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, […]

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…

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 […]