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Post  Sirop14 Wed May 24, 2017 7:06 pm

UK to Seychelles

Edwin Adrienne shares the story of his brave rough
sea crossing

Edwin Adrienne and his wife, Tina, sailed to Seychelles from the UK in a 47-foot monohull yacht. He related to TODAY the challenges they went through.

by L. Valentino

“It’s something we always wanted to do. We wanted to come down to Seychelles. We wanted to do it in a special way and come down with a business idea that could immediately be started. As we have been sailing for a few years, we decided that it would be nice to do a yacht charter in Seychelles. So we sailed down with the yacht and now we have just started our new business called Seyscapes,” explained Mr. Adrienne.

Edwin and Tina Adrienne wanted to follow the Vasco Da Gama Route which goes around the southern tip of Africa. As the boat was refitted in the UK during 2016, there were delays to get the boat ready. The couple ended up taking the chance and going
through the Mediterranean Suez Canal.

It took them five and a half months from the UK to Seychelles. They left UK on 18 September. From Tilbury, Essex, they sailed down to South Hampton. On 20 September they started heading south and went through the European winter through Brest in France.

“The first real challenge was facing Biscay. It is a very challenging sea that is dangerous. This was probably the toughest part to sail. From then we decided to get some help from a yacht master instructor. With a crew of five we did Biscay. Two of the crew left us once we reached Virgo. And we continued by the coast of Portugal, until Lisbon. We faced some delays here because of fog. From Portugal up to Seychelles, there were only two of us,” he continued.

“From there we went to Sines, because that’s the port of Vasco
Da Gama. He was the first navigator to put Seychelles on the map. We continued around the southern part of Europe, Portomaso, Villamora, Alicante, Belarus Ibizia, Maiorca, and Sole,” pursued Mr. Adrienne.

“Barcelona being one of our favourite cities we decided to turn around to visit it. We then sailed to Sardegna, Rome (where we
visited the Vatican), Ponza, Sicily, Palermo, Messina (which turned out a little bit rough) and Sicura where we stayed for a week as we got stuck up in a storm,” continued Mr. Adrienne.

“Pylos, Chania and Crete in Greece were the next step to our journey. We spent Christmas in Crete. For New year, we aimed
for Egypt. We got some help from one man nicknamed ‘The Prince of the Red Sea’. He was very helpful, brought us through
the Suez Canal, then organised to bring us to Cairo and to see the Pyramids.”

From here, things started to go badly. It was the worst part of their journey because up to now they were calling at different ports and could get a supply of fuel and water. After the Red Sea, they were on their own. They had a risk assessment done and were advised that the Port of Sudan was safe to stop. But when they contacted the port authorities, they learnt the port does not accept credit cards. They didn’t have any cash for obvious reasons and had to sail right down the Red Sea.

They were not able to stop anywhere to refuel or get water. That was quite nerve-wracking, they recall, because obviously if anything had gone wrong, they would have been in real trouble.
They decided to go down as quietly as possible right in the middle of the Red Sea and kept sailing. The wind that was supposed to be North North East and North West turned South.

“We crawled down the Red Sea past Egypt, Sudan, South Arabia, Eritrea and all the way down to Yemen. The rule was that if we didn’t need to, we would not use the radio. We just kept going quietly, so no one would know we were there. We had lights off at night. We had to eat before the sun came down. We just made ourselves as invisible as possible. We got as far as 100 miles into the Yemen coast when the weather turned really bad,” said Mr. Adrienne.

Considering that a sailing ship does not use much fuel unless
the wind is against it, the couple had no choice. They tried to get
down right through the narrow gap between Yemen and Djibouti
and Eritrea. If they could get through that and then down to Sana, without using a lot of fuel, then their plan would have been
perfect. But then a big storm kicked off and they ended up riding
out the storm.

“We had ships coming towards us and we were calling over the radio to say we could not move. One ship called Madeleine answered us and said they’ll change course. This ship was coming straight up and was getting closer when, all of a sudden, it changed course and went behind us. It turned out it was a different ship. Then there was this huge local fishing vessel coming straight at us, and I thought they were pirates. We gunned the engine full blast and charged away. I did a violent tack and turned back North despite the storm. We had been in contact with some warships so we tried calling them. Eventually, they got in touch with us. They couldn’t understand who we were. They are used to dealing with huge ships. We told them we were in trouble and that we need fuel and help.”

And it was getting dark, the couple was advised to drop anchor. By 3am the radar went off and their yacht was approaching a group of islands. The warship asked them to drop anchor until the sun rose. They chose to head towards the island, found a little cove and dropped anchor.

“Two hours later, a boat similar to the one that we had had a bad
experience with the day before dropped anchor right next to us.
At this point we were very worried. We watched them. They
gave a sign, and started waving. We tried to make them understand what happened to us the day before. They were really friendly.”

The captain sailed off towards Yemen, and four hours later, turned up with other two boats. They brought supplies. A bigger
boat turned up with 200 litres of fuel for which they did not
charge anything.

“The most generous people we met were the Yemenis. By sunset that day we had eight fishing boats around us to guard us. We then met up with a Saudi warship, which again filled our tanks with fuel. They presented us with a shield from the commander in crew of Al Madinah and supplied us with cans of tomatoes, beans, juice etc. Again, all for free. At this time, we had no communication with our family for three weeks. We kept going south. Out of the blue we noticed a little boat, coming at us at full speed. Luckily we got help. The Royal Navy was very willing to help and as soon as the little boat noticed them they fled.”

They then sailed to Djibouti, to get a supply of fuel. “The only way to fill your boat is using cans of fuel, you go to the garage in
the centre of the town, fill the cans, take a taxi, take the dinghy
then do it all over again. However, they were a lovely people and luckily, could speak a bit of French. Their coast guard was trained here in Seychelles. We were the first yacht they had seen for quite a while.”

