improvised raft can go further than expected for a determined crew .
I found it interesting that a Brit and a German would feel deterred by rain. I'd have imagined they'd be less familiar with the Filipine weather when it *wasn't* raining. At 14:13 it looks like she did include coconuts but didn't mention.
@@Freshbott2there is a reason why theres no rain forest in europe. rain in south east asia is in different level.
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 No rain forest =/= no rain though. Europe rains often, and it's cold. And often blustery. I come from a monsoon climate and the rain is a relief. Having lived in Europe and western Canada, I was a bit surprised at the reaction in this video. With that said, rainforest is an arbitrary term and Europe is packed full of what most people would call temperate rainforest.
maybe it didnt rain like that 4 hundred years ago...
To think of the fortitude and endurance of those people sailing thousands of years ago without even knowing what was out there, absolutely amazing
the "not knowing" part is what they are after. the human spirit and curiosity is truly a remarkable thing
@@hippo-incognito4357 right like imagine being the first person to come to Africa just seeing all these animals you just think it’s full of beasts everywhere
Let's appreciate it for what it was , , , not try to reproduce it. Use spectra and modern tech when possible - if those guys who originally invented these methods hundreds of years ago saw what you guys chose to neglect from your own modern availability they would ridicule you to no end. Risking your lives and others for the sake of theatre
On the other hand I think it is good to practice traditional thousand year old, yet still modern methods, and learning the art of working with what "you," in this case a historical reenactor have available. The sailor's ethos. Nevertheless, this mission seemed cringily foolhardy. Instead what I would like to see is these methods utilized to build the boat of the future, so that someday someone will ask, 'How did they do it?'
Made for good footage tho,
This is maybe the most amazing piece of media I have ever watched. The bravery, ingenuity and combined faith of this formidable crew are an authentic and undeniable testament to the incredible will of our species to eternally venture beyond.
Thank you very much for the upload and the inspiration it brings to us all.
Very well said, I can't believe it myself, this type of documentary is so my type of thing, and it's so well made too.
Some of it seems incredibly stupid or a exaggeration of the dangers. Especially how they landed in the cocos and didn’t repair the boat that was apparently so close to falling apart after only 1/4 of the journey.
Dragging yourself behind a boat on the middle of the Indian Ocean is also a lot like trawling to me lol.
i advise you to watch the documentary on the Kon Tiki, very good also.
You should also check out Thor Heyerdahls Kon Tiki voyage. It is very much like this
Another one is of the Lapita voyage that James Wharram did, which is also on youtube. A fascinating takeaway is that James also had the ancient sailing vessels built to how they might have done it thousands of years ago, in the Philippines. The Lapita voyage followed the path that the ancient Lapita people might have sailed on, from West to East, and finally ending in the islands of Anuta and Tikopia. James gave away the catamarans to the natives of those islands as an act of good faith.
This was an inspiratonal voyage when James Wharram and I watched it on Channel 4 back in 1986 and I have kept the VHS video recording ever since. Great to see it now on TH-cam in better resolution. James and I had the honour to sail with Bill McGrath the navigator on a voyage from Scotland to Iceland in 1999 to study Viking navigation using a sun compass. We sailed in a Wharram Pahi 42. Later when I sailed the Lapita Voyage in 2008-2009 we navigated the last part to Anuta without instruments. Lapita Voyage video is on TH-cam.
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Good to know. My late dad from Tikopia.
I once had an uber ride for about 50 km through many busy towns. It was raining heavily, night time and traffic was congested. Took my driver ~12 hours to reach my destination. I was sucked out of my soul sitting in one place in a tiny car. Can not imagine how these men felt.
@@pajeetsinghthis has got to be one of my all time favorite TH-cam comments.
Hobman is the perfect captain... he cares for his crew, his stamina is amazing, his philosophical demeanour is flexible yet strong. Amazing stuff!
yep, phenomenal
I wish there would be more footage of the landing at Madagascar. I wish I could see the crew’s faces in those moments.
Of course, the film is beyond great.
