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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    03 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Port Credit Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Port Credit] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    03 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    National Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, National] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    03 May 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    National Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, National] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    03 May 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Port Credit Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Port Credit] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course 

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Port Credit Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Port Credit] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    National Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, National] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Port Credit Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Port Credit] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    National Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, National] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  
  

  See previous.

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• Albacore Race Training (Community Skills Session)

  • Start
    05 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    13 Oct 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    24 sessions
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Spaces left

  This session is volunteer-led and open to all J-Town members who have completed Cansail 1/2 or Old Salt L1.

  Out of respect for the volunteer leader of the session, participants should be dressed and have their boats rigged by 6pm.

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• Water Rats Laser Races

  • Start
    06 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    28 Oct 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    26 sessions
  • Spaces left

  This is a laser fleet race series hosted every Tuesday night by a neighboring club (Water Rats Sailing Club).

  No pre-registration is required, and JTown boat captains have priority sign-out for  their respective boats. 

  There is no land component to this event. Meet the fleet out in the harbour and race.
  

  
  

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• OHCC Albacore+ Races

  • Start
    06 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    28 Oct 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    26 sessions
  • Spaces left

  This is an albacore/mixed fleet race series hosted every Tuesday night by a neighboring club (Outer Harbour Centreboard Club). 

  No pre-registration is required, and JTown boat captains have priority sign-out for  their respective boats. 

  This event is always followed by a dinner at OHCC. Sign up prior to the race on the chalkboard at OHCC if you would like to eat.
  

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• Old Salt Sign-Up

  • When
    06 May 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  Register

  Old Salt Mentors Sign-Up - CanSail 1&2 - On-Water Days - Pinkney Cohort (Day 1/2)

  Please RSVP to volunteer to sail with a brand new never sailed before CanSail 1&2 sailor. 
  

  JTown is a cooperative club, rooted in its social connections. JTown has no employees and is entirely volunteer-member operated. Members share boats, space, knowledge, resources and more. It often takes more than a shared love of sailing and commitment to a common set of rules to make our club operate smoothly. A strong culture of volunteering and mentorship is one way that JTown continues to thrive sustainably.

  No matter your sailing background (or lack thereof), you too can benefit from giving or receiving mentorship at JTown. Mentors can introduce new members, not only to sailing skills, but also to community culture, to other members/mentors, and to club norms/expectations. 

  
  

  More information is available here. 

  
  

  OLD SALT DAYS

  Old Salt Days are the first two sessions of a CanSail 1&2 course, where Old Salts are invited to the clubhouse to sail with students to help them enjoy their first on water experiences in a safe environment. This tradition is a fundamental pillar of Jtown's cooperative community. With approximately 16 students in each CanSail 1&2 course, offered about 4 times annually, it takes approximately 64 Old Salts, to provide 1:1 sailing opportunities to new students in their first and second session on the water. 

  Responsibilities: 

  The purpose of old salting is not to teach the new sailors.

  Old Salts help to ensure a safe first experience on the water (e.g. no uncontrolled gybes).

  New sailors will not trim their sail properly, helm haphazardly, randomly tack and not manage their position on the boat.

  As long  as the safety of people and material is not at risk, old salts should refrain from controlling/explaining/directing everything on board. Just do the minimum to ensure a positive experience.
  

  Requirements: 
  

  • Completed Cansail 1&2 at JTown, or Albacore - Old Salt Level 1 Test
  • Able to handle an albacore by yourself, with inexperienced guest crew 
  • Comfortable with some level of chaos on board
  • Able to stay calm, accepting of the crew's limited understanding and abilities, and convey a sense of safety to them in all situations

  Not required: 

  • A long white beard, a smoky pipe, a wooden leg and 40 years sailing the seven seas
  • An instructor certification, experience or abilities teaching
    

  Tips for Tip Giving:
  

  Old Salts often want to share their knowledge and experience with new sailors. Learning to sail is a challenging and often overwhelming task at the beginning. Sometimes, it may be wiser to skip a piece of feedback, and when we do provide tips, to ensure that the students receive it in a constructive way. 

