Voyage of the Sarimanok

Overview

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.

Cast

Bob Hobman

self (expedition leader)/Narrator

Rupert Frazer

Narrator

Charles (Chico) Hansen

self (expedition leader)

Steve Corrigan

self (crew)

Sally Crook

self (crew)

Robin Davy

self (crew)

Don King

self (crew)

Colin Putt

self (crew)

W. (Bill) McGrath

self (crew)

Peter Rogers

self (crew)