A surprising number of them are still alive and well. Bob is living in greece and still dreaming up new voyages. The camera crew got lost on the way to rendezvous with the boat for her arrival. They actually drifted past Madagascar while waiting for the camera crew and were picked up by the French navy.
Yeah, I wanted that part too.
Yes, quite anticlimactic end of this long and hard voyage.
@@SoulArtSoundprobably ran out of film stock :(
its crazy to think like 90% of Madagascar has been chopped now.
im from Brazil, and now in 2023 im wachting this epic voyager. Tks Bill and crew for share with us and world thisnmoment
This documentary stands out as one of the most extraordinary films I have ever seen. The bravery, innovation, and united effort of this exceptional group provide solid evidence of humanity's relentless pursuit to explore and collaborate.
Mind blowing ambition, and courage. I am proud that our species still has the yearning for adventure, and discovery. Shall we never rest!
Absolutely wonderful - an honour to be allowed to come along for the ride , from the safety of land .
Thank you all for your astonishing fortitude and bravery .
About half way through I realized that they obviously survived otherwise presumably there wouldn't be any footage ..
Sally is such a remarkable woman hats off to you x
Sally took care of all of them....
Fantastic achievement for these modern day adventurers. If you have not spent a squally night at sea, you have no idea of the incredible achievment these people made. Not something I would be up to, but I commend their spirits.
Please may I add my 2 bobs worth, I have a sense of being a very small part, of this amazing experience all because my mother was a Hobman, it has affected me in an unknown way, I want to thank these brave men and woman, for allowing me to be apart of it. You are all amazing people. My heart felt love to you all.
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RIP Chico without you this probably would never be on youtube sir,and to the rest of you well done 👏👏👏
How did he get the hepatitis?
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Absolutely insane. so happy something like this could be shared with us.
Hear here!
I am not usually at all afraid of the ocean or the creatures that live below us, but that camera-man letting himself be dragged behind the boat like a Great White's ready-meal is an absolute mad-man.
Courage determination and self belief is what he showed.
Nv
Leave fucking time stamps its not that hard
His brave
Mako bait.
Thank you for uploading this video. With this video, I understand my nation, especially Indonesia, that our nation is one of the maritime and seafaring nations that is written on temples or ancient scripts and chanting songs that still exist today.
RIP Chico! incredible film, incredible journey. every man and woman on this journey is tough as nails and ultimately inspiring. amazing.
Where are we actually introduced to Chico?
@@Oialca they mention him in the beginning, as they discuss how he was sick on an early leg of the journey leading to delaying the trip. he may have been in some of the beginning footage when they were constructing the boat
@@proxanna cheers, appreciate that bit of info
@@Oialca 2:16
What did Colin Putt get diagnosed with on the voyage?
What an incredible journey. This is how our ancestors crossed the oceans. Respect
What an unbelievable journey. Awesome upload Bill. I have to applaud the cameraman Peter for managing batteries and film in 86. Might be the best documentary I've ever seen.
I don't know why but youtube sent this bloody gem! What an amazing picture.
Great documentary, reminds me of the national geographic documentaries I would watch in the 80s. Thank you
You’ve done a real great thing here uploading this video Bill. Thank you. I am totally in-shock and awe watching this video, and totally humbled at the countless seamen (and women) who braved the high seas over the centuries. I began crying watching this video it’s so inspiring, it made me think of my dear friend Reid Stowe who embarked on the longest voyage in history, he spent 3 years at sea in his handmade vessel Anne, after years of boatbuilding and circumnavigating the planet of course. Humans are nothing short of astonishing, but it’s a rare few to take these kinds of risks in the name of pure adventure.
That’s an incredible Helen Keller quote btw.
II’ve taken my own death-defying journey in a small houseboat up the Atlantic and almost sank and died in the middle of the winter, thank God for the brave men & women in the Coast Guard, I finally made it to NYC in one piece and lived 3 amazing years at various marinas unsuccessfully attempting to change the poor reputation houseboats suffer from whilst in the big Apple.
Methinks it’s time again to up the stakes.