  
  

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• Fun Races (Albacore)

  • Start
    10 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    07 Sep 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    5 sessions

  This event is a series of short albacore races intended for sailors looking to gain some racing experience in a lower pressure environment. It is open to all J-Town members who have completed cansail 1/2 or Old Salt L1. You can come as a team or as an individual (we will match people up). There will be a briefing before hand and results & a debrief after the racing.

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• Harbour Master Albacore Race Series

  • Start
    11 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    27 Oct 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Spaces left
    32

  This is a community-driven Albacore race series. 
  
  These are the dates hosted by JTown: 

  5/25/2025

  6/8/2025

  8/4/2025

  
  

  JTown's boat captains wishing to participate have priority sign-out privileges for their respective boats.

  
  

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• [External] Combined Mark Layer Course at Ashbridge`s Bay Yacht Club

  • Start
    31 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions

  Combined Mark Layer Course at Ashbridge`s Bay Yacht Club

  Dates: Saturday May 31 & Sunday June 1, 2025, 9:00am - 4:30 pm.

  Cost:$72.00 +HST

  This course combines both the Sail Canada Assistant Mark Layer Course and the Sail Canada Mark Layer Course. These courses are prerequisites to apply for Mark Layer Certification. A Mark Layer is capable of managing the mark laying operations of a regatta as part of the Race Committee.

  Registration Closes May 21st, 2025

  This course requires a minimum number of registrants. If the minimum enrollment number is not reached by May 21st, registrants will be refunded and notified by email.

  
  To register: Go to https://ontariosailing.ca/ > Course Registration > choose Race Management and Judge Courses 

  
  

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• Club Crawl 2025

  • When
    31 May 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  
  

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• Flotilla to NYC

  • When
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  Register

  background

  The flotilla is simply a fleet of sailboats (albacores, lasers, cats, you name it) that sail together. The Flotilla is NOT a race. No start line, no winner, no loser. We just sail together, and if a boat goes much faster than the others, she just turns back to regroup with the ones at the back, or we just meet at the destination. No competition here; just enjoying a friendly sail together.

  Another draw is that we will cast off in the morning and stop at another sailing club, where we will step off the boats for lunch before heading back in the afternoon. 

  To give you a glimpse into what this looks like, take a look at the pictures of previous Flotillas.

  REGISTRATION

  Please sign-up using the ticket types to indicate whether you wish to crew or helm and what boat. Please note that sailors may always swap positions while on the water, if they judge that it is safe to do so. As well, we may need to shuffle sailors on the day of to account for high demand and/or boat availability. 

  sign-out Requirements

  Please take note of the "sign-out requirements" and the "exceptions" which apply to this event. In particular please note that sailors wishing to use a catamaran for this event may require a dedicated coach boat with a catamaran examiner on board to accompany them. 

  While anyone is welcome, and participating in a fleet wide sail, does provide some extra safety, sailing outside the familiar area of the outer harbor has its own challenges, such as sailing on the lake, the Western channel, the busy inner harbor and docking in unfamiliar places. If you haven’t sailed since your CanSail 1&2 course, it is strongly recommended that you pair with someone who has more experience or practice.

  SAFETY BOAT SUPPORT

  We also need safety boat support. The safety boat helm must have: 

  • PCOC (Power Boat Licence); and 
  • PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence); and 
  • ROC-M (VHF Radio Licence). 
  • Additionally, completion of a coach boat course, or safety/crash boat course is strongly recommended because supporting a fleet of sailboats requires some specialised knowledge. 

  Each safety boat requires at least one helm, and one crew, although two crew is strongly recommended. Please sign up using the appropriate ticket type. 

  MEALS & FOOD

  Bring your own food for lunch at destination. Upon return, you are invited to participate in a potluck. 
  

  Weather

  The flotilla is a weather dependent event. On top of the usual lower and upper wind limits, the flotilla has a destination, which may require favorable wind strength and direction to get there and back. All that to say that there is a higher chance of last minute cancellation of the Flotilla because of unfavorable weather conditions.

  Communication

  Check the calendar event description for briefing and start date, as it may vary from event to event.

  Feel free to join the whatsapp group to communicate about the Flotilla, before, during or even after the event, for any information, to ask questions and to reach out to other participants.

