====== Ontario, CA Surfski ====== [contributing more about this locale - [[:easy_edit|how to send info]]] {{:locales:canada:ontario:toronto.jpg?direct&500x315|toronto.jpg}} **Toronto surfskier** photo: from [[https://youtu.be/IS4-gzw5ARU|video]] ---- [[:canada|Main Canada Page]] **Ontario **is a **Canadian province** that **borders** all of the **Great Lakes** with the exception of Lake Michigan (wholly contained within US borders). Most of the provincial population lives either on or not far from the Great Lakes. Ontario is also home to some of the other largest freshwater lakes in the world including **Lake Nipigon** and **Lake of the Woods**. The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located at the Southeast corner of Ontario on the Ottawa River about 120 km Northeast of Lake Ontario. ---- ===== Lake Erie ===== **Downwinds** * **Long Beach - Nickle Beach** 16 km [[https://youtu.be/yl5IyNdEpYg|foiling video]] (trip in video is 60 km due to all of the foiler's tacks, jibes, switchbacks…) * **Port Maitland - Sherkston Shores **66 km [[https://youtu.be/F5yuBseAy-E|foiling video]] (a bit long for surfski unless conditions are very good?) * ?where? [[https://youtu.be/JGI0FF003IQ|outrigger canoe laps video]] * … **Surf** * [[https://www.surf-forecast.com/regions/Lake-Erie-Canada|Lake Erie Forecast Map]] * **Long Beach Conservation Area Park ** [[https://youtu.be/khNFs6-MxQg?t=92|winging video 2nd half]], [[https://youtu.be/eat1YzhuFbY|winging video]], [[https://youtu.be/VYYbgx_SBHk|winging video]], [[https://youtu.be/sDIaPND6sQ8|winging video]] * **Port Stanley** * [[https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Port-Stanley|Forecast]] * … ---- ===== Lake Huron/Georgian Bay ===== **Downwinds** * **Goderich - Grand Bend **50 km [[https://youtu.be/98l6C9ufz1o|foil video]] * **South Baymouth to Tobermory** (43 km) * **Sarnia - Plympton-Wyoming** 18.7 km [[https://youtu.be/3B6NLD-Py7I|foil video]] * **St. Clair River **border between Michigan & Ontario * See description in [[:east_north_central_usa#michigan|Michigan]] (check out boat wakes also) **Surf** * **More Sand, Less Abrupt Shoreline** * **Kettle Point ** [[https://youtu.be/yl5IyNdEpYg|video]] * **Steeper Shore** * **Bayfield** * **Grand Bend** * **Kincardine’s Station Beach** * **​​​​​​** [[https://youtu.be/1jmcIOj_XtQ|​Sea Kayak Surf Laps Video]] * [[https://www.surf-forecast.com/regions/Lake-Huron-Canada|Forecast Map]] * … ---- **World's [[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/mike-ranta-canoe-paddle-1.5805065#:~:text=Ranta's Paddle/Facebook)-,An outdoor adventurer from northwestern Ontario is fulfilling a long,largest paddle in Killarney, Ont.|Largest Canoe Paddle]] near Georgian Bay**, photo - CBC news {{:locales:canada:largepaddle.jpg?direct&400x223|largepaddle.jpg}} ---- ===== Lake Nipigon ===== * 40 kms of fetch? * … ---- ===== Lake Ontario ===== [[https://nelocanada.ca/blogs/paddling-reflections/from-sprint-to-surfski|Paddling on Lake Ontario]] Tessa Oldershaw of [[https://nelocanada.ca/|Nelo Canada]] * **Locales** * **Toronto** * **Downwinds** * **Toronto Island** [[https://youtu.be/tWtNonizdPQ|SUP video]], [[https://youtu.be/IS4-gzw5ARU|surfski]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/toronto-centre-island-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Toronto Island - Sunnyside Beach **5-8 km depending on launch beach [[https://youtu.be/iEDAAB2EQ-s?t=821|video]] * **Hanlan's Point Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/Ovwj49-1vyY|Laps video]] * **Beachpoint Promenade, Pickering ** [[https://youtu.be/roPWoJCzrAg|OC video]] * **Leslie Spit ** [[https://vimeo.com/185340576|Laps video]] * **Kingston** * **Oakville/Burlington** * **Bronte Harbour - Spencer Smith Park **11km [[https://youtu.be/3B8ddb7z7XU|foiling video]] (with all of the foiling tacks he has measured up to 50 km on this run) * **Surf** * [[https://www.surf-forecast.com/regions/Lake-Ontario-Canada|Forecast