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JTown, Westwood, and TSAR members are invited to register for the ROC-M certificate course offered by CanBoat, being held at JTown on April 11, from 9am - 5pm.
The walkie-talkie style marine radios onboard club power boats are known as VHF radios, and users are required to hold valid certification in order to use them. This is a discounted rate specifically offered for these clubs. This course is being taught by an ISED Canada certified instructor/trainer.
Registration cut-off is March 30. This will allow time to distribute text books (included) in advance of the class.
Westwood members - request your registration code from membership@westwoodsailing.ca
More info:
To usher in the 2026 sailing season, J-Town is welcoming new, returning, and prospective members to join us at the club for our spring Open House.
Please join us for a beverage and some tasty snacks at our season opener while we talk about all things sailing!
This is a great opportunity to check out our clubhouse and boats, sign up for sailing classes, and chat with sailors from our friendly J-Town community. Rain ☔️ or shine ☀️ - dress appropriately!
No need to RSVP, just show up! We are located at 10 Regatta Road.
New and returning members interested in volunteering:
Please sign up for a volunteer role by clicking the blue register button on the bottom left of this page. You will receive an email with more details a few days prior to the event. Volunteer tasks may require arriving earlier than 12pm.
JTown members may register for intermediate learn to sail courses, taught by qualified Sail Canada Instructors, hosted at JTown. JTown does not offer learn to sail courses to non-members (unless pre-approved by the Commodore on an exceptional basis). You can apply to become a member, here. Members must be aged 19+ years. Click here for a summary list of JTown's course, clinic, and testing requirements and pre-requisites.
Our learn to sail courses follow the CanSail curriculum which you can read about here. Evaluation is conducted on a rolling, continuous basis by instructors. Students who complete CanSail courses, also receive a digital certificate of completion from Sail Canada.
Click here for more information.
The introductory beginner sailing course is called CANSail 1&2. This course covers the basics that a developing sailor needs to know, in order to get into a two-person dinghy sailboat, get it moving, and bring it (and its passengers) home safely.
On-Water & In-Class
(Old Salt Day)
This cohort is named after Laura Dekker, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Dekker
Contact bgintere@gmail.com for enrollment.
See the following spreadsheet for details.
This cohort is named after Jessica Watson, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Watson
This cohort is named after Uffa Fox, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffa_Fox
JTown members may register for a laser clinic, taught by qualified Sail Canada Instructors, hosted at JTown. JTown does not offer laser clinics to non-members . You can apply to become a member, here. Members must be aged 19+ years. Click here for a summary list of JTown's course, clinic, and testing requirements and pre-requisites.
Evaluation is conducted on a rolling, continuous basis by instructors. Students who complete the required criteria to the satisfaction of the instructors, during the scheduled course, will be granted revocable sign-out privileges for our fleet of laser dinghies. These sign-out privileges permit members to sail our laser dinghies, subject to the rules and expectations set out in our Membership Handbook.
Information about JTown's laser fleet is available here. We also have a Byte (a boat similar to the Laser but more appropriate for smaller members (e.g. under 120lbs). The Byte can be used if necessary during the laser clinic. If you wish to enroll in the clinic and use the Byte, please email education@sailtoronto.com when you enroll.
This cohort is named after Xu Lijia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Lijia
This cohort is named after Sarah Douglas, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Douglas_(sailor)