  Participants holding a ROC-M certificate may wish to bring their own handheld VHF radio for communication with safety boats. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Appendix: description of the destination clubs 

  Toronto Island Sailing Club

  • The Club dock is tiny and can  accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats. Most boats will need to be beached.

  • There are 

  • There is a area with picnic tables

  Recommend landing at Beach 1 and overflow at 2 on the map below. 

  
  

  It’s less than a minute walk to this club from there. On weekends, there is a lot of traffic in the channel. Also the channel needs to be dredged and has a fairly narrow path down the middle for keel boats. The western shore  of the channel is quite shallow and albacore centreboards will get beached. 

  
  

  If we have lots of boats might be tricky to go down the channel with keel boats and tourist charters coming through. They have right of way in the channel, even under motor.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  National Yacht Club

  • There is no place to beach the boats. 

  • They have a green space with picnic tables, BBQ’s /gazebo area, tents, fire pit/grill area (firewood/bbq grate supplied), look out area and a licensed dining room and patio (please note hats cannot be worn in the dining room but can be worn on the patio). 

  • No personal alcohol can be consumed in any of the licensed areas (signs posted + the marine staff/OOD can assist our group).

  • Have all of the boats rafting together off our west wall and off B307W. The west wall is between A and B dock, however no boats can park in front of the white crane. Click hereto see our 2024 dock map or see below.

  
  

  

  Ashbridge’s Bay Sailing Club

  The fleet can dock along the junior sailing docks and launch area. It is east of the gas dock. You will see the lasers stored and there is a docking area along that eastern area. We must pass by the entrance to the main harbour and take the passage to the gas dock.

  

  
  

  The trip there and back took around 4:30 hours, plus 1-1:30 hour stopover.

  
  

  Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club

  
  

  To access TSCC, we have to first go through the water wall. The club can be contacted on VHF channel 72

  
  

  TSCC has three docks, we dock at the smallest, middle one.

  
  

  TSCC has a restaurant (closed late September), an outdoor patio and indoor tables for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Nepean Sailing Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Nepean] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Nepean Sailing Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Nepean] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    04 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• David & Alex - Celebration of Lives

  • When
    07 Jun 2025
  • Location
    JTown

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    07 Jun 2025
  • End
    08 Jun 2025
  • Location
    Champlain Sailing Club, 145 Cedar Island Rd, Orillia, ON L3V 1S9, Canada

  Cats on Cooch Traveling Regatta - Champlain Sailing Club

  https://www.sailorillia.ca/club-events.php

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    08 Jun 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Whitby Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Whitby] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  See Ontario Sailing website for more details. 

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    11 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    18 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    20 Jun 2025
  • End
    22 Jun 2025
  • Location
    Caseville County Park 6400 Main St, Caseville, MI 48725, USA

  Caseville Beach Traveling Regatta - Caseville County Park, Michigan
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Boulevard Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Boulevard] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Kingston Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Boulevard] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Boulevard Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Boulevard] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Coach Boat Course

  • When
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Kingston Yacht Club

  [External] [Ontario Sailing, Kingston] Dinghy Instructor - Coach Boat Safety Course

  Coach Boat Safety Course

  This course is designed for anyone who plans to operate a safety or coach boat during races, lessons, or club flotillas. It focuses on essential on-water safety and rescue procedures and is ideal for sailing instructors, race volunteers, and club members assisting with on-water programming.
  
  Register Here: https://secure.e-registernow.com/cgi-bin/mkpayment.cgi?state=3621

  Note: These courses are not being held at our club, but we’re sharing the Ontario Sailing registration links for those who need the certification.

  ✅ Who should take this course:

  • CANSail Dinghy Instructors

  • Windsurfing Instructors

  • Race Committee or Safety Boat Operators

  • Club Members supporting on-water activities

  Prerequisites:

  • A valid Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is required

  • Standard First Aid & CPR-C is recommended

  Includes an online module that must be completed before the in-person training
  Sessions offered across Ontario from May to June. 
  
  Cost: $130 + HST
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    25 Jun 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Flotilla to TISC

  • When
    28 Jun 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  Register

  background

  The flotilla is simply a fleet of sailboats (albacores, lasers, cats, you name it) that sail together. The Flotilla is NOT a race. No start line, no winner, no loser. We just sail together, and if a boat goes much faster than the others, she just turns back to regroup with the ones at the back, or we just meet at the destination. No competition here; just enjoying a friendly sail together.

