Monday, April 25, 2022
Since its origin, in January 2011, the philanthropic association of general interest OceanoScientific primarily targets young people in CE2-CM1-CM2 classes with the aim of making them RESPECT and LOVE the Ocean. To this end, Carla Di Santo, Scientific Coordinator & Diving Manager of theOceanoScientific Expeditions, assisted The Sea Workshop on Wednesday April 13 to take a group of twenty-four girls and boys aged six to twelve on a snorkeling trip to raise their awareness of the marine environment and to discover the animals of the Mediterranean shallows in their natural habitat. These children are from one of the programs offered by Synergy Family, co-founded by Laurent Choukroun and Frank Tortel, which has offered for more than ten years the opportunity for all kinds of activities aimed at individual and collective development. This trip to sea, financed by"Marseille Capital of the Sea", registered in operation "A step towards the sea", resulting from the collaboration of four partners: Marseille Capitale de la Mer, Synergie Family, Le Cercle des Nageurs and the CMA CGM Foundation. Thus, children learn to swim and live edutainment experiences to understand, love and respect the sea. Let us remember on this occasion that "Marseille Capital of the Sea" brings together the living forces of the Marseille city, whether economic, cultural, industrial, craft, sporting, gastronomic, environmental, academic, social, or institutional, to enhance the sea as an urban resource. The association team OceanoScientific is therefore happy to support this initiative to raise awareness of the major role of the sea in our urban lives.
OceanoScientific Explorer
LOVE THE OCEAN
To contribute to the OceanoScientific Expeditions, the OceanoScientific association
has the opportunity to use a Lagoon 570 catamaran for several weeks a year
adapted to implement oceanographic logistics operations.
Its unifying name delivers the simplest of messages
in favour of preserving marine biodiversity:
LOVE THE OCEAN
17- meter (57') Lagoon 570 catamaran
Architect: Cabinet Van Peteghem - Lauriot-Prévost
Length: 17.06 m (57’) - Beam: 9.15 m
Water draft: 1.40 m - Air draft : 24.27 m
Displacement during expedition: Approximately 19 tonnes
Sail area: 170 m2 upwind / 216 m2 downwind
Built by CNB - Beneteau Group
Commissioned in May 2001
Sails in total autonomy
Propulsion: Wind in the sails
Energy: 2,000 Watts of solar panels
Fresh water: solar-powered desalinator
