While inventory levels continue to remain low among sailboat dealers, some of the sailboats on display at the Toronto Boat Show include new models from industry leading brands such as Beneteau / Anchor Yacht Sales, Pat Sturgeon Yachts, TES Yacht Canada, Swans Marina,Catalina, Tartan Yachts and Fogh Marine.
In addition, you will find more booths than anywhere in Canada with sailing accessories, electronics, services and more!
Melodie Schaffer is one of Canada’s top offshore sailors!
Melodie Schaffer embarked on the inaugural Globe 40 double handed race around the world in her Class 40 boat 'Whiskey Jack' . The race entailed 8 legs, around all three Capes. She sailed 35,000 miles in this adventure with 174 days on the ocean. From torn sails, to avoiding pirates, to no wind instruments or communication at times, the challenges were immense. Despite the challenges, she won leg 7 and set three race records including the overall one of 347 nautical miles in a 24-hour period.
She was the only female skipper for the entire race, and the first Canadian woman to race around the world.
Awarded the Canadian Rolex sailor of the year award for 2023, the Gerry Roufs Canadian Offshore Sailor award for 2024 and the Women of Inspiration award inaugural Women in Sport award for 2024.
Meet Melodie and see her Class 40 boat ‘Whiskey Jack’ on display. Learn more about Offshore Racing and her preparations for the 2025 -26 Globe 40 Race.
Check back for seminar schedule.
Click here to read more about Melodie Shaffer.
Sunday, January 19
Sailors Hub Stage
Canada’s NorthStar SailGP Team will be competing in the Auckland Sail Grand Prix during the Toronto Boat Show and Reserve Strategist, Georgia Lewin-Lafrance,will appear virtually on Sun. Jan 19th @ 2pm to talk about her recent experience training with the team in Dubai and what the 2024 Rolex SailGP Championship season holds for the team in 2025.
Following Georgia’s appearance, highlights from the 2025 Auckland Sail Grand Prix will be broadcast so you can join in the excitement as Canada flies on this thrilling world stage!
Come celebrate all that sailing has to offer!
Whether you want to learn about racing on the world stage, sailing from a local club or simply what is the latest & greatest technology, this day is for you!
Connect with fellow sailors and industry experts while watching some inspiring and informative seminars that will leave you wanting to set sail!
Don’t miss Sailor’s Day – it will be a sailing celebration!
Check back to view the Full Day’s Schedule.
Social space in Hall D for sailors to gather and reconnect with friends.
Casual setting to sit back and watch highlights of Sail events!
Located in space 1430 Hall D.
Sailing is an amazing activity for all ages! We have clubs and sailing schools around Ontario that can start you off this spring or summer into the joys of Sailing.
If you are a club visit us to chat about your programs and services at your club. As the Provincial Sport Association for sailing in the province, Ontario Sailing is dedicated to developing lifelong sailors. Our staff and volunteers work in partnership to champion the sport of sailing across the province. We provide over 200 member organizations with leadership and resources to help them thrive.
Space 1440
Advanced Sailing Race Course Technology
Simple, precise course setting with no anchors
The Future of Sailing Race Management is here! Set your course fast, more easily, and more accurately than ever before.
MarkSetBot offers robotic buoys and integrated course-setting technology for sailboat racing that makes race management simple, accurate and sustainable. The patented robotic buoys are self-propelled and use GPS technology to hold position without anchors. With a user-friendly mobile app, easy assembly, and effortless routing and repositioning, they make precise race management simple.
MarkSetBot will be displayed in the Ontario Sailing Booth # 1440
Click here for more info on the MarkSetBot.
Join Fogh Marine in their booth 1339 to talk RS Sailing sailboats.
Information for clubs to join the Clean Marine Program to help create your clubs Environmental Sustainability program.
The Ontario-developed Clean Marine Eco-Rating Program is an environmental program that allows marine businesses to follow best practices to reduce and prevent water, air, and land pollution from recreational boating activities in Ontario.
Ontario Sailing has teamed up with Boating Ontario, Clean Marine Programs inventors, to offer this award-winning program to all Ontario Sailing member Clubs.
Ontario Sailing Booth 1440
For more information click here.
Clean Regattas is the world’s leading sustainability certification for all on-the-water, near-the-water, and water-loving events. With over 3,600 events hosted since 2006, this program has reached 1 million sailors and attendees across 53 countries.
Leadership, Empowerment, Adventure Programming
This amazing program was created for the purpose of “Inspiring Girls to Sail”. To activate and empower those who identify as female and To sail by building friendships, having fun, and learning leadership skills.
Join sailors Amanda Song and Jianpeng Wang along with members of Ontario Sailing and the Boat Show community as they share the vision to create a more inclusive and diverse sailing and watersport community, one that enriches sportsmanship and forms the Canadian identity. The mission is to foster a love for sailing among East Asians and provide a safe and welcoming environment where our members can learn and grow as sailors while connecting with others who share their cultural background and interests.
Booth #1796 across from Ontario Sailing Feature, Hall D.
North Sails is proud to partner with Ontario Sailing to bring the latest in wing foiling to clubs across Ontario. The latest products in kiteboarding, wing foiling, and windsurfing will be on display.
Discover a new generation of high-performance products featuring the most advanced materials and technology. Stop by the Ontario Sailing booth #1440 to see the next generation of gear and latest technology from North Sails.
Connect with our experts during the show to answer any questions you may have.
JOIN North Sails & Ontario Sailing in the Ontario Sailing booth Space 1440 to learn how you can bring foiling and winging to your club.
North Sails and Ontario Sailing are in spaces: 1440, 1431 and 1435
Our singular goal is to create the best foul weather gear on the planet, no compromise on design, materials, or construction methods. Stop by booth 1431 + 1435 to discover ranges of outerwear for men and women developed by the innovative experts at North Sails.
Revolutionary technology for windsurfing, brought to you exclusively by North Sails. See the North 3Di Molded Windsurfing up close in booth 1431 + 1435.
Our proprietary technology that revolutionized how sails are made. 3Di sailmaking has evolved into a sophisticated system for engineering a sail’s structure tailored to the boat’s precise requirements, rig, and anticipated operating environment. 3Di sails last longer than any paneled sail on the market. And unlike mylar, 3Di sails will not delaminate, ever.
Discover the benefits of 3Di technology with a team member in booth 1431 + 1435 during the boat show.
All North sails are designed and built to match specific customer requirements. The result is that each sail is custom made to your boat and sailing style.
Partners in Ontario Sailing booth also include Melo Craft and Suzuki Marine. Both Suzuki and Melo craft have come to the table to support our clubs, their learn to sail programs and race management with state-of-the-art boats and out board engines. There will be two fully rigged coach boats for viewing as these were designed in part with Ontario Sailings coaches’ assistance.
There will be reps from both Suzuki and Melo Craft in the booth to answer questions about the Coach Boats. All their product lines will be displayed at their own spaces (Suzuki 1135, Melo Craft G727)
Ontario Sailing Space 1440
