Sarimanok (vinta) explained

Sarimanok is a vinta that was sailed in 1985 from Bali to Madagascar across the Indian Ocean to replicate ancient seafaring techniques.^{[1] [2] [3]} The ship is now at the Oceanographic Museum (Le musée du Centre National de Recherches Océanographique) of Nosy Be, an island off the northwestern coast of Madagascar.^[1]

In popular culture

Two books have been written about the journey:^[1]

• Sarimanok by Bob Hobman, Grasset, 1989.
• Sarimanok by Albrecht Schaefer, Goldmann, 2000.

A movie was also made:

• Voyage of the Sarimanok (Bali to Madagascar). Orana Films.

See also

• List of multihulls

Notes and References

1. Web site: Across the Indian Ocean, aboard prehistoric ships.... 21 November 2005 .
2. Web site: Navigation Instruments. Sundials Australia.
3. Web site: Mr. Colin Putt (International Member - 2005, Australian). Australia & New Zealand Explorers Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140522013305/http://www.anzec.org/view_member.php?member_id=39. 2014-05-22.