Toronto Sailing & Canoe ClubA friendly volunteer-run club on Toronto's Humber Bay |
TS&CC is a non-profit, member-run sailing and paddling club on Lake Ontario in the Humber Bay. Founded in 1880, it offers racing, cruising, and sailing instruction; recreational paddling; and sailing camps for children and youth. Dragon boat and outrigger teams are resident as well.
Nestled on a two-acre site off Lake Shore Blvd. W., TS&CC is sheltered behind a breakwall with its neighbours, the Boulevard Club and the Argonauts Rowing Club. Facilities include a clubhouse with locker rooms and showers, a fireplace, a bar and grill, and a dance floor. The waterside patio is a peaceful place to enjoy a picnic or watch the sunset. Members are also welcome to use barbecues onsite. The clubhouse is available for rent by members and non-members alike.
Keelboat members have a choice of moorings on the breakwall or swing moorings, and racers may opt to dry sail their boats. Dinghies are stored on land and launched from dollies. Canoe, kayak, outrigger, and stand-up paddleboard members have convenient racks for their crafts.
TS&CC offers a fleet membership that allows participants to sail club-owned dinghies and keelboats. No membership is required to take a sailing course.
Tuesdays and Thursdays are sailing race nights at TS&CC, with a number of dinghies and keelboats participating. Each year, the club hosts the Icebreaker Regatta. The Canadian Wayfarer Association regularly holds provincial or national competitions here, and there is an active Wayfarer fleet in residence.
As a volunteer-run club, most membership types require an annual contribution of volunteer hours; projects include things like gardening, carpentry, dock maintenance, and IT and administrative tasks.