Puffins trek, a new approach to coastal sailing
Based in Brittany, Puffins Trek offers a new way of sailing, by organizing coastal dinghy trips. For a reduced budget, Puffins Trek combines adventure and sport sailing, while adapting to the program of each one.
As world drowns in plastic waste, U.N. to hammer out global treaty
At the end of February, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will tackle a challenging task: the creation of a landmark treaty to control plastic pollution worldwide. While most nations have agreed to participate, the scope and timing of such an agreement aren’t settled, with many countries, environmental NGOs, and the plastics industry expressing widely […]
Safe havens for coral reefs will disappear as oceans warm, study says
In 2015 and 2016, record ocean temperatures triggered coral bleaching events around the world — from Hawai‘i to the Caribbean to Australia — turning once-healthy polyps into ghostly skeletons. But some reefs managed to remain intact due to the cooling effects of upwelling and ocean currents. According to a new study, these special coral reefs, […]
LowTides Ocean Products Unveils New Design for Their Beach Chairs Built With Ocean Plastics
Boats with thermal or electric engines: Which units to understand?
With the arrival of the electric boat, new units are appearing on the manufacturers’ technical data sheets. In order to find your way around, we would like to remind you of a few analogies to help you understand and compare performance without mixing engine power, range or battery voltage…
Sunreef’s New 140-Foot Electric Catamaran Promises Unlimited Range
You can cruise the high seas for as long as you please.
Elvstrom launches a range of boat sails made from recycled materials
The sailmaker Elvstrom Sails offers boaters to equip their boats with sails made from recycled materials. An element in a global approach for more sustainability.
Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
Exclusive: ‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Temperatures over the Great Barrier Reef in December were the highest on record with “alarming” levels of heat that have put the ocean jewel on the verge of another […]
Wind-powered Offshore Charging Station Completes Sea Trials in Cromarty Firth
Oasis Marine Power said Thursday it had completed the first stage of testing of its offshore charging station.The Oasis Power Buoy is an offshore mooring and charging station with a zero-emission power source fed from wind turbines. “Initially…
Coral crusaders: Costa Rica’s young divers learn to protect their seas
In Puerto Viejo, scuba diving was once just for tourists, but a centre is training young people with few opportunities to care for the ocean on their doorstep “I put fresh almond leaves in your underwater masks as anti-fogging – a way to avoid using chemicals. You can remove them once in the water, just […]
