Exceptional Sailing Adventure — Can’t Wait to Return! - We had an exceptional experience sailing with Starlight Sailing Adventures! Gord, our instructor and captain, was amazing — incredibly helpful and made the whole adventure even more special and memorable. The sea was beautiful, and we learned so much while having a great time. We can't wait to come back and sail more with him! A definite must try in Sooke!

Very friendly, patient,... - Very friendly, patient, and happy sailor. This was a wonderful experience to end off spring break for the whole family!

Great sail, great time…. - Pulled into the parking lot and a car pulled up beside ours. It was Gord, the Captain of the boat that were going on. Started out great and got better! We are a party of 3 , Lorelei (my daughter), Wendy and myself (CaptnHerm). We motored out with me at the wheel and Gord raising the mainsail and unfurling the jib! Very slow sail, we had lunch, Gord made tea and we reminisced of the boats we sailed and places we’ve been. It was a great afternoon and a great time!

Awesome fun! - Super great experience sailing the high seas on a less than stellar weather day made for high waves and pure excitement!

Beautiful sail from Sooke! - We had a great sail with Dallas, he was very knowledgeable and patient with all of our questions. We were able to glimpse some orcas and dolphins during the trip as well. An afternoon well spent!

Great introduction to sailing - Gord was a great captain. If you are interested in sailing, this is an excellent way to spend the day.

Best sailing experience! - Wonderful experience, that we'll never forget! Gord is a great instructor, with so much knowledge, and beautiful stories to share. He made us feel welcome and safe at sea. We loved every minute, and the fact we got to experience the sea in a little wilder conditions, and also in its tranquility.

Tight lines - Super fun sailing. Our captain made it interesting and fun. Got to see dolphins and we had some strong winds, I got sail big boat again.

No whale and sail - Most memorable parts was getting to steer the sailboat and enjoy the water. Not much wind and not seeing much wildlife was a bummer. No whales. Rain was miserable. Very small boat. Doesn’t look like picture.

Kicked to the curb - Booked a 4 hour Sailing Adventure over 3 weeks ago. Was informed at the time that Carl would be our skipper and we would be sailing on Starlight. Was billed and paid in full promptly. Informed yesterday that, due to some health issues with a staff member, there were no boats available in Sooke?!? Instead, what was offered was for us to go to Sidney, on the other side of the island, and sail out of there despite not a single word on their site about Sidney. Well, we aren't staying in Victoria, we are staying in Sooke and a trip to Sidney is an hour-and-a-half each way. I mean, who wants to do all that windshield time, not to mention the fuel expense and general pain when we were anticipating a leisurely breakfast and stroll to the dock for our sail...in Sooke? So I dug in a bit and saw on their updated calendar that the vessel we were assigned to, Starlight, was now booked for a 5 day trip and we were kicked to the curb. Had Gord offered anything sailing out of Sooke, I would have happily accepted. Instead, he proposed a burdensome, more expensive and certainly not equal alternative that would have utterly shattered the expected tranquility of a leisurely sail out of Sooke. No thank you! The whole experience left me feeling like I was dealing with an airline; bumping us for a more lucrative opportunity, the disingenuous and delusional offer of an inferior, more difficult and non-viable alternative and the hollow apologies that Gord wished "none of this would have happened". Well, had he honored our arrangement none of this would have happened. Had he provided a viable alternative, none of this would have happened. He did neither. Bottom line is his shuffling around charters and money grab caught him with his pants down and, if it happened to me it could happen to you also. Caveat emptor... BTW - I discussed this with Gord so he is not unaware