EXPERIENCE SYDNEY HARBOUR WITH SYDNEY BY SAIL

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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 Michael martin 
 
 
 
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What a fantastic day! I did the Introduction to Sailing course and couldn't recommend it more highly. The boat was beautiful, the setting is stunning, and our captain Will was amazing, incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and clearly loves what he does. What I appreciated most was how much actual hands-on sailing we did out on the harbour. It wasn't just watching and listening, we were on the ropes and at the helm from early on, and my confidence grew enormously over the day. If you've ever been curious about sailing, this is the perfect way to start. Five stars, and a huge thanks to Will!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kim Arnott 
 
 
 
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What am amazing day, our skipper was Mike, a young man with a passion of sailing.   Greeted with smiles from all staff once on the jetty.  Thankyou for a sydney harbour experience that we will talk about and recommend Sydney by Sail for many years to come.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Charles Van Damme 
 
 
 
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We did the full skipper course with Sydney by Sail and had a great time, especially on the 3 day 2 night live aboard sail from Sydney to Pittwater. Highly recommend Sydney by Sail to get your skipper license!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Marnix Denys 
 
 
 
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We did the bareboat skipper course and VHF course. Both Marc and James were great, knowledgeable skippers. Learned a lot and the 3 day live aboard was amazing. We encountered dolphins, seals and whales. Thanks for the wonderful experience.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kevin Shixiao He 
 
 
 
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Amazing sail with capitain Ollie. He was friendly and professional! Shoutout to Josh who made our last minute trip possible! Great experience!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Donald Watt 
 
 
 
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As someone visiting Sydney for the first time, this was the perfect way to see the city. Captain Olly was both friendly and very knowledgeable of the area. A truly memorable experience. Highly recommend 👍
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 tim neale 
 
 
 
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Great people to deal with always make you feel welcome
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Jacquelyn Cox 
 
 
 
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Edit: We have amended our review to reflect the efforts of Josh & the Sail By Sydney team to rectify our experience. As we could not take them up on the offer of a re-sail, (we live across the world & this was a once in a lifetime trip) Josh & the team donated the experience to Beyond Blue in our name. This was a very positive way to rectify our experience and we truly appreciate their willingness to ensure we felt valued. Thank you Josh & Team. Original Review: We booked the Daily Sailing Trip from 1pm–4pm in November expecting a unique harbor sail. We understand that this booking was on a sailboat and not marketed as a "tourism, informational" harbor sail. Our expectations were pretty simple: a nice sail around the harbor with occasional commentary on where we are going. Online it says we will sail past the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Fort Denison, Clarke & Shark Island. I am certain we didn't hit the last 2 sites but we might have - our Captain never mentioned any of the sites to us. Overall, the experience was fine, but several aspects didn’t align with how this tour is marketed: First and foremost, we docked back at 3:30pm instead of the scheduled 4pm. We also departed late while we waited for a couple who was running late. I believe we left at around 1:20pm. Additionally, our Daily Sail was combined with a Crew Sail without warning. While this is understandable operationally, the boat ended up feeling extremely overcrowded. On top of that, the day was very windy, which meant none of the passengers could explore the boat so we all had to sit on top of each other. With a full boat & the Crew Sail passengers learning to sail, we were squished together, stepping around each other on pretty rocky waters. This setup likely would have been totally fine if we had signed up for a Crew Sail, but we didn’t. I wish we were given the opportunity to reschedule so we were not on squished on what was actually a Crew Sail. The captain was clearly a capable instructor for the two people learning to sail, but for the rest of us, there was very little narration or information about where we were sailing or what we were seeing along the harbor. I did enjoy the chance to steer the boat but that would have been part of the Daily Sail regardless. Most of the information we overhead from the Captain speaking to the 2 crew passengers was about where he sailed previously, his sail club locations, and some info on the boats around us. Ultimately, for $510 marketed as a Daily Harbor Sail, the experience was a pretty big letdown. Not a bad time overall, but it didn’t deliver what was advertised, especially for those not wanting a full sailing lesson focused around 2 passengers rather than the 8 other passengers who signed up for the Daily Sail. I was able to capture some nice photos but not worth the $510. I could have gotten the same photos from the Manly Ferry for a few bucks.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Oskar Milton 
 
 
 
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Great bunch of lads, had pleasure of dealing with Josh. An amazing way to see the sites of our beautiful harbour!!