Godspeed
Great watch. Love the music. The death day toast to ‘Chico’ Hansen is heartfelt. Thanks for the upload, Bill Barry
What a Journey! Just a Landratte from Germany here with No sailing expirience. But how inspiring this is! Thanks for sharing
This is as epic as it gets. I wish I could put into words how amazed I am of what these brave humans pulled off in '86 -- and also those thousands of years before them.
Remarkable! As a Norwegian, the associations to Thor Heyerdahls Kon-TIki voyage is unmistakable. This adventure feels like a natural extension of Heyerdahls voyage with a balsawood fleet from Peru to Polynesia.
That was Vikings? I thought is was tribes from South America.
@@skinnydogkew look up who thor heyerdahl is
there is one called mision atlantida africa to south america. check it out
The problem with the Kon Tiki expedition was that the theory was disproved. They did not sail from South America to Polynesia but from Polynesia to South America. They could then use the extremely efficient outrigger canoes of the Polynesians rather than an extremely inefficient balsa wood raft.
Thor Heyerdahl was a white supremacist who thought South Americans are white people. It's people like him that makes us natives take anything the so-called experts say with a grain of salt.
A beautiful homage to the best part of the human spirit. Thank you.
What an absolute joy of a find, after less than three minutes and I'm completely captivated! Subscribed.
This is one of the most incredible films I have ever seen.
Thanks for posting this vital knowledge and history.
It is an incredible feat.
Great film. Amazing sea vouyage. The entire crew of Sarimanok crew who brave the great great vastness of the Indian Ocean.
Salute you all crew of Sarimanok.
Hats off to Sally for having enough matches, and feeding the crew. And bravo to the men who kept this vessel afloat.
Matches🤔🤔 2500 years ago they would have been using flints or rubbing two sticks together to light fires😎😎
Lol women of today will never take that role on an adventure such as this. They'll wanna be the lead.
I suggest that they would have kept a fire smouldering all the time, with a true fire master cook managing it.
Bundles of wood stashed/lashed everywhere I can imagine. But well done to Sally! Brave, brave adventurous soul.
The traditional way was to use a dry fungus that will smoulder for days, it is wrapped in a cocoon of straw that allows air into the centre where the "fire" slept.
@@heartmind6373 Can you incels go back to hiding in some forum somewhere please? Thx lol
great doc.
men, and woman, with balls of steel.
Biri denizcimi dedi...işte bunlar gerçek denizci o bayanada hayran kaldım, cesaretleri ve birbirlerine saygıları, helal olsun ..şimdi artık hiç bir kimsede bu saygı , sevgi yok.
Да ведь это стая настоящих морских волков ,таких сейчас нет.
well never thought l would see this again thats my brother steve ,it was a really tough sail he doesn't talk much about it but one of them died and another got ill it was definitely not for the faint of heart,they must have been really tough in the old day's
Yep, Colin was my father in law - so proud of him for sticking it out, such a shame he got sick as he would have contributed heaps (it was cholera and he lived another 30 adventurous years after this)
HalleluYAH! The true spirit of adventure. What an epic sail voyage.
Love the creaking , much appreciated over the clanking of metal
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Yes, the movement of timber and fibre on the water make for atmospheric background sounds. As though the boat itself is alive!
I'm a land lubber - it creaks just before it snaps , whip cracking around like a mad snake...it romantics but i dont like it , nope not😂 all.
I've just shown this to my partners Filipino family, they're a big ship captain and other seafarers, it taught me a lot, particularly the history of those narrow boats. Really great documentary. Seen it twice now
Brilliant and extremely interesting video - well done to all concerned. I've done that trip a few times both on Naval Ships and Merchant Ships but NEVER like they did it - As a navigator [using sextant, tables and an accurate time piece] I'm in awe of the Navigator on this trip - a lot more accurate than some of the trips I've done! PLUS of course well done to the cook who is probably most of the time the most important person in the crew - especially out of sight of land where what they do can make or break any voyage.
Cool!) What a brave, full of courage people. My fairy respect to all of them!..
