Adrift Floating Sauna — Concept

Sooke Basin · Vancouver Island

Something extraordinary
is coming

Cedar. Salt. Steam. A floating wellness experience
unlike anything on the Island.

Opening soon in Sooke, BC · 30 min from Victoria

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A new chapter for Sooke

Sooke Basin is about to
become the destination

We're bringing a world-class floating sauna experience to the shores of Sooke Basin — a place where ancient Nordic wellness tradition meets the raw, breathtaking beauty of Vancouver Island.

Imagine stepping into a hand-crafted cedar sauna perched on the water, the heat building to 90°C, then plunging into the 12°C Pacific. Mist rising off the inlet. Herons gliding overhead. The kind of moment that becomes a story you tell for years.

Adrift is being built for this community — for the people of Sooke and Victoria who deserve something truly extraordinary, right in their backyard.

The Journey

Our road to the water

We're building this in public. Here's where we are and where we're headed.

Phase 1

The Idea Takes Shape

Born from a love of Nordic sauna culture and Sooke Basin's untouched beauty, Adrift began as a vision — a floating wellness sanctuary for Vancouver Island.

Winter 2024

Phase 2

Design & Engineering

Working with naval architects and cedar craftspeople to design a vessel that's as beautiful as it is functional — built for BC's waters and seasons.

Spring 2025

Phase 3 · Now

Community & Permits

Engaging with the Sooke community, securing moorage, and working through marine permits. We want Adrift to be something Sooke is proud of.

2025 · In progress

Phase 4 · Now

Build & Launch

Construction begins on the sauna hull. Cedar walls rise. The plunge pool is fitted. Waitlist members get first access to book before we open to the public.

Late 2025 · In progress

Phase 5

Opening Day

Adrift sets anchor on Sooke Basin June ~ open to the world shortly after. Something remarkable, right here at home on Vancouver Island.

2026
Sooke Basin — The Setting

Sooke Basin, BC

The hottest view
on the island

90 minutes of heat, cold, and total stillness — with a view that reminds you why you live here.

85–95°
Sauna temp
12°
Ocean plunge
90 min
Sessions
7am–9pm
Year-round
✦ Actual view from the sauna

The destination

More than a sauna —
a place worth the drive

Adrift's home on Sooke Basin sits alongside some of the best experiences the south Island has to offer. Make a full day of it.

Stickleback Oceanfront Cidery & Taphouse

Eat & drink

Stickleback Oceanfront Cidery & Taphouse

Fresh, locally-sourced food on the water's edge. The perfect way to close out a session — warm from the sauna, hungry from the cold.

sticklebackeatery.com
Rush Kayak Adventures — Kayaking on Sooke Basin

Adventure

Rush Kayak Adventures

Kayaking, paddleboarding, and guided ocean adventures on Sooke Basin. Arrive by water, leave by sauna.

rushadventures.ca
Early Membership

Reserve your
spot on the water

Be first on Sooke Basin. Early members get priority booking, founding-rate pricing, and first access before we open to the public.

Priority booking
Founding rate
First access
Cedar · Salt · Steam