About Mellow Sea
Who are we?
The brand that lets you experience the ocean differently. Have you ever heard that the limits of the land are not those of the sea? The ocean increases our possibilities tenfold, allowing us to cross thresholds that seem inaccessible to us. The ocean opens up the field of OUR possibilities. And yet, do we know how to live differently with the ocean to benefit from the diversity of its benefits?
It's this rich and intense experience that we're offering as many people as possible the chance to discover. And the experience we offer is first and foremost our own.
Julie (Co-founder): "I've been enjoying the ocean since I was very young, but it was my recent discovery of longe côte that really changed my relationship with the ocean. I got into this nautical activity out of curiosity and fun, and here I am today, after just 2 years of practice, a medallist in the French championships. The ocean - approached in a different way - has plunged me into a real discovery of myself, of unsuspected talents, as if traversed by a surge of confidence that has strengthened me, thanks to the facilities offered by the ocean.
Damien (Co-Founder) As an extreme outdoor sports enthusiast myself, I've always loved coming up against the power and strength of the sea. In fact, the sea is my element, "better in the water than on land". So when, following an accident, I was told that my passions would potentially no longer be accessible, it was a real blow. It was by going to the ocean to seek comfort, both moral and physical, that I discovered the sea's capacity to regenerate wounds.
The ocean, which seemed so familiar to us, has opened up a whole new world of possibilities, offering us the diversity of its benefits. The ocean, which we'd always thought of as a hobby, appeared to us as a source of salvation, a source of revelation, a source of promise. And so Mellow Sea was born.
Our mission: to make the ocean and its benefits accessible to as many people as possible, whatever their age, profile or time of year. By offering a combination that's practical, comfortable, adaptable, safe and reassuring.
To enable everyone to live a richer life thanks to the ocean. To enable people to live their lives in the water, over and above their lives on land, to give everyone who wants to the chance to excel. To offer more and more of life, because in the end, we all deserve to live our lives more intensely.
Our mission: to make the ocean and its benefits accessible to as many people as possible, whatever their age, profile or time of year. By offering a combination that's practical, comfortable, adaptable, safe and reassuring.
Respect
Respect for people : Whether it's towards our employees, our partners, our suppliers, our competitors or our customers, we attach great importance to the way we treat and interact with them.
Respect for the environment : because the sea and nature are our playgrounds, because they are part of our daily lives, because we want to share them with our friends, our children, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren, and because we don't like Green Washing... We are taking concrete action to limit the impact of our actions on the environment.
We have an upcycling programme where we collect and recycle towels to make ponchos, beach bags, car seat covers, etc. In one year we have recycled a tonne of towels. To do this, we work with a local workshop. The workshop, which is adapted and supportive, employs 80% disabled people.
We're developing this upcycling programme by working on the recycling of other materials such as paraglider canvas, event banners and neoprene.
We have also set up a second-hand programme where we offer our test products, or products that have been repaired, for sale second-hand.
Respect for people : Whether it's towards our employees, our partners, our suppliers, our competitors or our customers, we attach great importance to the way we treat and interact with them.
Respect for the environment : because the sea and nature are our playgrounds, because they are part of our daily lives, because we want to share them with our friends, our children, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren, and because we don't like green washing... We are taking concrete action to limit the impact of our activities on the environment through our upcycling and second-hand programmes.
Well-being
Access to well-being for everyone across the ocean is our main mission. We develop our products with this in mind.
Through our disabled sports programme, we offer free customisation of any of our wetsuits to adapt them to the needs of disabled users. Because every disability is unique and every need is different.
We donate 1% of our turnover to the local association Panasea, which offers surf therapy programmes. Panasea works to rehabilitate many people mentally or physically through the ocean.
Proximity
For us, being close to our customers is essential because we want to develop the most appropriate products.
Sincerity and Transparency
The DNA and the whole approach of Mellow Sea is implemented in a sincere manner. Our choice of partners who work for inclusion, our upcycling and second-hand programmes and our disabled sports programme are all commitments driven by a genuine desire on our part.
We're not perfect and we don't hide our imperfections. But we do work every day to improve.