Brilliant, Bill!! To have documented and now presented this epic crossing is a record that will be a significant part of history forever. Thanks to all who played a part! 🍻
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Bralunt dwiryibl iocjhflop agnjsfbkzaglp?!! Hohfak yoy tirqd'
Maaannnn. I'v been out there, but in modenr sailboat. Rught? Sure, but with a 90% dry bed, autopilot and all the best navegation on my phone. I can not even imagine how much character you need to do what you guys did and keep yourself together
While sitting here watching this and wishing I could take a ride on the boat it hit me! Like a slap, it hit me how brave these people are. Everyone on board knows that there’s much better technology available, much more sturdy boats. I really believe this makes this crew much more brave than the first, because in the mind of the men aboard the ship many decades ago, hell they was on board the latest and greatest most technologically sophisticated vessel in their time, u couldn’t of gotten better, but to be on a boat like this now, ur constantly thinking man I wish we was on a nice new yacht. Lol. I hope I conveyed what I was thinking, sometimes I don’t type how I meant Lol
Thank you for sharing this gem. Aboard my sailboat as I watched this production, made the same year I came into existence. My sailboat is even older. I've been fighting the retched rough seas ever since, but never giving up. It's reminders of perseverance like these brave sailors that keep me going!
Im from indonesian, and now in 2024 im wachting this epic voyager. Thanks bill and crew for share with us
I was astonished with that well documented voyage. We have BALANGAY sailboats that day from Philippines thats why i search it now and came here.
Some 2,000 years ago South Indian Sailors went all the way to Africa and Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.
Later in 1,000 CE King Raja Raja Cholan went again as far as Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam.
The ships were so huge built of wood can accommodate 10 elephants per ship.
But this route that was chosen is probably not the route any experience sailor would take.
There is one East to West current called "south equatorial current" which starts between Cocos and Christmas islands and the turn west just below the equator and runs westward and joins the south ward Mozambique current and goes to Madagascar.
Then from Madagascar ships sail during the Auulhas current eastward.
But these sailors are doing the opposite.
There are also other routes existed in the early days called the "Turtle migration routes".
What a crew and captain. Very cool to watch.
Only respect to all creative and brave men! Thanks to them one would live for humanity...
What an impressive voyage, think I've seen this on tv over here in Germany 10 or 20 years ago. A real gem!
This is a masterpiece
This documentary is mental!
Absolutely epic video and adventure. Thank you very much for sharing!
What an incredible bunch of young people …plus the navigator .. unbelievable
There all middle-aged people, not a young person aboard
Thank you for uploading this.
What a wonderful documentary. Thank You!
Outstanding!! Thank you for sharing
We have a Balangay in public display in The National Museums here in Manila.
This is a Amazing documentary.
Nice to know! Would like to visit that someday 😁
Excellent documentary! I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Love the moment where they come across a modern vessel and it stops to take a look at them, before turning and leaving without a word.
I really enjoyed this video. Wishing there were more like this to see.
GOD bless you all!!
Thank you for posting this fantastic documentary of an epic voyage.
The ultimate adventure on earth, crossing the the Indic ocean in a nutshell. Just amazing
Fun fact: The vessels were built in the Philippines, and Sarimanok is the name of the legendary bird in Philippine mythology. Also, another video by the late James Wharram on youtube had a similar trip, but from west to east, called the Lapita Voyage. The sailing vessels used in that trip was also made in the Philippines.
very interesting! thanks for sharing
@@acidexpierence No Problem! If you watch James Wharam's Lapita Voyage, you could see that the canoe design is different from the Sarimanok, because he used the ancient Tikopian canoe design instead. But both were built in the Philippines, and James gave away the two catamarans after sailing it 4000 miles from Bohol to Anuta and Tikopia, which is pretty mindblowing.
You got bro I'm Filipino
@@disabledguy745 fascinating right?! From what I read online, the sarimanok vinta is now located at an oceanographic museum in Nosy Be, an island of Madagascar. They used the wood from the giho tree which grew on the island of Tawi-Tawi and constructed it using traditional materials for the most part.
@@islandvibez and this film was produced and funded by Philippine Airlines. Amazing!
Cheers to the crew. What an astounding accomplishment.