The yacht left Djibouti on 14 February. That was the last stop until Bird Island in Seychelles. This last part of the journey was
very intense for them. “We had to stick in the international corridor to be protected. We had a couple of incidents, but managed to survive these.”

The couple had some problems with the desalinated water they
were given in Djibouti. It ended up contaminating all their water
supply. 400 litres of water went bad, even boiling didn’t help.

“The French navy refused to help and they were five miles away from us. The “Sunrise”, a Malaysian boat dropped some bottles in the sea for us. A few days later we tried getting in contact with the warship unfortunately they weren’t communicating. A few hours later a tanker called us, “we passed you ten minutes ago, we have water, would you like water?” They were also heading to Seychelles and they gave us ten cases. We managed with that stock until Bird Island.”

The yacht then passed Somalia and reached Seychelles on 7 March. “We cheered as we crossed the Equator and were relieved when we saw Bird Island. It warmed up our hearts,” concluded Mr. Adrienne and his wife.

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This morning after a spate of personal attack I/we made a comment those who just refuse to understand and have only their views in Mind. I was going to write some back ground info about what Heraldry/Heraldic Project in that builders Yard and the Sechelles Heritage Trust project.
We/I tried today to look at the situation from different prospective - what if I really destroyed all the Heraldry/Herldic working of our Community in Seychelles and that Sechelles Heritage Trust Project as those form the conservative would like it to happen - I pointed that Seychelles government get a very great deal of money from many sources to help manage situation,events, calamities, Weather impacts and the long list beside piracy - as we do not have a national Heraldry Body would would be the impacts not just for the Seychelles along with very many European and International workings. The mental madness of those form UKIP who promoted their Mad EU exit the super mess we are heading for. Along the Seychelles government thinking for disaster preparedness those in Europe.
I have addressed many parties in the USA and world what our Seychelles EU Heraldry/Heraldic project is all about - then many impacting issues and yet what other kept writing and the Media.
We had not wanted to lend in this mess those from Britain who opposed that we leave Britain with this project, events of 1989 when we first started out in Staplehurst, the Flood, the Petrol Strike and much more over the years until we landed in HeadCorn and that Tsunami of 2004/5 those who benefited from the Gulf Region, Seychelles , Mauritius and elsewhere -had we been able to earn some money we would have transferred everything to France.
For the past 5 years how we have battled to find solution the many pleas and explanation and those who have benefited - still we pray and we prayed as usual and the news of Mr Adrienne sailing their yatch to Seychelles to start a Charter business. His many challenges, perilous moments and finally made it to Victoria Seychelles - Now form those who know and pretend these never happened how that Heraldic [project help/contributed to other starting their Charter business in Seychelles and expand. Their own many untold/publish stories.
Our situation in Kent is on a knife edge and we are under great pressure those who would like to destroy completely our Seychelles EU Community Heraldic project and the Sechelles Heritage Project - the utter dishonesty of those leading the Conservative government and politic. Their buzz they do not give a dam what happens this reflecting their strange state of mind.
We trust somebody will pointy to Mr Adrienne our Facebook article using his unique story - our Seychelles community in Britain those who really know the challenges of living and workings and achieving in Britain and the media garbage - political lies.

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Post  Sirop14 Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:48 am

Escape to Eden! Sailor couple launches new yacht charter business in Seychelles

With ever growing demand from visitors for new experiences while holidaying in Seychelles, Seyscapes yacht charter is the latest option that has become available for those seeking to explore the island destination from the sea.
A venture launched by a couple – Edwin and Tina Adrienne – the charter company owns a Gib’sea 472 Yacht baptised Tina, which is fully equipped to offer sailing trips around the Seychelles islands. The couple completed all the necessary formalities and was ready to start their charter business in July this year.
Seychelles is surrounded by a vast ocean, providing homes to an abundant marine life. Operating under the slogan ‘Escape to Eden’ the Seyscapes yacht charter offers a close encounter with the island destination’s marine biodiversity.
Welcoming both visitors and locals onboard, Tina offers a range of experiences from sunset and overnight cruises and day trips around the inner islands, including visits to the marine parks. Personalised charters, weeklong or two week sails, celebration trips out at sea for special occasions, including romantic cruises are also available.
Edwin, a Seychellois national and his wife Tina, who is a British national, have been married for the past 26 years and they both have years of sailing experience and qualifications. In fact, the adventurous couple sailed their Gib’sea 472 yacht from Southampton, on England’s South coast to the Seychelles port of Victoria, which was a five-and-a-half month voyage.
The couple who has lived abroad for almost two decades, describe coming back to Seychelles to launch into the yacht charter business as a hobby that has now turned into a dream come true.
“This was a dream in the making for my wife and I who have been living abroad for 18 whole years. Being that we both have a good background in hotel management along with excellent catering skills and love for the sea, we said why not turn our hobby into a job, and so we did,” said Mr Adrienne.
Their 47-foot monohull yacht, refurbished in 2016, can sleep six passengers and is fully equipped to accommodate guests overnight in its two rear double cabins and one twin bunk cabin mid-ship. The yacht also has two other cabins for the skipper and crew.
Equipped for the ultimate cruise experience, Tina comes with an entertainment system, auto-piloting features, barbeque equipment, snorkeling gear, and a GPS system among other features.
The owners of the Seyscapes yacht charter said their aim is to work with every booking to ensure that their expectations are met and offer the best possible experience to individuals and families and groups of friends seeking to have a relaxing time while exploring the uniqueness and beauty of the Seychelles islands.
Operating from Marine Charter in Victoria, the services offered by Seyscapes can be viewed on its website, www.seyscapes.co.uk as well as through its Facebook page.

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