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Day 1 - Black River - Bel Ombre (25 km)

April 2010                                                


8 am       Meeting at the Black River Yacht Club

8:30 am  Briefing and final adjustments:

9:30 am  Departure

12 h       Lunch stop Ilot Benitier

ETA   (Expected time of arrival)  16 hr

Transfer Bus to Pointe Jerome eta 17h30

Day 2 - Pointe d'Esny - Beauchamp (25 km)

Date April 2010

8 am  Breakfast

9 am  Departure

12 h   Ile aux Fouquets (Lunch)

ETA   16 hrs Beau Champ Reserve

Day 3 - Roches Noires – Ilot Bernache – Grand Bay (25 kms)

Date -   April 2010

7:30 am  Breakfast

8:30 am   Transfer

9:30 am  Meeting Point  Vis a vis the Chapel of Roches Noires 

10 am   Departure

12 h   Bernaches island Lunch

ETA   16 hrs Grand Bay Yacht Club

Day 4 - Grand Baie - Port Louis Caudan (25 km)

Date April 2010

8 am     Breakfast

9 am     Departure

12 am   Lunch in Baie du Tombeau

ETA   16h Caudan Waterfront

Partners of the 2010 Tour

 

Rules and Regulations of the 2010 Kayak Tour

Please read these rules and regulations carefully before printing and signing at the bottom.

Section 1 (Medical/ fitness)

1.0 - Participants should be covered by a personal accident insurance.

1.1 - Participants should have a doctor’s certificate allowing the participant to take part in endurance activities.


1.2 – Participants should all know how to swim well and remount their sea kayaks in adverse conditions.

Section 2 and 3 (On the sea)

2.0 - Participants must follow the guide’s orders/ paddle signals / signals while on the Tour.

2.1 – Any misconduct or failure to follow the guides/ organizers instructions will lead to expulsion of the tour.

2.2 -Trips will be carried out even under rain and strong winds unless the leading guide decides to cancel.

2.3 - The leading guide should not be overtaken.

2.4- Participants must follow the guides at all times and not make any beach stops without asking permission.

2.5- Participants are not allowed to divert from the route of the tour.

2.6- Respect fishermen and pass out of their fishing space approximately 5 meters.

2.7- Personal floating devices must be worn at all times when on the kayaks.

2.8 – Keep right (starboard) when passing other vessels or when head-on approach of a boat.

2.9 – Give way to vessels approaching from the right.

3.0 – Passes and narrow passages, rocks and guides instructions should be signaled to other participants.

3.1 - Hatches should be closed tightly while navigating.

3.2 – When snorkeling kayaks should be tied in a row behind each other.

3.3 – When snorkeling paddles should be placed on the kayaks and Pfd’s attached to the craft.

3.4 – Group formation must be respected when entering delicate passes and passages.

3.5 – Participants should stay on the right of leading guide when paddling along the reef outside the lagoon and on his left inside the lagoon.

3.6 – Cell phones are to be used only for safety reasons during the trip.


Section 4   (Equipment and logistics)

4.0 – Participants should have all the required accessories and wear a life jacket at all times during the tour.



I have read and agree to abide by these rules and regulations


Date                                                  Signature





 Please ask us for any further information you may require. Enjoy the Tour!

The 2010 Tour

2010 is the fourth edition of the Yemaya Kayak Tour of Mauritius. This event created by Patrick Haberland of Yemaya Adventures is a way to promote the eco-discovery of Mauritius island, in a different way. A Kayak is the ideal small craft to visit the coastal zones of a place.

This year Yemaya is offering you another unique way of discovering the island during a four days trip.

The Yemaya Kayak Tour is not a race but rather a personal challenge.

Some of the profits will benefit an eco- management project on Ile d'Ambre run by the NGO Forever Blue.

The philosophy of the tour

Yemaya kayak tour is the fourth edition of the tour of mauritius. it is not a race but rather a challenge a way to discover Mauritius differently.

Prochain tour de Maurice en Kayak 4 jours en avril 2010

La quatrième édition du Yemaya Kayak Tour
Le Yemaya Kayak Tour propose de faire le tour de l'île en Kayak de l'île Maurice en plusieurs étapes. Pour les amoureux de la nature, les passionnés de sport et de grand air, une expérience inoubliable ouverte à tous.