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MARSEILLE > BEIRUT by rowing
After reaching the roof of the world in 2016, after running from Marseille (the capital of his adoption) to Yerevan (the capital of his origins) in 2018
Ara Khatchadourian is taking on a new challenge in 2023: Rowing in the Mediterranean Sea, connecting Marseille to Beirut (Lebanon), her hometown, to contribute to the fight against poverty, wars in the world, and discrimination against people with disabilities. A bond of solidarity between Mediterranean peoples Through this “Challenge for Peace in the Mediterranean” – ROWING FOR PEACE”,
The boat “PEACE” was designed especially for Ara KHATCHADOURIAN by ROWING SPORT BOAT
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30 Hours for the Mediterranean
First of all, it is the sporting challenge of Loïc Paris, planned for Spring 2022, to cross the Mediterranean by rowing from St Florent (Haute-Corse) to Monaco in a Rowing sport boats , i.e. 190 km.
From a feat never before achieved solo, “30 hours for a clean sea” becomes a mission in which athletes, associations, educators and scientists will collaborate:
Alongside the Yole de mer, a sailboat will provide assistance and will be equipped with a large net to collect macro and micro waste.
The Mare Vivu association will be able to analyze this waste with IFREMER and will contribute to the recycling of some of this plastic.
Schools will be involved in offering children awareness workshops on
This type of pollution at sea. Involving children is essential if we want to take action on the
industrialists, fishermen and tourists of tomorrow on the beach or at sea.
