Seychelles - Indian Ocean Sailing
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Destination:
Mahé Island
Date to board: 26 June 2019 (3 pm
boarding)
Disembark: 6 July 2019 (9 am disembark)
Times of provisioning and chart briefings to be settled later
Level III Sailing - some open ocean.
brisk SE winds
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More information:
Cost: about $1300 per person - see below |
Airfare ideas:
Seychelles International Airport : Code SEZ
Getting 10,000 miles by air looks to be relatively expensive.
But then again:
| Don't go first class. :-) |
| It is a longish trip from US, so prices match. |
| Make this trip efficient by stopping along the way for a
leveraged tour |
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| Some travel information
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| General Information about the Islands
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| Sailing Itinerary
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Goals: First boat reserved by Sep 30.
Second
boat (if enough crew and skipper) by Oct 31For more details, call Joe at 408-234-4268, or email at
exegrec3 at yahoo dot com.
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The Seychelles are an impressive destination for a yacht charter, with gorgeous
tropical islands, sandy beaches and imposing granite rocks polished by the
relentless waves of the Indian Ocean. They are known for giant palm trees and
the famous coco de mer coconuts and turquoise inlets fringed with lush green
takamakas shading fine, white sand beaches.
Encounter giant tortoises, sea turtles and huge coconut crabs, or even
swim alongside the world’s largest fish species: the magnificent whale
shark. Diving and snorkelling in the Seychelles is among the very best
on Earth, with the native wildlife largely unafraid of humans.
Sailboat Information
Boat Options |
Layout |
Sunsail 444 Catamaran
More Specs
RESERVED ON 9/10/18
(same type as sailed in Greece 2015)
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Cool looking Virtual
Tour
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Crew |
NAME |
STATUS |
AIRLINES |
1 |
Joe Martinka |
deposit received |
After the sail committed to a Tanzania bike
trip in and around the Serengeti National park. |
2 |
Dorian Martinka |
3 |
Jeff Dunham |
deposit received |
skipper qualified |
4 |
Michelle Krick |
5 |
Sam Martin |
deposit received |
skipper qualified |
6 |
Laura Martin |
7 |
Arielle Martinka |
grad present, deposit received |
maybe to Africa afterwards |
8 |
Jehan Keval |
9 |
Megan Oza |
deposit received |
part of the UCSB contingent |
10 |
Abhilasha Kumar |
Costs
Estimate: $1700 per person (prime season for sailing
at south latitudes)
Actual: $1267 per person
This cost is estimated based on the expected
number of people who sign up, the cost of
the boat hat we have reserved, split provisioning (the food on
board), restaurants on shore, beverages, bar and a small buffer. Some items are estimates, and
are based on previous cruises.
There is a second deposit due at the six month point of $600. This
covers the fixed boat costs. This total deposit of $1000 per person is non refundable if you
ultimately cancel out, and
another person cannot be found to take your place.
Assumptions for boat and provisioning estimate:
Late June sail for 11 days and 10 nights.
Split
provisioning on boat $40/day/person (Possibly online, for example:
O'Quay Shopping) Beverage allowance of $200 per person
Not Included
This estimate does not include
airfare, souvenirs, extra nights
lodging, dive boat costs, scuba gear costs, or other touring in Seychelles or
en-route.
Page updates
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8/27/18 First Draft with initial
details |
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9/1/18 Added three sign-ups
within hours after public posting |
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9/8/18 Added three more signups
to make 8. First boat crewed. |
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9/10/18 Made boat reservation.
Set the dates. |
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9/13/18 Added two more crew to the
wait list for 2ncd boat. |
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9/24/18 Two backed out of 2nd boat.
3 people still known to be considering |
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10/13/18 Added two more people with
deposits to the wait list. |
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10/16/18 Decision to add the 2 crew
to the 1st boat. Adjusted prices. |
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9/17/19 Updated to close out
the trip as history for the next one |
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