  Another draw is that we will cast off in the morning and stop at another sailing club, where we will step off the boats for lunch before heading back in the afternoon. 

  To give you a glimpse into what this looks like, take a look at the pictures of previous Flotillas.

  REGISTRATION

  Please sign-up using the ticket types to indicate whether you wish to crew or helm and what boat. Please note that sailors may always swap positions while on the water, if they judge that it is safe to do so. As well, we may need to shuffle sailors on the day of to account for high demand and/or boat availability. 

  sign-out Requirements

  Please take note of the "sign-out requirements" and the "exceptions" which apply to this event. In particular please note that sailors wishing to use a catamaran for this event may require a dedicated coach boat with a catamaran examiner on board to accompany them. 

  While anyone is welcome, and participating in a fleet wide sail, does provide some extra safety, sailing outside the familiar area of the outer harbor has its own challenges, such as sailing on the lake, the Western channel, the busy inner harbor and docking in unfamiliar places. If you haven’t sailed since your CanSail 1&2 course, it is strongly recommended that you pair with someone who has more experience or practice.

  SAFETY BOAT SUPPORT

  We also need safety boat support. The safety boat helm must have: 

  • PCOC (Power Boat Licence); and 
  • PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence); and 
  • ROC-M (VHF Radio Licence). 
  • Additionally, completion of a coach boat course, or safety/crash boat course is strongly recommended because supporting a fleet of sailboats requires some specialised knowledge. 

  Each safety boat requires at least one helm, and one crew, although two crew is strongly recommended. Please sign up using the appropriate ticket type. 

  MEALS & FOOD

  Bring your own food for lunch at destination. Upon return, you are invited to participate in a potluck. 
  

  Weather

  The flotilla is a weather dependent event. On top of the usual lower and upper wind limits, the flotilla has a destination, which may require favorable wind strength and direction to get there and back. All that to say that there is a higher chance of last minute cancellation of the Flotilla because of unfavorable weather conditions.

  Communication

  Check the calendar event description for briefing and start date, as it may vary from event to event.

  Feel free to join the whatsapp group to communicate about the Flotilla, before, during or even after the event, for any information, to ask questions and to reach out to other participants.

  Participants holding a ROC-M certificate may wish to bring their own handheld VHF radio for communication with safety boats. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Appendix: description of the destination clubs 

  Toronto Island Sailing Club

  • The Club dock is tiny and can  accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats. Most boats will need to be beached.

  • There are 

  • There is a area with picnic tables

  Recommend landing at Beach 1 and overflow at 2 on the map below. 

  
  

  It’s less than a minute walk to this club from there. On weekends, there is a lot of traffic in the channel. Also the channel needs to be dredged and has a fairly narrow path down the middle for keel boats. The western shore  of the channel is quite shallow and albacore centreboards will get beached. 

  
  

  If we have lots of boats might be tricky to go down the channel with keel boats and tourist charters coming through. They have right of way in the channel, even under motor.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  National Yacht Club

  • There is no place to beach the boats. 

  • They have a green space with picnic tables, BBQ’s /gazebo area, tents, fire pit/grill area (firewood/bbq grate supplied), look out area and a licensed dining room and patio (please note hats cannot be worn in the dining room but can be worn on the patio). 

  • No personal alcohol can be consumed in any of the licensed areas (signs posted + the marine staff/OOD can assist our group).

  • Have all of the boats rafting together off our west wall and off B307W. The west wall is between A and B dock, however no boats can park in front of the white crane. Click hereto see our 2024 dock map or see below.

  
  

  

  Ashbridge’s Bay Sailing Club

  The fleet can dock along the junior sailing docks and launch area. It is east of the gas dock. You will see the lasers stored and there is a docking area along that eastern area. We must pass by the entrance to the main harbour and take the passage to the gas dock.

  

  
  

  The trip there and back took around 4:30 hours, plus 1-1:30 hour stopover.

  
  

  Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club

  
  

  To access TSCC, we have to first go through the water wall. The club can be contacted on VHF channel 72

  
  

  TSCC has three docks, we dock at the smallest, middle one.