Nice job
Love from phillipines
An amazing adventure!! An excellent document, as beautiful as few and one of those that are no longer produced. I loved it and I will see it again, enjoy it and in a certain way, live it. Thank you !!
Greetings from Argentina
Такое выдержать и не сойти с ума это героизм
Heroes were crazy
Absolutely. This is the gritty stuff our ancestors were used to.
Wow, this was an amazing watch. Thankyou for uploading Bill!
This was incredible to watch and hear about these brave & determined people's stories. Thank you for sharing.
Watching this I realize how even more impressive it was, that the Polynesians traversed the Pacific Ocean in double hulled canoes, using the stars and quite successfully.
Id have to agree
I must say I admire the sheer mad idealism of this journey, although I would have opted for a well built double hulled canoe...
FIJIAN MASTER SEAMANSHIP AND CANOE CRAFTSMEN
Probably never happened... Leftist propoganda
Let's be honest here, our past ancestors were far more intelligent than any current intellectual.
Amazing achievement.
Reminds me of the TILLIKUM the Indian canoe from British Columbia and Captain Voss who sailed across the oceans. Great people !
Incredible story. Thanks for posting this.
Remember watching this back in the 80’s. Fantastic watch.
Thank you for the videos. Very informative and the history behind very outstanding.
Can we have a moments silence for the guy who was fighting Malaria whilst on that pitching deck. I can’t think of a more unpleasant experience! 🤮
Best thing film I have seen in years, has everything and more, if only my social anthropology lectures showed this, hats off to everyone and bravo to the cameraman
They would have arrived 3 days earlier but there huge balls made the boat heavy. What legends
Balls of steel.
Seeing all of these old documentaries makes it so apparent that humanity has begun devolving. Peoples willingness to forfeit their freedoms for security from the government is mind boggling to me.
Hehehe youve got a point there. But tbh every land has had its own goverment rn you cant just hoop from 1 island to another just like in th past.
You got that right!
Being AWAKE is both a blessing and a curse but it's all about to playout soon
Amazing documentary thanks for posting 👍
Thank you
The life is a daring adventure or nothing at all.- Chico Hansen (Ellen Keller)
Helen Keller ❤
Brave sailors,incredible journey,salute all seamen.
Absolutely jawdropping. Thank you Sir.
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you!
Wow! The Kon Tiki that nobody knows, for sure! That was an incredible voyage and documentary!
Thank you for the video
I’m shocked. They are mad! Utterly brilliant
This is incredible, thank you!
Just look at the Sea and the small boat? Remember when we escape Vietnam on little boat no food no water 2-3-weeks on ocean infinity water , only the old man knows how to look at the star at night and find direction to safe freedom land ! Thank you Bác Hai 😢 God bless all Souls lost on Sea.
Pray 🙏🏽 Amen
Bless you for your courage, endurance and kind thoughts
Truely epic tale! It’s up there with shackleton and his men.
Not close to Shackleton but admiral none the less.
Que hazaña la de estos aventureros valientes 👏🏻
Podría estar traducido al español este corto metraje ya que es una joya.
Saludos de Chile 🇨🇱
Brilliant, thank you for posting.
This is a really good show. What an amazing adventure. 🚣
well said :"The life either is a great adventure or nothing at all".
This is a film on a whole level of its own, possibly one of the best docs I've come across ( never seen it before ) excellent all round, informative and educational and riveting adventure.
Thank-you for this upload, got my subscription. 😎
Yeah, what you said!
Agreed. Documentaries of these intrepid explorers are few and far in-between. I recommend you watch another one, called The Lapita Voyage, which is also here on TH-cam. It is about the sailing expedition that the late James Wharam embarked on using ancient canoe designs from Tikopia and Anuta, which he then constructed in the Philippines, similar to how Sarimanok was also constructed in the Philippines. James went on to donate the two canoes to the islands he visited, which is pretty neat.
@@islandvibez . Sounds right up my street, thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out later. 😎👍
@@technomickdocumentalist2495 no problem brother :)
What a crew! What a film! What an inspiration! ❤
imo the navegation old guy was key to this . thank u for this video dude i really, like really really enjoyed it. i saved it to rewatch in with my son a few years foward