Bob Hobman is a British Australian sailor.
Bob Hobman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Sailor, author |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Known for | Recreating ancient sea journeys |
| Notable work | Sarimanok (1989) |
Career
editIn 1985, Hobman and a group sailed Sarimanok, a vinta outrigger boat, from Bali to Madagascar across the Indian Ocean to recreate how Neolithic humans might have made the crossing. The boat was created from a century-old tree by craftsmen on the island of Tawi Tawi in the Philippines.[1][2] The crew eat only food that was available to the early humans of Indonesia as rice, taro, fruit, and dried fish.[3]
In June 1985, the boat was towed to the Cocos Islands after it sprang a leak and one crew member, 59-year-old Colin Putt of New Zealand, fell ill. He was flown to a hospital in Western Australia to treat possible malaria or hepatitis. The boat was repaired as the crew had been baling water from it every half hour for the two previous weeks to keep it from sinking.[4]
In 2018, Hobman published the book Sarimanok about the journey.[5]
In 2014, Hobman and his son Kadek Hobman, built and sailed a wooden raft in Greece to recreate an ancient sea journey between the Greek islands of Kythira and Crete.[6]
In 2020, Hobman and a group of five others aimed to create a bamboo raft and cross Timor Sea from Indonesia to Darwin.[7] The group was deported after Indonesian government officials found that they did not have a research permit.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Canoe expedition across Indian Ocean - UPI Archives". UPI.
- ^ "Plan to retrace ancient voyage". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 622. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 December 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "INDIAN OCEAN VOYAGE Chronicle of woes for 'Stone Age' canoe". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 164. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 June 1985. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "INDIAN OCEAN VOYAGE Chronicle of woes for 'Stone Age' canoe". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 164. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 June 1985. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SARIMANOK BY BOB HOBMAN – Toronto Book Review".
- ^ "Father-son team re-enact ancient Greek sea crossing". ABC News. October 19, 2014 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ^ Hobman, Bob. "Popular Archeology - Crossing the Timor". Popular Archeology.
- ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Enthusiasts deported for 'illegal research' in NTT - Fri, February 21, 2020". The Jakarta Post.
- ^ "Indonesia's strict foreign researchers laws lead to deportation of rafting crew". Asia Pacific Report. 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2024-10-26.