
Thisdocumentaryisabout13Frenchteenagerswhosailalargesailingship<br/> (withthehelpoftwoorthreeadults),followingthesamecourseColumbus<br/> followedfromSpaintotheYucatanPeninsula,withstopsatvariousCaribbean<br/> islands.<br/> Theboys,ages10to15years,formanintegratedgroupandcontrolallaspects<br/> oftheexpedition,fromnavigationandmaintenancetothefilmingofthevoyage.<br/> Theyalsowritereportsforthepress,radioandtelevisionandproducetheir<br/> ownmonthlymagazine.Manyhavebeenonboardforatleastayearandhavetaken<br/> partinexpeditionsintheMediterranean,theBlackSea,theRedSeaandthe<br/> Atlantic.Usingonly19thcenturynavigationequipment,theyexplorethe<br/> volcanoesoftheCanaryIsland,goscubadivingintheCaribbean,walktherain<br/> forestsofVenezuela,thejunglesofGuatemalaandevenfollowthemigrationof<br/> thehumpbackwhales.Otheractivitiesincludeswimmingwithdolphins,cave<br/> exploringandcampingoutontheremoteCanaryIslands.