Seal Superyachts Seychelles Brochure

Welcome to Seal Superyachts SeychellesSeal Superyachts - Seychelles is the most efficient/professional superyacht agency, with over50 years combined experienced in the Seychelles.Our company has been representing Superyachts in the Seychelles since the late 1990′s. Fromthe outset our aim has been to provide superyachts with a dedicated professional service,tailored to the needs of the individual yacht. Seal Superyachts Seychelles providse anunsurpassed service to visiting Superyachts and we have had the pleasure to represent someof the world’s largest yachts. We are specialists in our field and provide services exclusively tothe luxury yacht industry.Managing Director Alastair Maiden has been in the yachting industry for over 25 years. Havingworked extensively in the Mediterranean, Alastair then relocated to the Seychelles in the early1990’s. Since then, he has accumulated an extensive knowledge of the Seychelles and thecruising grounds over the past 20 years.The Seal team is a well balanced mix of European and Seychellois. A mix of experience andyouth to combined with a wealth of local knowledge and enthusiasm. All our knowledge andexperience enables us to handle any request or problem in a timely, professional and whenrequired delicate manner with complete confidentiality.

Our ClientsMotor YachtsSailing Yachts• M/Y Anna• M/Y Northern Light• S/Y Capercaillie• S/Y Naos• M/Y Coral Island• M/Y Radiant• S/Y Drumbeat• S/Y Phillanderer• M/Y Helena• M/Y Samax• S/Y Georgia• S/Y Red Dragon• M/Y Helios II• M/Y Shardor• S/Y Independence• S/Y Rogue• M/Y Le Pharaon• M/Y Talisman C• S/Y Levante• S/Y Tangaroa• M/Y Lightning• M/Y Tigre Dor• M/Y Moecca• M/Y Titania

TestimonialsTop service to do the extra needed bit!“We have been to Seychelles for various reasons and I must sayAlastair and his team are doing the extra bit to please you, manyothers do not bother. On time, positive, cost effective andworking 24/7 if needed. I can highly recommend Seal andAlastair.”Captain Troels Bentzen - M/Y DubawiExcellent Service!“MY Ecstasea last visited The Seychelles in 2010. I was advised by afellow Captain to use Alistair and his team as they were the best inthe area. This information proved to be very valuable. The servicewe received was outstanding. I would recommend SealSuperyachts to anyone planning on cruising the Seychelles.”Captain Lee Mann - M/Y EcstaseaGreat Job!“We visited the Seychelles for 6 weeks in 2008 and found Alastairand his team to be very organized, efficient and great groundsupport in all the Islands during our stay. We will most certainly useAlastair for any upcoming visits to the Indian Ocean.”Captain Giles Smith - M/Y Helios IIGood service!“Titania was recently in the Seychelles earlier this year (2013) andfound Alastair from SEAL yacht services the perfect island agentwho always went out of his way to get things done even whenfaced with the Island way. He is your go to guy for the Seychelles.”Captain Vaughan Hill - M/Y TitaniaHighly Competent Yacht Agent in the Seychelles!“2008/2009: Outstanding service and dedication to the taskspresented before them in the Seychelles. Charter andPrivatemany weeks of cruising, excellent recommendations, oftenin late and difficult circumstances. Refit works completed,shipments, deliveries and logistics all completed successfully, andcruising service exemplary.”Captain Graham Wilkinson - M/Y PranaSeychelles Yachting!“We have been going to the Seychelles on and off for the last 5years and every visit Alistair and his team have been looking afterus. First rate, very friendly service with a can do attitude. I wouldn'thesitate to recommend Alastair @ Seal in Mahe if you are planningon taking a yacht to the Seychelles. They have everything youneed.”Captain David Broome - M/Y PacificAlastair has great local knowledge!“M/Y Anna has visited the Seychelles twice in 2007 and 2009. Bothtimes we used Alastair and his services weresuperb, as well as his local knowledge and ease to work with.Highly recommend contacting Seal Seychelles if you visit thearea.”Captain Giles Cope - M/Y ANNANo request too big or small!“As captain on board SY Drumbeat, we spent a very busy butenjoyable winter based in Mahe. Alistair and his team looked afterus perfectly. No request was too big or too small, it was a pleasureto work with such professionals and would not hesitate torecommend them to anyone visiting the isles.”Captain Mark Stevens - S/Y Drumbeat

