Entry Procedures: Call Port Victoria on VHF channel 12 when arriving and you will be directed to the quarantine anchorage to wait for them to come aboard. Most officials will come out to the boat (customs, police, port health). Have about 10 crew lists pre-printed. Once ashore, you visit the port to check in with immigration and pay a small arrival fee. All extremely easy and friendly.
If you are staying more than 30 days, ask immigration to give you the extra days on arrival. You will also need an agent to get an extension to your temporary import.
 
Seychelles Yacht Club
Alex Port-Louis, Commodore +248 251 9122SYC very friendly and has dinghy dock, showers, bins, water, bar & restau and is in the middle of town. Membership SCR300/week. Free anchorage in the small bay. Moorings can be borrowed but you have to drink beer first.
Eden Island MarinaKeith Mellon, operations@edenislandmarina.com+248 234 6300 mob +248 252 0665Full service marina. Prices seem to be a bit negotiable.
Many cruisers anchor for free at the north end of the channel entry to Eden Island.
Swift Lift Yard
Malcolm (boss) +248 251 5667 Boat yard, can arrange repairs, good pricing and fast service
Taylor Smith Yard+248 281 9647Bigger yard, appear to be more expensive based on quotes, so cannot comment on service.
Gustave Mordon Yanmar Mechanic+248 252 7474Well known and recommended
 
Arsene, Mechanic+248 259 2043
Worked for Voyager, good guy
Francisco, Mechanic+ 248 250 3852Good guy (arranged by Malcolm at Swift Lift)
 
Power Marine, Yanmar stockists – Providence+248 460 1005
Very helpful
Adesho Marine – near port+248 422 4216
 
Marine supplies inc Volvo, Jabsco etc Indian Ocean Marine – near SYC+248 422 4505
Ibrahim Airman store+248 43 3862
Jude Marimba+ 248 252 7536 oasis.cnf@gmail.com
 
Agent – required to get boat temporary import if staying more than 30 days
Dora Marie +248 2516082dora.skyland@seychelles.net
 
Departure process from Seychelles
With thanks to Susan Howard on Erie Spirit
1. Advise agent intended date of departure. Determine fees owned to agent. Arrange with agent to pick up Bill of Exit approximately 2 or 3 days before departure. Call immigration office 2 days prior to departure and advice of departure of captain and crew, and book an appointment for the day before departure. The Immigration officer that handles this is named Marvin. His office phone number is 2823427. Provide him with passport . Schedule with him to pick up letter of clearance.
2. Email the port your intended date of departure and ask them to advise you of fees owed upon departure. Ingrid Belle ibelle@seyport.sc provided me this information by email. This step is important as you must pay the fees in cash, and this will ensure you have the right amount with you on your last day.
3. E-mail completed and signed Advance Notice of Departure form to smsa- no later than 48 hours prior to departure. Once they have this form, (plus the Bill of Exit which Samantha sends to them), they will notify the Harbour Master that their office clears your yacht for departure.
4. 1 day prior to departure, take your passports and crew list to immigration at the port and pick up clearance letter from immigration. Take this letter to Harbour Master’s office. Pay fees. Pick up original boat documentation which was provided upon entry to Seychelles. Take paperwork from port captain to customs office at the port. Advise customs of intended departure.
5. Customs schedules an inspection of the boat. They agreed to our request to inspect our boat when we were doing duty free bunkering later that afternoon. Others have been required to bring their boats to dock for customs to board, and Erie Spirit managed to persuade them to agree to come in the dinghy (which they then did not do as it was raining). Depart within 24 hours after officers complete its visit.