Pearly2Point Running Challenge

About

Dyer Island Conservation Trust’s Fishing Line Recovery and Recycling Programme use PVC pipes to create receptacles that are placed at beaches around the country to collect used, discarded fishing lines. 

Pearly2Point Running Challenge wants to shine awareness on the programme, which since its inception in 2010, has expanded from Gansbaai to coastal points countrywide and has been met with overwhelming support by local communities.

Fishing Line Recovery and Recycling Programme - Management

The Dyer Island Conservation Trust assembles and distributes the bins through a partnership with the Marine Dynamics International Marine Volunteer Programme. The material for the bins is sponsored by MacNeil as arranged by Plastics SA. 

The GPS position of each bin is entered into a database to allow for the creation of a map to indicate where fishing line bins are available. Information is also included regarding which organisation is responsible for the maintenance and emptying of each bin.

The Route

The 85km Pearly2Point Running Challenge starts at the Dyer Island Conservation Trust offices in Kleinbaai and ends at Castle Beach at the southernmost tip of Africa in LÁgulas.

Day 1 

(Day km: 19km / Total km: 19km)

• Start: DICT office, Kleinbaai - 0km
• End: Castle Beach, Pearly Beach - 19km

Day 2

(Day km: 30km / Total km: 49km)

• Start: Castle Beach, Pearly Beach - 0km 
• Refuel: Buffeljags - 16km 
• End: Die Dam Campsite - 14km 

Day 3 

(Day km: 36km Total km: 85km) 

• Start: Die Dam Campsite - 0km 
• Refuel: Brandfontein - 19km 
• End: Southern tip of Africa - 17km 

Join the Run

Leon Kriel invites you to experience the beautiful Overstrand coastline while you help create awareness around the cause by joining in on the fun.

If the distances seem daunting, interested participants can join for a day or just a few hours. 
For those itching to make a valuable change, join Leon for the full three-day experience. 

Contact Leon for more information about joining the run and for advice on where to stay during the event.

Donate Now

This is your chance to help the Pearly2Point Running Project raise much-needed funds to assist the Dyer Island Conservation Trust in acquiring more collection pipes. Your donation of only R50 can go a long way in protecting our turtles, penguins, dolphins, seals, sharks, whales and other marine life.

How to Donate

www.backabuddy.co.za/dict