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.
Agreed 100%...just wish there was a film of Thor Heyerdahl crossing the ocean on 'KonTiki' ....the real one not the modern movie version...now that i would absolutely love to see
I meet my friend Teva in Santiago , Chile .He was part of a small community of Rapa Nui people , from Easter Island. Teva told me he was born in Tuamotu , Tahiti ,French Polynesia. In the early fivties, Teva and his grandpa were able to sail in a raft wit a big sail, eating taro ,coconuts and fish. Teva was 10 years old at that time and his grandpa was 72 years old. No navigation instruments, just the stars took them after thousands kilometers in the immense South Pacific to their destination, Easter island. Not movie about it, not UA-cam channel, just the memory, the words with not ego.
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 UA-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
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.
@@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
India traded throughout Asia about 2000 years ago and must have coastal hopped, mapped and explored, trading with Burma, Siam, Malaya, and the Javanese. India also traded down the East Coast of Africa, so it was not quite as big a mystery as we might imagine. The currents, winds, and seasons would be guessable given this general sea trade. Young men believe they will live forever. The adventure outweighs any sense danger.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 UA-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 UA-cam.
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
This popped up in my algorithm & WOW. The stones on that crew. Absolute dogs. This has inspired me to get my old boat back into shape for a Hawaii trip!
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.
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! 🍻
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
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
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.
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)
the difference between these brave men and the men that sailed 2500 years ago, was that those ancient sailors were experts in their craft, proficient in their technology. what these modern men did is extraordinary because they were at such a disadvantage.
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
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.
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.
Wow im 42 this year and i just learned of this specific journey. This is why the internet was created. I am so glad ang honored to have watched this. I read kon tiki when i was a teenager but this....this was special
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.
@@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.
@@Flmidol 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.
Holy moly what a voyage !! I too would have liked to have seen the joyous look upon the crews faces when they landed on Madagascar.... does the footage still exist ? I'm off to ask now.....I'm awaiting news from Bob in Darwin ....
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
Christening this ship with a bottle of champagne was quite inappropriate. The bottle did not break on the first try. Shortly thereafter Chico Hansen dies and the voyage is suspended. The following year they try again with a Hindu ceremony 11:11. Then they break out the champagne again 47:06 and shortly after the starboard outrigger breaks off 47:48.
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.
We really are the most impressive animals to ever exist. Lots of people are thankful to be alive, but you never hear people say they are thankful to be a human.
Films like this bring out the best of what UA-cam should be! A privilege to watch
Back when Great Britain could make documentaries!
We all like different things you do realize don't you?
@@jase4270 what are you on about
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.
Agreed 100%...just wish there was a film of Thor Heyerdahl crossing the ocean on 'KonTiki' ....the real one not the modern movie version...now that i would absolutely love to see
I meet my friend Teva in Santiago , Chile .He was part of a small community of Rapa Nui people , from Easter Island. Teva told me he was born in Tuamotu , Tahiti ,French Polynesia. In the early fivties, Teva and his grandpa were able to sail in a raft wit a big sail, eating taro ,coconuts and fish. Teva was 10 years old at that time and his grandpa was 72 years old. No navigation instruments, just the stars took them after thousands kilometers in the immense South Pacific to their destination, Easter island. Not movie about it, not UA-cam channel, just the memory, the words with not ego.
@@chaiquenes thanks so much for putting this story into our awareness.
i hope somebody picks up on it and researches it and expands
@@OTM5440 Thanks.
What a memory that would be, spending that time with your grandpa at sea.
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 UA-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.
SO TRUE
Cameraman ussually safe
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Original stuff, and good crew
I don't know why but youtube sent this bloody gem! What an amazing picture.
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
@@mechez774 you dont know that, humans have been testing their limits since the beginning of time.
they were living
India traded throughout Asia about 2000 years ago and must have coastal hopped, mapped and explored, trading with Burma, Siam, Malaya, and the Javanese. India also traded down the East Coast of Africa, so it was not quite as big a mystery as we might imagine. The currents, winds, and seasons would be guessable given this general sea trade. Young men believe they will live forever. The adventure outweighs any sense danger.
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...
Mind blowing ambition, and courage. I am proud that our species still has the yearning for adventure, and discovery. Shall we never rest!
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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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.
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 .
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 UA-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 UA-cam.
Cool👍❤️
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 UA-cam comments.
Amazing. Thank you.
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
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?
im from Brazil, and now in 2023 im wachting this epic voyager. Tks Bill and crew for share with us and world thisnmoment
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.
What an amazing adventure. Huge respect for the entire crew and great job cameraman!!
👏👏⛵️⛵️❤️❤️🙏🙏
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.
this could have been ten hours and i would have watched every second intensely
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?