Services We Provide• Arrival & Departure Clearance• Big Game Fishing Excursions• Clearing of Imported Parts (by Sea & Air)• Crew Transfer/ Repatriation• Fuel & Berthing• Helicopter & Airline Services• Hotel Reservation• In House Reparation Using Our Boat Yard & Machine Shop• Island Hopping• Laundry Services• Office Equipment (Computer Repair)• Provisioning (Local & International)• Repairs (Electrical, Carpenter, Canvas/ Minor Sail, etc.)• Restaurant Reservation• Taxi, Car Hire & Chauffeur Service• Telephone/ Fax/ Internet Services• Yacht Spares (Local & International)

The Seychelles

The Seychelles IslandsThe Seychelles Islands represent an ideal cruising destination with its 115pristine islands. Spread out like glittering gemstones amid an economiczone of 1,400,000 sq. km. This uniquely beautiful archipelago offerseverything the super yacht owner can dream of; excellent moorings, easysailing distances between the islands, secluded coves and a wide diversityof islands to explore.Once believed to be the original site of the Garden of Eden, todaySeychelles remains Eden on earth. Situated approximately 1000 miles fromthe east African coast, the archipelago is an ideal cruising ground andstepping stone to Asia or Europe, with cyclone-free and predictableweather, unbelievably friendly locals and excellent technical support.The capital, Mahé, and its neighboring islands of Praslin and La Digue andtheir satellites together form the cultural and economic hub of Seychellesas well as accepting the vast majority of its tourists in accommodationranging from lavish five-star resorts and private island hideaways to smallerhotels, guesthouses and self-caterings.Enjoying a modern infrastructure, the Seychelles islands are perfect forcruising whether it is around the granitic Inner Islands or further afield to thecoral atolls and reef islands that extend like sparkling stepping stonessouth- westerly towards the coast of Africa.The coral islands of Denis and Bird, situated roughly 100 km north of Mahé,offer fine coral island experiences with silver beaches fringing clear azurewaters that offer great opportunities for diving and fishing where relativelyfew have gone before.The Amirantes Group, 250 km south west of Mahé offer a taste of theexotic with their stunning natural beauty and relatively short sailingdistances between the principal islands.The further flung atolls such as Alphonse, Cosmoledo and the UNESCOWorld Heritage Site of Aldabra require more sailing time but offer thereward of a truly unique experience in waters still little visited by man.

The History of SeychellesArabic travelogues indicate that the islands ofSeychelles were well known to seafarers many centuriesbefore the first French settlers arrived in the latter part ofthe eighteenth century. The Phoenicians and thePolynesians may well have called on the islands en routeto Madagascar, but it was Portuguese navigator Juande Nova who made the first recorded landfall in theSeychelles in 1501. This was closely followed by Vascoda Gama who discovered named the Amirantes Islandsin 1502 on his second voyage to India.No attempt was made to settle any of the islands formore than 260 years, although there is evidence thatthe islands were a haven for pirates from as early as the16 th century.The islands remained in French hands from the mid-1700until the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. By the timeSeychelles was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Parisin 1814, the population had reached 3,500. Under Britishrule, Victoria was established as the capital.Seychelles was granted independence from Britain in1976, and is today a Republic within the Commonwealthunder the Presidency of Mr. James Michel. Thepredominant religion is Roman Catholic, with Creole,English and French the official languages.

SEAL SUPERYACHTS SEYCHELLESMr. Alastair MaidenP.O. Box 1313 Victoria, Mahe, Seychellesalastair@seal-superyachts.comMobile: +248 2515051, Office Tel: +248 4242066WWW.SEAL-SUPERYACHTS.COMProudly serving the world’s Superyacht fleet throughout the Indian Ocean and Asia since 1991.