  
  

  TSCC has a restaurant (closed late September), an outdoor patio and indoor tables for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    02 Jul 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    09 Jul 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    16 Jul 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    23 Jul 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• July Flotilla! Destination TBD!

  • When
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  background

  The flotilla is simply a fleet of sailboats (albacores, lasers, cats, you name it) that sail together. The Flotilla is NOT a race. No start line, no winner, no loser. We just sail together, and if a boat goes much faster than the others, she just turns back to regroup with the ones at the back, or we just meet at the destination. No competition here; just enjoying a friendly sail together.

  Another draw is that we will cast off in the morning and stop at another sailing club, where we will step off the boats for lunch before heading back in the afternoon. 

  To give you a glimpse into what this looks like, take a look at the pictures of previous Flotillas.

  REGISTRATION

  Please sign-up using the ticket types to indicate whether you wish to crew or helm and what boat. Please note that sailors may always swap positions while on the water, if they judge that it is safe to do so. As well, we may need to shuffle sailors on the day of to account for high demand and/or boat availability. 

  sign-out Requirements

  Please take note of the "sign-out requirements" and the "exceptions" which apply to this event. In particular please note that sailors wishing to use a catamaran for this event may require a dedicated coach boat with a catamaran examiner on board to accompany them. 

  While anyone is welcome, and participating in a fleet wide sail, does provide some extra safety, sailing outside the familiar area of the outer harbor has its own challenges, such as sailing on the lake, the Western channel, the busy inner harbor and docking in unfamiliar places. If you haven’t sailed since your CanSail 1&2 course, it is strongly recommended that you pair with someone who has more experience or practice.

  SAFETY BOAT SUPPORT

  We also need safety boat support. The safety boat helm must have: 

  • PCOC (Power Boat Licence); and 
  • PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence); and 
  • ROC-M (VHF Radio Licence). 
  • Additionally, completion of a coach boat course, or safety/crash boat course is strongly recommended because supporting a fleet of sailboats requires some specialised knowledge. 

  Each safety boat requires at least one helm, and one crew, although two crew is strongly recommended. Please sign up using the appropriate ticket type. 

  MEALS & FOOD

  Bring your own food for lunch at destination. Upon return, you are invited to participate in a potluck. 
  

  Weather

  The flotilla is a weather dependent event. On top of the usual lower and upper wind limits, the flotilla has a destination, which may require favorable wind strength and direction to get there and back. All that to say that there is a higher chance of last minute cancellation of the Flotilla because of unfavorable weather conditions.

  Communication

  Check the calendar event description for briefing and start date, as it may vary from event to event.

  Feel free to join the whatsapp group to communicate about the Flotilla, before, during or even after the event, for any information, to ask questions and to reach out to other participants.

  Participants holding a ROC-M certificate may wish to bring their own handheld VHF radio for communication with safety boats. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Appendix: description of the destination clubs 

  Toronto Island Sailing Club

  • The Club dock is tiny and can  accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats. Most boats will need to be beached.

  • There are 

  • There is a area with picnic tables

  Recommend landing at Beach 1 and overflow at 2 on the map below. 

  
  

  It’s less than a minute walk to this club from there. On weekends, there is a lot of traffic in the channel. Also the channel needs to be dredged and has a fairly narrow path down the middle for keel boats. The western shore  of the channel is quite shallow and albacore centreboards will get beached. 

  
  

  If we have lots of boats might be tricky to go down the channel with keel boats and tourist charters coming through. They have right of way in the channel, even under motor.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  National Yacht Club

  • There is no place to beach the boats. 

  • They have a green space with picnic tables, BBQ’s /gazebo area, tents, fire pit/grill area (firewood/bbq grate supplied), look out area and a licensed dining room and patio (please note hats cannot be worn in the dining room but can be worn on the patio). 

  • No personal alcohol can be consumed in any of the licensed areas (signs posted + the marine staff/OOD can assist our group).

  • Have all of the boats rafting together off our west wall and off B307W. The west wall is between A and B dock, however no boats can park in front of the white crane. Click hereto see our 2024 dock map or see below.

