Register for Sailing Camp
Consider our Outer Harbour Sailing Camp east of Cherry Beach this July and August. Registration opens on Thursday, February 15. Add it to your calendar. About the Camp About the Camp
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Toronto
Two new landmark bridges open in the Portlands
Getting to the Outer Harbour is now easier. "The Cherry Street North and Commissioners Street Bridges, part of Waterfront Toronto's ambitious $1.3 billion revitalization project, are now open to the public. They provide multimodal access — including future streetcar routes — to the Villiers Island neighbourhood." Read more in UrbanToronto. Photo above by UrbanToronto contributors hawc and globalexpress.
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Sailor’s Day Stage – Toronto International Boat Show, Jan 27
For the first time, there will be a Sailor's Day at the Toronto International Boat Show on Saturday, January 27, 2024. It will feature exclusive seminars from renowned skippers and new sail products, accessories, resources and sailing programs to discover. Speaker Topics Include Foiling in Canada: It’s Here! The Golden Globe Race: What It Took to Complete and Win Canada’s Debut in Barcelona at the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup Passion to Profession: Panel Discussion Inside Sailmaking What Rope? Where? What Are You Wearing? The Right Gear For The Right O
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Let’s look forward to the 2024 sailing season!
Please join 645 other online subscribers for our email and Facebook updates. Subscribe by adding your email in the box at right. We'll be updating the cross club Event and Racing Calendar in January. Registration for Junior Sailing will be available shortly after. Suggestions are always welcome. Also note, the following new initiatives from PortsToronto. New initiatives in 2024 to address instances of speeding and wakes Currently, any recreational powered vessel operating in the jurisdiction of PortsToronto is required to respect no wake zones and a
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The Port Lands Reclamation Project with Canoe Cove Update, Nov 2023
I hope you enjoy a video reposted from YouTube about the large Port Lands reclamation project. - "See the progress on the river valley that will become the new mouth of the Don River and the new roads and parks we’re building. For more information, visit www.portlandsto.ca/construction or follow Rocky @TheRockRipper on Twitter or Instagram. Learn more about the Port Lands Flood Protection Project: portlandsto.ca/project-details/" York Harbour from the mouth of the Don was painted in 1793 by Elizabeth Simcoe.
Safety
The Star: Inside the ‘Wild West’ of the Toronto Harbour: Surging boat traffic, unpredictable waters and lax rules
Traffic on Toronto’s shores has soared since COVID, with kayaks, paddleboards, speedboats and jet skis clamouring for space on the waterfront. By Francine Kopun Senior Writer Saturday, August 5, 2023 Ingrid van der Zande has been kayaking in Toronto’s inner harbour for 15 years, but she no longer ventures out on weekends unless she’s prepared to get an early start. She doesn’t want to have to dodge the water taxis, jet skis and speedboats that have multiplied in the harbour since COVID, travelling at high speeds. Read more on thestar.com
Sailing Camp
OHSF Water Sport Camp 2023 Update
We are excited to share that the OHSF Water Sport Camp started July 3rd and runs until August 25th. We are running 4 programs this summer and 1 postseason, including: Wet Feet This is a program for children aged 7 to 9. It is designed to slowly introduce children to sailing, focusing on comfortability and basic sailing theory. This group sails in Optimists in the sheltered harbour. The program builds friendships, confidence and self-esteem. CANSail 1/2 This is our learn-to-sail program for sailors aged 10 and up. No sailing experience is required. Sailors learn to
Events
Schedule of Races in the Outer Harbour, Inner Harbour, and Lake Ontario, 2023
Our Schedule of Races in the Outer Harbour, Inner Harbour, and Lake Ontario is below. It includes the Outer Harbour, Inner Harbour, and Lake Ontario. Many thanks to Jennifer Penney for starting and managing this document with the groups involved. A webcam feed of Cherry Beach is available as well as another webcam and from the windsurfing clubhouse.
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Club Crawl 2023
2023 ANNUAL CLUB CRAWL SATURDAY, MAY 27 THE FUN STARTS AT 5 PM! PARTY STATIONS 5 PM TORONTO WINDSURFING CLUB 5:45 WATER RATS SAILING CLUB 6:30 MOOREDALE SAILING CLUB 7:15 J-TOWN SAILING CLUB 8:00 TORONTO MULTIHULL CLUB 8:45 OUTER HARBOUR CENTREBOARD CLUB 9:30 WESTWOOD SAILING CLUB