Charter Week SEYCHELLES

14.11.-23.11.2008 – Charter Week Seychelles 2008

The most beautiful beaches, the finest ocean, the nicest colours. The earthly paradise in the Indian Ocean can be very good admired with a catamaran.

Short distances, many anchorage bays, in winter light winds make the Seychelles as an ideal sailing area. The wonderful bathing beaches which are using as background for many motion and promotion pictures are extraordinary.

If there is anybody who did not sail with a catamaran before it is possible to learn and to train it on the Charter Week and to know all about catamarans. On a regatta you can show the acquired know how.

The Seychelles belong to the most beautiful snorkel and diving areas of the Indian Ocean. Extraordinary coral atolls, granite formations and many wrecks are the homeland of the coloured tropical fishes, turtles and other sea live. Within the charter week we offer a scuba diving to discover this underwater world and also to alive the scuba diving.

The weather in this area is dictated by the North West Monsoon. He blows with 2 – 5 bft from NW. The temperature lays at 30 degrees Celsius.

For German, Swiss and Austrian people is no visa necessary. The pass port must be valid until six months after the date of departure. Vaccinations are not demanded.
Mobile phone is possible on Mahé, Praslin and partial on La Digue too.

The SO LONG Charter Week is a sailing event for charter crews and cabin cruise clients to discover and explore attractive, pretentious charter areas. With our service we offer all information that is needed for a secure navigation in these areas. For example: which customs/harbour institution formalities must be done. How to behave in the harbours.
Which weather conditions are important. Are there special ways to anchor. Which nautical literature is needed for the cruise planning etc.. Every sailing day begins with a skippers briefing and over the day all yachts are in contact with VHF.

One of the Charter Week goals is it to become acquainted with other delighted Sailors and get new contacts and friendships. We support this and organise it for you too.