@@Callum-yl1fihookers
Great documentary, reminds me of the national geographic documentaries I would watch in the 80s. Thank you
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....
@@ExploringCabinsandMines They took care of eachother..
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.
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.
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.
What an incredible journey. This is how our ancestors crossed the oceans. Respect
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!
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.
What a Journey! Just a Landratte from Germany here with No sailing expirience. But how inspiring this is! Thanks for sharing
Great watch. Love the music. The death day toast to ‘Chico’ Hansen is heartfelt. Thanks for the upload, Bill Barry
I really enjoyed this video. Wishing there were more like this to see.
GOD bless you all!!
A beautiful homage to the best part of the human spirit. Thank you.
Thank you for posting this fantastic documentary of an epic voyage.
What an incredible bunch of young people …plus the navigator .. unbelievable
There all middle-aged people, not a young person aboard
That was a treat to watch.Fantastic.
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
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
What an absolute joy of a find, after less than three minutes and I'm completely captivated! Subscribed.
What a wonderful documentary. Thank You!
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
Cheers to the crew. What an astounding accomplishment.
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.
What an impressive voyage, think I've seen this on tv over here in Germany 10 or 20 years ago. A real gem!
This was amazing to watch. What a crew and journey! Thank you.
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.
This was incredible to watch and hear about these brave & determined people's stories. Thank you for sharing.
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
Remember watching this back in the 80’s. Fantastic watch.
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
This popped up in my algorithm & WOW. The stones on that crew. Absolute dogs. This has inspired me to get my old boat back into shape for a Hawaii trip!
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.
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Leave fucking time stamps its not that hard
His brave
Mako bait.
Absolutely epic video and adventure. Thank you very much for sharing!
I enjoyed this bill. Thanks for sharing 🙏
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'
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
Only respect to all creative and brave men! Thanks to them one would live for humanity...
Fkn Incredible. Not repeating or talking, but Displaying History in time. Brilliant!!
This is a really good show. What an amazing adventure. 🚣
This documentary is mental!
2024. Pop out our waterproof phone. Google maps gps. But i woud not go on that boat. Very impressive of them all. Lucky for us they filmed it.
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
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.
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.
Wow, this was an amazing watch. Thankyou for uploading Bill!
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)
the difference between these brave men and the men that sailed 2500 years ago, was that those ancient sailors
were experts in their craft, proficient in their technology. what these modern men did is extraordinary because they were at such a disadvantage.
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
Brilliant, thank you for posting.
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.
Always enjoy your videos! And learn from each one. We are at Grays Harbor, Wa. I’m part time in a wheelchair. Determined to own a sailboat.
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! 🤮
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It is a a cut or three above the typical stuff offered by UA-cam.
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
Thanks for posting this. I've seen the hyerdahl and severin documentaries. This is great.
Thank you for uploading this.
Amazing achievement.
Reminds me of the TILLIKUM the Indian canoe from British Columbia and Captain Voss who sailed across the oceans. Great people !
Wow im 42 this year and i just learned of this specific journey. This is why the internet was created. I am so glad ang honored to have watched this. I read kon tiki when i was a teenager but this....this was special
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.
Im from indonesian, and now in 2024 im wachting this epic voyager. Thanks bill and crew for share with us
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 😁
Outstanding!! Thank you for sharing
This video reminds me of the voyage of Kon Tiki that Thor Heyerdahl did. They had kind of the same problems en route. Thanks for posting.
Wow! The Kon Tiki that nobody knows, for sure! That was an incredible voyage and documentary!
This is great! God bless those brave sailors!!!!
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
@@Flmidol 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!
Holy moly what a voyage !! I too would have liked to have seen the joyous look upon the crews faces when they landed on Madagascar.... does the footage still exist ? I'm off to ask now.....I'm awaiting news from Bob in Darwin ....
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
Christening this ship with a bottle of champagne was quite inappropriate. The bottle did not break on the first try. Shortly thereafter Chico Hansen dies and the voyage is suspended. The following year they try again with a Hindu ceremony 11:11. Then they break out the champagne again 47:06 and shortly after the starboard outrigger breaks off 47:48.
Better than the vast majority of fictional films.
Felt the worries and fears and then relief and admiration.
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.
This is incredible, thank you!
Thank you for the videos. Very informative and the history behind very outstanding.
Thanks for uploading
The ultimate adventure on earth, crossing the the Indic ocean in a nutshell. Just amazing
Incredible, really astonishing Thank u for doing this, thanks for the footage
Having designed and built the world largest traditionally built wooden trimaran here on Lombok Indonesia. I can totally relate
This is a masterpiece
Thanks for sharing watching from Philippines
We really are the most impressive animals to ever exist.
Lots of people are thankful to be alive, but you never hear people say they are thankful to be a human.
We? 😂