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Ontario, CA Surfski
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Toronto surfskier photo: from video
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 foiling video (trip in video is 60 km due to all of the foiler's tacks, jibes, switchbacks…)
- Port Maitland - Sherkston Shores 66 km foiling video (a bit long for surfski unless conditions are very good?)
- ?where? outrigger canoe laps video
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Surf
- Long Beach Conservation Area Park winging video 2nd half, winging video, winging video, winging video
- Port Stanley
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Lake Huron/Georgian Bay
Downwinds
- Goderich - Grand Bend 50 km foil video
- South Baymouth to Tobermory (43 km)
- Sarnia - Plympton-Wyoming 18.7 km foil video
- St. Clair River border between Michigan & Ontario
- See description in Michigan (check out boat wakes also)
Surf
- More Sand, Less Abrupt Shoreline
- Kettle Point video
- Steeper Shore
- Bayfield
- Grand Bend
- Kincardine’s Station Beach
- Sea Kayak Surf Laps Video
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Lake Nipigon
- 40 kms of fetch?
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Lake Ontario
Paddling on Lake Ontario Tessa Oldershaw of Nelo Canada
- Locales
- Toronto
- Downwinds
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- Toronto Island - Sunnyside Beach 5-8 km depending on launch beach video
- Hanlan's Point Beach Laps video
- Beachpoint Promenade, Pickering OC video
- Leslie Spit Laps video
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- Kingston
- Oakville/Burlington
- Bronte Harbour - Spencer Smith Park 11km foiling video (with all of the foiling tacks he has measured up to 50 km on this run)
- Surf
- Burlington
- LaSalle Park foiling video
- Hamilton
- Grays Road winging video
- St. Catharines
- Port Dalhousie/Port Weller foiling video
- Pickering
- West Shore Beach video (facebook)
- Videos
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Lake Superior
- Check Ontario Resources below also - some of the surfing links have Superior info
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Clubs/Groups
- Limestone Boat & Board Club (Kingston)
- Wai Nui O Kanaka Outrigger Canoe Club Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario)
- Canadian Canoe/Kayak Club Finder enter your city or town in the address search box
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Dealers/Stores
- Guelph, Ontario (44 km northwest of Lake Ontario)
- Kayak Sport Canada Think, Epic Surfskis
- Oakville, Ontario (Lake Ontario)
- PaddleSportPerformance focus on SUP but they organize Tuesday night races open to surfskis, OCs…
- Soleil Sports Stellar Surfskis
- North Bay, Ontario (Lake Nipissing)
- Simon River Sports 48 Exeter Street - Sprint kayak, Canoe, and Dragon boat
- WavePaddleSport Canada Vajda
- Toronto (Lake Ontario)
- Surf Ontario cold water, weather gear
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Races
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Repair
- Nelo Canada Ontario
- Ask local Dealers/Stores (see above) about repair service or places they may recommend
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Conditions
- Great Lakes (Ontario borders all of the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan)
- Lake Superior (as of 2023 only has information about USA runs, but condition descriptions are relevant)
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Resources
- Ontario Sea Kayak Centre Barrie, ON, Canada - Sea Kayakers are good resources on places to paddle
- Humbled on Lake Ontario (SUP paddler over his head on Lake)
- Surf
- Surf Spots
- Ashbridges Bay, ON
- Scarborough Bluffs, ON
- Sandbanks, ON
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Ontario Morning