Many hands make light work! Time to pitch in and get the clubhouse and property ready for the upcoming sailing season!
Tender times are being arranged with the Toronto Island Marina.
Come on down and help us open up the club. You you can spend one, two or three hours volunteering, it will make a difference. And we have chili!
Don't forget, if you've arranged with TISC's Social Director to bring supplies bring your receipts as you will be reimbursed that day.
Getting to TISC
Tender dock is located on the east side of 207 Queens Quay West. (Note: let the boat captain know that you will be buying tender tickets or a yearly pass at the Marina office). Tender leaves the marina every 60 minutes from 9:45am and the last one of the day leaves the island at 4:45 pm. You can also take the Centre Island Ferry from the foot of Bay Street. - See a map
This is the official event sign-up for those Skippers & Sr. Helms who expressed interest in the one and a half day training course led by a Certified Sail Canada Learning Facilitator.
This is the abbreviated version of the course used to train candidates trying to become instructors within the CANSail certification system which is the Provincial and National standard. There are checklists and rubrics of skills divided into 6 levels. These levels are what Canadian coaches use across the board. Instructors needing to evaluate and certify these levels must complete a 2-weekend CANSail Instructor Clinic for the appropriate level.
Our sessions will be a crash course in this system with some good take home points and techniques. It will hopefully make us all better coaches and help standardize our system so that we can move our members through the ranks and help them develop sailing skills.
The majority of the cost will be absorbed by our club working within our budget parameters for this year. Unfortunately we will not be able to cover the entire cost so all participants will need to pay $8.85 + HST for the sessions. Please be advised that you must be a fully paid 2019 Sailing Member before Apr. 28, 2019 in order to participate in this course.
Please register and pay for the training sessions by April 26, 2019 in order to participate. Inform us if you are only able to attend a portion of the sessions. Unfortunately, regardless of your availability, the price does not change. If you have any questions, please contact education@torontosailing.com or vicecommodore@torontosailing.com
Join us in 2019!
Hear about our social sailing program, CANSail lessons, boat scheduling, clubhouse facilities, racing opportunities and more.
Is it possible to learn how to sail in a season? Do I really have access to club boats? Is the club house right on the water? Can I go there anytime? Can I bring guests?
We have the answers to all of these questions and more!
Meet our friendly executive team and other long-term members for a quick presentation, a drink and yes, you can sign up on the spot!
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(TISC Members: Please log in and register as a TISC Volunteer)
Friday Night Racing (FNR) is organized and operated by the four community sailing Clubs -- Mooredale, St. James Town, Toronto Island and Westwood -- together with the Outer Harbour Centreboard Club (“OHCC”).
To ensure that everyone is given a chance to race, skippers are matched with crew by a random draw. The FNR races start at 6:45pm or 7:00pm. Take the 5:00pm tender to get to the race course on time!
To register for the Friday Night Races you must have your Helms status. Registering as a skipper requires Racing Skipper status.
To register see the Racing Section of the website or the TISC Handbook.
Sign up deadline is Wednesday at 8PM.
View the racing schedule online calendar
Harbour Masters are organized and operated by the four community sailing Clubs -- Mooredale, St. James Town, Toronto Island and Westwood -- together with the Outer Harbour Centreboard Club (“OHCC”).
The Harbour Master races start at 1pm. Take the 11:00am tender to get to the race course on time!
Skippers are allowed to choose their own crew for the Harbour Masters. Refer to the Racing Section of the website or the TISC Handbook for more information.
View the racing schedule online calendar.
Open to members who have completed CANSail 1/2. This intermediate sailing course teaches sailors to integrate the fundamental boat handling maneuvers and balance with basic tactics and strategy as well as applied sail trim. Sailors are exposed to a greater variety of conditions. Succeeding at CANSail 3 will prime you to become a Senior Helm at the club. CANSail 4 is your best prep for becoming a Skipper.
We limit the course to 12 students for only $175.00 + HST.
Start time indicates the marina tender departure time students must take to the island. CANSail 3/4 is a rigorous course so please come on time and prepared to go out on the water quickly.
Please note that all sales are final for courses.
Dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances, such as inclement weather. Whenever possible in these cases, on-land instruction will be substituted.
Sign-up to be part of the race committee for a TISC hosted Friday Night Race. Its a great way to get introduced to racing and meet other club members. No experience required. - all members are encouraged to volunteer! As a bonus, there's usually a fun "Apres-Race" and BBQ after!
The race starts at 7:00pm so please take the 5:30pm (or earlier) tender.
Contact the Racing Director if you have any questions!
Sign-up to be part of the race committee for a TISC hosted Harbour Master Race. Its a great way to get introduced to racing and meet other club members. No experience required. - all members are encouraged to volunteer! As a bonus, there's usually a fun "Apres-Race" and BBQ after!
The race starts at 1:00pm so please take the 11:30am (or earlier) tender.
Email racing@torontosailing.com if you have any questions!
Sign-up to be part of the race committee for the TISC Regatta! Its a great way to get introduced to racing and meet other club members. No experience required - all members are encouraged to volunteer!
The race starts at 11:00am so please take the 9:30am (or earlier) tender.
At TISC we're proud of our comprehensive learn to sail course. Taught by certified Sail Canada instructors the CANSail programming means lots of time on the water in a safe, fun and active learning environment, with relatively less time spent in a classroom. Sailors learn the skills and enter into fun and challenging experiences suited to their stage of development. The programming is designed to get - and keep - sailors excited about sailing for life! CANSail is designed to be a set of progressive learn to sail standards focused on providing sailors with a solid foundation of core skills. It allows sailors to learn and progress in any type of boat and consolidates key skills and solid experiences before adding complex skills.
CANSail 1 teaches sailors the fundamental sailing skills including basic sheeting, steering, and boat handling on all points of sail. Sailors can sail within defined boundaries set by an instructor.
CANSail 2 teaches sailors to adjust their bodies and boats for changes in direction and wind speed while sailing, and to perform boat-handling maneuvers in a controlled manner while in a controlled setting.
Interested and have questions? Contact education@torontosailing.com.
Visit Canadian Albacore Association for details of the Regatta
https://albacore.ca/caa-events/
Details to come!
