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Seychelles Isles, “Serenity, Tranquillity,
Prestige”. These words truly define the mesmerising estates by the sea. A
tropical paradise surrounded by the lush greens of palm trees, coarse white
sand under the feet, bright sun and a canopy of stars. It is a perfect place to
retreat or have a home. A community that has prospered with a team of
hardworking individuals over two years who have made your dream come true. This
has also been the home of SL Enquirer.
Debby
Sharma: Please tell us about your journey with Seychelles Isles and something
about your team.
Seychelles Isle was established as an outgrowth of
my previous estate called Irish Estates. We originated back in 2012
where we created a footprint for what we have created today. My team
and I wanted to offer a community to SL that is a dream scape modelled after
the real life Seychelles Isles. Of course we had to modify a few
things along the way to make it more appealing to SL Consumers but we have successfully
kept to our vision by what you see today.
Now you have a general understanding or our feel I
can go into what is the inspiration and truth behind Seychelles in
SL. I teamed up with my co-creator EricaAnne Hastings from the
beginning to paint this dream for SL. She has been my inspiration
and best friend touching every aspect of Seychelles Isles. An
amazing talented artist in RL that has brought so much joy to those she touches
in SL. Come by and visit her store to see what I am sharing with
you. Now my Rock of Gibraltar is Baila Palmira. She also
has been with me since the beginning shaping our operations and structuring an
infrastructure that is "best in class" perfect in RL. She
made my life in SL easy in the sense that I can hand over the keys to her and
know this will continue. Lacy Muircastle, long-time friend and
exceptional talent in Public Relations. She has been sincerely one
of my greatest friends on SL even though we chat barely twice a
month. Recently I have had the privilege of
adding some remarkable folks to the team, Therrainia who is the Commodore of
the Seychelles Yacht Club as well as a very talented designer. She
has of late, stepped into meet our challenge of managing growth lending her RL
expertise in graphic design and program development for our Maritime
Operations. Next is Pippa Rexen a dear friend of mine. We
go way back in SL.. 2 years... Seems like a lifetime on SL doesn't
it. Well Pippa is the owner of a RL company call "Ocean Chilled
Radio" that streams Chill Music across the internet featuring new and
seasoned worldwide artists in that genre. Pippa is a great resource
for me on turn around strategies as well as "roll up your sleeves and get
to work" day to day functions.
I have to mention a great asset to SI is the
creator of the Seychelles Coast Guard. NightDr (Jericho). A RL
vet, like me, he brought his passion and military bearing to SI that I could
feel deeply proud about. Jericho unfortunately suffered some medical
setbacks which we hope he will recover soon and be back with us.
There are so many that helped shaped what and who
we are today and will be many in the coming future all of which bring their own
uniqueness and special charm to SI. Some of those that have been big
influences as well as friends are:
Mimi Junea
Robin Lobo
David Jupiter
Amy Ferguson
Mariella Anna
Leesa Donner
Dro Millar
Kimsy Shamen
Reign Congrejo
Pup
Esme Capello
Jolie Artis
LouChristi
And so many more..
Debby
Sharma: Could you please tell, what does Seychelles Isles offer to the
residents of Second Life?
Seychelles Isles offers the very best in Second
Life living. A Community built by its residents for its residents
where every dream can come true. Expertly landscaped residential and
communal areas, glittering events, and fully sailable blue waters can all be
yours at Seychelles Isles with open boating slips to dock your boat as well as
low lag for some of the best flying in Second Life!
We offer live music events and other community events
at our exquisite Seychelles Isles Yacht Club. Seychelles Isles Yacht Club
(SIYC) Seychelles Isles Mooring Field, SIYC Entertainment Pavilion/Lawn,
Seychelles Entertainment Pier, Seychelles Isles SURF BEACH, E'lan Fine
Furniture and Accessories @ Seychelles Isles, Anchor & Compass Public House
@ Seychelles Isles, Seychelles Isles International Airport 4 sims, Seychelles
Isles Coast Guard, Scuba Diving Area @ Seychelles Isles, Seychelles Isles
Garden~ (Romantic Garden).
I had to give you our standard
response with that question but simply put, we are having some good clean fun.
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Debby
Sharma: What was your motivation or inspiration behind creating such beautiful cultural
community that caters to both residential and commercial purposes?
My motivation has been and probably always be EricaAnne Hastings and my
dear friends. I honestly spend my time balancing dreams, expectations and
the bottom line.
Balance is the operative word here. Everyone that I have met and had
the privilege to work alongside has their own interests, motivations and vision
of what, where and when Seychelles Isles should and could be. Is that
primarily residential or a mix of residential, commercial and Role Play?
We are balancing that now offering to the current residents more to choose or
not choose but keeping to our mission.
Debby
Sharma: What are the events held at Seychelles Isles?
Events. Oh my goodness. The question should be what events haven't we
had. Here is a short list:
Hosted Feed a Smile
AC Challenge Races
Weekly Inter-club Sailing Races
Role Play for the SI Coast Guard
Live music with the Real Group and Anchor & Compass
and soon Streaming Falls
DJs
Rez Day Parties
Holiday Events
and soo many more
Debby
Sharma: What Plans do you have with Seychelles Isles for the year 2015?
2015 is expected to be another growth year
for us. We have a relationship with
Linden Lab that allows us to be attached to the Mainland Oceans with access to
over 2000 sailing and flying sims (regions).
I have our expansion plan in my back pocket
and can share this without compromising to much:
Adding 37 water sims to the West and North.
Adding more Island regions for residential and commercial no number determined
as of yet; starting a couple of new venues that will be release this quarter; finishing
a welcoming HUB for LL with a Seychelles feel. We have been selected to be one
of the few estates to work with LL on this program.
Seychelles Isle
The proposed use for these sims is sailing, aviation, and battle roleplay. All things being equal it is possible that additional sims will be added to the initial 13 towards the end of the year, bringing the total to 30 additional open water sims.
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