Sailing - Sailing Operators
Conditions for sailing are usually excellent. The major beach resorts have small sailing dinghies which guests can use within the waters of the lagoon. Yachts can also be chartered for excursions into the open sea. Full day sailing programmes shared with other people can be booked through tour operators or hotel boathouses.Some outings combine sailing with shore excursions to otherwise inaccessible spots. An individual can join a group at a fraction of the cost of a private yacht charter. Sailing regattas are held annually. Grand Bay is the main centre for yachting and the Grand Bay Yacht Club (Tel: 263 8568) has a temporary membership scheme for visitors. Sailing cruises are available on the schooner Isla Mauritia, a 19th-century, 32m-long tallship, the last existing vessel of her class, operated by Yacht Charters Ltd. Sailing programmes are organised by:
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Sailing Operators
Yacht Charters Ltd. Royal Road, Grand Bay; Tel: 263 8395
Croisieres Australes do Maurtourco, Gustave Cohn Street, Forest Side; Tel: 674 3695; Fax: 674 3720
Croisiere Oceane Trou d'Eau Douce
Croisieres Turquoises Riche en Anse; Tel: 633 5835
Flic en flac - Beach
Situated on the West Coast, the beach is fringed with filaos/ casuarina trees provides a fine lagoon for swimming and watersports. Grand baie and the northern coastline beyond Tombeau Bay has manyWind Surfing
The popularity of windsurfing and the ideal conditions for it have resulted in many competitions, including World Championships, being held in Mauritius. Windsurfing instruction is available andEasterlies Ltd
Operating since 1989 our company was the pioneer of excursions on catamarans. Easterlies Ltd was born of the passion of 2 men for sailing, Mr. Amedee Poupard and Mr. Jacques Le Clezio. Developing
Water Sports
Most beachside resort hotels provide water sport facilities free of charge to their guests. This usually includes water-skiing and windsurfing, as well as kayaks, pedallos and snorkelling. Some haveBest Period
The best condition for scuba diving and sailing is in October - March. Most of the larger beach hotels offer dive excursions and lessons and rent equipment. Spearfishing while diving with an aqua-National Historical Naval Museum
The well-planned wide streets in the old section of Mahébourg still bear testimony to this Dutch and French colonial past. After the French chose Port Louis as the main port Mahébourg declined intoLeisure and Entertainment
Beaches
No island on earth offers such a variety of beautiful beaches and lagoons. On the west coast are the public beaches of Tamarin, (well-known to surfers for its big waves), Flic en Flac, which