Map]] * **Burlington** * **LaSalle Park ** [[https://youtu.be/R1KcvHpgZS8|foiling video]] * **Hamilton** * Grays Road [[https://youtu.be/khNFs6-MxQg|winging video]] * **St. Catharines** * **Port Dalhousie/Port Weller ** [[https://youtu.be/9HQImadplSE|foiling video]] * **Pickering** * **West Shore Beach ** [[https://www.facebook.com/reel/1366131901678020|video]] (facebook) * **Videos** * **​​​​​** [[https://www.youtube.com/@andrewsimpson8268/videos|​​Andrew Simpson Youtube Channel]] * … ---- ===== Lake Superior ===== * See [[:lake_superior#north_shore_ontario_canada|Lake Superior Ontario Shores]] * Check [[:ontario#resources|Ontario Resources]] below also - some of the surfing links have Superior info * … ---- ===== Clubs/Groups ===== * [[https://www.instagram.com/greatlakessurfingclub/|Lakehead University Surfing Club]] * [[http://limestonebbc.com/index.html|Limestone Boat & Board Club]] (Kingston) * [[https://mississaugacanoeclub.ca/|Mississauga Canoe Club]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/401696056521351|Surfski Ontario]] * [[http://wainuioutrigger.net/|Wai Nui O Kanaka Outrigger Canoe Club ]] Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario) * Canadian Canoe/Kayak [[https://canoekayak.ca/find-a-club/|Club Finder]] enter your city or town in the address search box * … ---- ===== Dealers/Stores ===== * **Guelph, Ontario (44 km northwest of Lake Ontario)** * [[http://kayaksport.net/products/kayaks/surfski.html|Kayak Sport Canada]] Think, Epic Surfskis * **Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario)** * [[https://nelocanada.ca/|Nelo Canada]] * [[http://www.paddlesportperformance.com/|PaddleSportPerformance]] focus on SUP but they organize [[https://www.paddlemonster.com/clubs/paddle-sport-performance-tuesday-night-race-league/|Tuesday night races ]]open to surfskis, OCs… * [[https://www.soleilsports.ca/|Soleil Sports]] Stellar Surfskis * **North Bay, Ontario (Lake Nipissing)** * [[https://www.simonriversports.com/|Simon River Sports]] 48 Exeter Street - Sprint kayak, Canoe, and Dragon boat * [[http://wavepaddlesport.ca/?page_id=7|WavePaddleSport Canada]] Vajda * **Toronto ****(Lake Ontario)** * [[https://surfontario.ca/|Surf Ontario ]] cold water, weather gear * … ---- ===== Races ===== * [[:races:races_canada#ontario|Ontario Races]] * … ---- ===== Repair ===== * [[https://nelocanada.ca/collections/repairs/products/boat-repairs|Nelo Canada]] Ontario * Ask local Dealers/Stores (see above) about repair service or places they may recommend * … ---- ===== Conditions ===== * **Great Lakes ** (Ontario borders all of the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan) * [[:the_great_lakes#conditions|Great Lakes Conditions]] * [[:lake_superior#conditions|Lake Superior]] (as of 2023 only has information about USA runs, but condition descriptions are relevant) * … ---- ===== Resources ===== * [[https://ontarioseakayakcentre.com/|Ontario Sea Kayak Centre]] Barrie, ON, Canada - Sea Kayakers are good resources on places to paddle * [[https://www.facebook.com/OntarioSeaKayakCentre|On Facebook]] * [[:the_great_lakes#resources|Great Lakes Resources]] * [[https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/wavelength/humbled-on-the-great-lakes/|Humbled on Lake Ontario]] (SUP paddler over his head on Lake) * **Surf** * [[https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/articles/beginners-guide-surfing-ontario|Beginners Guide to Ontario Surfing]] * [[https://www.instagram.com/greatlakessurfingclub/|Lakehead University Surfing Club]] * [[https://northernontario.travel/best/guide-surfing-great-lakes|More on Ontario Great Lakes Surfing]] * [[https://amwatersports.ca/blog/water-sports/top-surfing-spots-in-ontario-catching-waves-on-the-great-lakes/|Surfing the Ontario Great Lakes]] * **Surf Spots** * Ashbridges Bay, ON * Scarborough Bluffs, ON * Sandbanks, ON * … ---- **Ontario Morning** {{youtube>_iYMfYjeCvU}}