  
  

  

  Ashbridge’s Bay Sailing Club

  The fleet can dock along the junior sailing docks and launch area. It is east of the gas dock. You will see the lasers stored and there is a docking area along that eastern area. We must pass by the entrance to the main harbour and take the passage to the gas dock.

  

  
  

  The trip there and back took around 4:30 hours, plus 1-1:30 hour stopover.

  
  

  Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club

  
  

  To access TSCC, we have to first go through the water wall. The club can be contacted on VHF channel 72

  
  

  TSCC has three docks, we dock at the smallest, middle one.

  
  

  TSCC has a restaurant (closed late September), an outdoor patio and indoor tables for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    01 Aug 2025
  • End
    03 Aug 2025
  • Location
    Prince Edward Island

  F18 RAID Championships - Long Distance Regatta - Prince Edward County
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    06 Aug 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    13 Aug 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    16 Aug 2025
  • End
    17 Aug 2025
  • Location
    Etobicoke Yacht Club, 300 Humber Bay Park Rd W, Etobicoke, ON M8V 3X7, Canada

  Etobicoke Yacht Club Open Multihull Regatta
  

  Show details
• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    20 Aug 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

  Show details
• August Flotilla! Destination TBD!

  • When
    24 Aug 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  background

  The flotilla is simply a fleet of sailboats (albacores, lasers, cats, you name it) that sail together. The Flotilla is NOT a race. No start line, no winner, no loser. We just sail together, and if a boat goes much faster than the others, she just turns back to regroup with the ones at the back, or we just meet at the destination. No competition here; just enjoying a friendly sail together.

  Another draw is that we will cast off in the morning and stop at another sailing club, where we will step off the boats for lunch before heading back in the afternoon. 

  To give you a glimpse into what this looks like, take a look at the pictures of previous Flotillas.

  REGISTRATION

  Please sign-up using the ticket types to indicate whether you wish to crew or helm and what boat. Please note that sailors may always swap positions while on the water, if they judge that it is safe to do so. As well, we may need to shuffle sailors on the day of to account for high demand and/or boat availability. 

  sign-out Requirements

  Please take note of the "sign-out requirements" and the "exceptions" which apply to this event. In particular please note that sailors wishing to use a catamaran for this event may require a dedicated coach boat with a catamaran examiner on board to accompany them. 

  While anyone is welcome, and participating in a fleet wide sail, does provide some extra safety, sailing outside the familiar area of the outer harbor has its own challenges, such as sailing on the lake, the Western channel, the busy inner harbor and docking in unfamiliar places. If you haven’t sailed since your CanSail 1&2 course, it is strongly recommended that you pair with someone who has more experience or practice.

  SAFETY BOAT SUPPORT

  We also need safety boat support. The safety boat helm must have: 

  • PCOC (Power Boat Licence); and 
  • PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence); and 
  • ROC-M (VHF Radio Licence). 
  • Additionally, completion of a coach boat course, or safety/crash boat course is strongly recommended because supporting a fleet of sailboats requires some specialised knowledge. 

  Each safety boat requires at least one helm, and one crew, although two crew is strongly recommended. Please sign up using the appropriate ticket type. 

  MEALS & FOOD

  Bring your own food for lunch at destination. Upon return, you are invited to participate in a potluck. 
  

  Weather

  The flotilla is a weather dependent event. On top of the usual lower and upper wind limits, the flotilla has a destination, which may require favorable wind strength and direction to get there and back. All that to say that there is a higher chance of last minute cancellation of the Flotilla because of unfavorable weather conditions.

  Communication

  Check the calendar event description for briefing and start date, as it may vary from event to event.

  Feel free to join the whatsapp group to communicate about the Flotilla, before, during or even after the event, for any information, to ask questions and to reach out to other participants.

  Participants holding a ROC-M certificate may wish to bring their own handheld VHF radio for communication with safety boats. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Appendix: description of the destination clubs 

  Toronto Island Sailing Club

  • The Club dock is tiny and can  accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats. Most boats will need to be beached.

  • There are 

  • There is a area with picnic tables

  Recommend landing at Beach 1 and overflow at 2 on the map below. 

