Ready for the challenge?
On September 27 & 28, with our ambassador Ludovic Gérard, we invite you to the 24H Pure Ocean: a unique and exciting experience for the preservation of the sea!
For the past 4 years, this unusual event has brought people together to raise awareness of the need to protect the sea, with a common goal: to raise funds together to support research projects.
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Do as many tours of Friuli as possible!
With colleagues, friends or family, join forces for this cause with a unique sporting challenge full of surprises and accessible to all.
Raising awareness of marine conservation
The ocean produces 50% of the oxygen we breathe and absorbs 25% of our CO2 emissions. It is our best ally against global warming.
Raising funds for ocean research
The ocean is in danger. Our solution? Supporting scientific research. We fund 28 innovative research projects to preserve the ocean.
A unique experience
An extraordinary adventure, full of sharing, memories and challenges. Disconnect for 24 hours to reconnect with nature. All for a very worthwhile cause!
The 24H village
This year, we have even more surprises and challenges in store for you, for an unforgettable adventure! For the first time, a special village on land will be set up, so that your loved ones can follow and encourage you throughout the event.
Upcoming program
A look back at the 2023 edition ⤵️
A look back at the 2023 edition ⤵️
24H PURE OCEAN 2023: A GENERAL MOBILIZATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OCEAN
Sailing, networking and sharing were the watchwords of this 3rd edition of the 24H Pure Ocean.
At 5pm on Thursday September 28, 9 sailing boats set off from the Union Nautique Marseillaise towards the Frioul Islands for a 24-hour challenge: to circumnavigate the islands as many times as possible and raise as much money as possible for the NGO Pure Ocean.
Ludovic Gérard, Pure Ocean ambassador and long-time patron of the Marseille-based NGO, is behind this annual nautical event. ” In the beginning, the 24HPure Ocean was a challenge I issued to my skipper friends. The cause defended by Pure Ocean is so beautiful and so essential – to protect the ocean – that I’m delighted to see that this year the 24H has succeeded in attracting more participants and raising even more funds!”
Video review of the 2023 edition ⤵️
Awareness-raising, networking and solidarity on the agenda
This year, in addition to the autonomous boats, Pure Ocean wanted to mobilize local businesses by offering four-hour slots aboard the catamaran Le Levantin to follow the challenge live. Main sponsor of the NGO, Seafoodia, headed by David Sussmann, also founder of Pure Ocean, seized the opportunity to bring its teams and partners on board to support the challenge’s runners.
On Friday morning aboard Le Levantin, Pure Ocean, in partnership with La Coque and La Cité des Entrepreneurs, welcomed 40 business and civil society players for a morning of awareness-raising on the challenges of ocean preservation, followed by informal exchanges on corporate commitment.
In the afternoon, still aboard Le Levantin, Pure Ocean, in partnership with the Proman Foundation, welcomed some 30 young people from the Marseille Mission Locale, EPIDE, La Voix de l’Enfant, Collect 113, Secours Populaire Français and the AKSIS Group, to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the ocean.
The PURE OCEAN 24h challenge podium
To reward the participants who sailed during the 24-hour challenge, three trophies, made by the Sauvage association from recycled plastic waste collected on Marseille’s beaches, were awarded to :
- Aymeric Gentil on Alwena Shipping: most laps (9 laps)
- Ludovic Gérard on Solenn for Pure Ocean: most funds raised (€3,300)
- Erik Lacoste on Toyota Auto Sprinter: the most deserving with the most guest crew (19)
Successful fundraising
Thanks to the involvement of Union Nautique Marseillaise, Anse de la Réserve, the crews of Alwena Shipping, Banque Populaire Méditerranée (BPMED), Solenn for Pure Ocean, Prendre la mer, agir pour la forêt, Figaro 3 (Ponant), Toyota Auto Sprinter, Jubilation, Pejarc, Svanevit (Projet Gyptis), and Seafoodia, La Coque, la Cité des Entrepreneurs and Proman, the 24H Pure Ocean was a success.
With €16,650 raised, the 2023 edition of the 24H Pure Ocean beat the 2022 record of €15,050. This sum will be used to fund new scientific projects resulting from the Pure Ocean 2024 call for projects.
The “coup de coeur” moment
The Svanevit (Projet Gyptis), one of the most beautiful yachts in the original class, specifically designed and built in 1939 for the Olympic Games, joined the 24H on Friday. A feast for the eyes!