Sailing with Marlena is like embarking on a wild & exciting Adventure! She captains her vessel with such expertise. Marlena is not only a competent sailor she exudes warmth, courtesy, professionalism and FUN! My husband and myself found ourselves relaxed and invigorated. This is because of Marlena. Sailing with her was the highpoint of our vacation. We encourage anyone visiting... More

We've been going to Naples for over ten years and have sailed Island Sailing many times - Awesome every time we go out! We've done instructional sails, sunset, day sails, full moon - they're all great! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! We've taken our kids and they've enjoyed it as well!

Sailing with Marlena again and took along a few apprehensive sailors who have never sailed.Within one hour Marlena had them at the helm and doing better than better. One frightened passenger, sailed, smiled, fell in love with the sea and boat. On the way into Port she actually dozed off. Music was great and the sandwiches from Neopolitan Gourmet in... More

I booked a sunset cruise for my father in law's birthday but when we arrived in Naples the weather was not looking good. I phoned Capt. Marlena to discuss whether we could still go out and I immediately liked her as she was so friendly and warm on the phone. We decided that we would probably not get to see... More

We have been taking little sailing trips with Marlena for years. I can't begin to tell you just how delightful she is to sail with along with her extended knowledge of the waters and boats. Whenever we decide to take in some sailing we always say," Call Marlena " She is part of the family :) Also her 2nd book... More

Sailing with Captain Marlena Brackebusch is like owning your own yacht. Better still, it's like sailing with your best friend who owns a yacht! My first time was on my birthday with some water-loving SCUBA diving friends. After that sail, I was hooked! Captain Marlena has sailed around the world in a 31 ft. craft with one companion, no small... More

I booked a sunset sail with Island Sailing and it was a great time. There were only two of us on the boat and the weather was perfect. Capt. Marlena was excellent. I checked out other sunset trips in the area and this was by far the best. The price was great and the boat was a 33' sailboat, not... More

My wife, myself, and my parents decided to go on a sailing trip while visiting Naples, Florida. We found information on Island Sailing at Naples City Dock while walking along the dock area after dinner. We called them up and talked with Captain Marlena about availability and pricing. We got a reservation and headed off to the boat. It was... More

While visiting my parents in Naples, we went sailing with Island sailing. Marlena is a great captain, and she has a lot of knowledge about Naples and sailing. I would recommend to anyone looking for something fun to do in Naples.