polynesia

The story of the Pacific journey by six men on a raft insearch of the path taken by Kon-Tiki, a white voyager, 1500 years before.

Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.

The record of a 4,300 nautical mile journey across the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.