  
  

  It’s less than a minute walk to this club from there. On weekends, there is a lot of traffic in the channel. Also the channel needs to be dredged and has a fairly narrow path down the middle for keel boats. The western shore  of the channel is quite shallow and albacore centreboards will get beached. 

  
  

  If we have lots of boats might be tricky to go down the channel with keel boats and tourist charters coming through. They have right of way in the channel, even under motor.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  National Yacht Club

  • There is no place to beach the boats. 

  • They have a green space with picnic tables, BBQ’s /gazebo area, tents, fire pit/grill area (firewood/bbq grate supplied), look out area and a licensed dining room and patio (please note hats cannot be worn in the dining room but can be worn on the patio). 

  • No personal alcohol can be consumed in any of the licensed areas (signs posted + the marine staff/OOD can assist our group).

  • Have all of the boats rafting together off our west wall and off B307W. The west wall is between A and B dock, however no boats can park in front of the white crane. Click hereto see our 2024 dock map or see below.

  
  

  

  Ashbridge’s Bay Sailing Club

  The fleet can dock along the junior sailing docks and launch area. It is east of the gas dock. You will see the lasers stored and there is a docking area along that eastern area. We must pass by the entrance to the main harbour and take the passage to the gas dock.

  

  
  

  The trip there and back took around 4:30 hours, plus 1-1:30 hour stopover.

  
  

  Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club

  
  

  To access TSCC, we have to first go through the water wall. The club can be contacted on VHF channel 72

  
  

  TSCC has three docks, we dock at the smallest, middle one.

  
  

  TSCC has a restaurant (closed late September), an outdoor patio and indoor tables for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    27 Aug 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
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  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Canadian Championship (RCYC)

  • Start
    30 Aug 2025
  • End
    01 Sep 2025
  • Location
    RCYC

  
  

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• F18 North Canadian Championships - Sextant Marine, Quebec

  • Start
    01 Sep 2025
  • End
    05 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Sextant Marine Inc, 1608 Rue McKimmie, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, QC J0J 1B0

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    03 Sep 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
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  Register

  
  

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    06 Sep 2025
  • End
    07 Sep 2025
  • Location
    3259 Carling Ave, Nepean, ON K2H 1A6

  Fanfare Open Skiff and Cat Regatta - Nepean SC

  
  

  https://nsc.ca/an/boating/regattas/
  

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• Cats - Away Regatta

  • Start
    06 Sep 2025
  • End
    07 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Burlington Beach Catamaran Club, 982 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, ON L7S 1A2, Canada

  Burlington Beach Bums Open Catamaran Regatta - Burlington Beach Catamaran Club
  
  https://burlingtoncatamaranclub.com/
  

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• Hobie Cat 14 North American Championships - Burlington Beach Catamaran Club

  • Start
    08 Sep 2025
  • End
    11 Sep 2025
  • Location
    Burlington Beach Catamaran Club 982 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, ON L7S 1A2, Canada

  
  

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• Wednesday Night Social Sail and Dinner

  • When
    10 Sep 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    10 Regatta Road
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  
  

  Come on down to the club for arguably the boppin'-est night of the week.  Arrive as soon as you can after 5pm, and get matched with another sailor for a social sail. When the sun goes down, dinner is served. BYOB. 

  Sign up to guarantee your plate! Attendees should notify the Head Chef (using the link to their membership profile accessible via the guest list) of any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, nut allergies) as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

  $20 CAD fee contribution to be paid directly to the Head Chef in cash the day of the dinner.

  
  

  Do you wish to lead this WND? If the role of Head Chef is still available, please sign up HERE to the date of your preference and email social@sailtoronto.com with your menu for the event to be updated on the club's calendar.

  
  

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• October Flotilla! Destination TBD!

  • When
    04 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  background

  The flotilla is simply a fleet of sailboats (albacores, lasers, cats, you name it) that sail together. The Flotilla is NOT a race. No start line, no winner, no loser. We just sail together, and if a boat goes much faster than the others, she just turns back to regroup with the ones at the back, or we just meet at the destination. No competition here; just enjoying a friendly sail together.

  Another draw is that we will cast off in the morning and stop at another sailing club, where we will step off the boats for lunch before heading back in the afternoon. 

  To give you a glimpse into what this looks like, take a look at the pictures of previous Flotillas.

  REGISTRATION

  Please sign-up using the ticket types to indicate whether you wish to crew or helm and what boat. Please note that sailors may always swap positions while on the water, if they judge that it is safe to do so. As well, we may need to shuffle sailors on the day of to account for high demand and/or boat availability. 

  sign-out Requirements

  Please take note of the "sign-out requirements" and the "exceptions" which apply to this event. In particular please note that sailors wishing to use a catamaran for this event may require a dedicated coach boat with a catamaran examiner on board to accompany them. 

  While anyone is welcome, and participating in a fleet wide sail, does provide some extra safety, sailing outside the familiar area of the outer harbor has its own challenges, such as sailing on the lake, the Western channel, the busy inner harbor and docking in unfamiliar places. If you haven’t sailed since your CanSail 1&2 course, it is strongly recommended that you pair with someone who has more experience or practice.

  SAFETY BOAT SUPPORT

  We also need safety boat support. The safety boat helm must have: 

  • PCOC (Power Boat Licence); and 
  • PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence); and 
  • ROC-M (VHF Radio Licence). 
  • Additionally, completion of a coach boat course, or safety/crash boat course is strongly recommended because supporting a fleet of sailboats requires some specialised knowledge. 

  Each safety boat requires at least one helm, and one crew, although two crew is strongly recommended. Please sign up using the appropriate ticket type. 

  MEALS & FOOD

  Bring your own food for lunch at destination. Upon return, you are invited to participate in a potluck. 
  

  Weather

  The flotilla is a weather dependent event. On top of the usual lower and upper wind limits, the flotilla has a destination, which may require favorable wind strength and direction to get there and back. All that to say that there is a higher chance of last minute cancellation of the Flotilla because of unfavorable weather conditions.

  Communication

  Check the calendar event description for briefing and start date, as it may vary from event to event.

  Feel free to join the whatsapp group to communicate about the Flotilla, before, during or even after the event, for any information, to ask questions and to reach out to other participants.

  Participants holding a ROC-M certificate may wish to bring their own handheld VHF radio for communication with safety boats. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Appendix: description of the destination clubs 

  Toronto Island Sailing Club

  • The Club dock is tiny and can  accommodate no more than 2 or 3 boats. Most boats will need to be beached.

  • There are 

  • There is a area with picnic tables

  Recommend landing at Beach 1 and overflow at 2 on the map below. 

  
  

  It’s less than a minute walk to this club from there. On weekends, there is a lot of traffic in the channel. Also the channel needs to be dredged and has a fairly narrow path down the middle for keel boats. The western shore  of the channel is quite shallow and albacore centreboards will get beached. 

  
  

  If we have lots of boats might be tricky to go down the channel with keel boats and tourist charters coming through. They have right of way in the channel, even under motor.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  National Yacht Club

  • There is no place to beach the boats. 

  • They have a green space with picnic tables, BBQ’s /gazebo area, tents, fire pit/grill area (firewood/bbq grate supplied), look out area and a licensed dining room and patio (please note hats cannot be worn in the dining room but can be worn on the patio). 

  • No personal alcohol can be consumed in any of the licensed areas (signs posted + the marine staff/OOD can assist our group).

  • Have all of the boats rafting together off our west wall and off B307W. The west wall is between A and B dock, however no boats can park in front of the white crane. Click hereto see our 2024 dock map or see below.

  
  

  

  Ashbridge’s Bay Sailing Club

  The fleet can dock along the junior sailing docks and launch area. It is east of the gas dock. You will see the lasers stored and there is a docking area along that eastern area. We must pass by the entrance to the main harbour and take the passage to the gas dock.

  

  
  

  The trip there and back took around 4:30 hours, plus 1-1:30 hour stopover.

  
  

  Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club

  
  

  To access TSCC, we have to first go through the water wall. The club can be contacted on VHF channel 72

  
  

  TSCC has three docks, we dock at the smallest, middle one.

  
  

  TSCC has a restaurant (closed late September), an outdoor patio and indoor tables for lunch.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Cats Masts Down Work Party

  • When
    26 Oct 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    JTown

  
  

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