At Mooredale Sailing Club Toronto, we love sharing our passion for sailing. Our enthusiasm is quickly infectious for most new members. We love seeing our students enjoying the thrill of sailing well and fast! For these reasons, we put together a sound teaching program unique to our club. This program includes beginner sailing lessons in Toronto and advanced sailing lessons in Toronto, certified by the Canadian Yachting Association.
Sailing Lessons
Our club welcomes his new members by offering them more than 40 hours of sailing lessons conform to the CYA (Canadian Yacht Association) standards and taught by our professional CYA certified instructors. This training, "Learn to Sail" program, will cover safety, seamanship and boat handling in winds to 9 knots velocity and it will give you the sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience to obtain the CYA CanSail I & II Certificate.
Here are the upcoming "Learn to Sail" classes. Each class (A, B, C, D, or E) consist of the same program aiming at teaching a novice sailor to a CANSail I and II level. Pick the class (A, B, C, D or E) that best suit your schedule. If you are an experienced sailor, please pick a class and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to gain access to the club boats right away.
Cansail Class C (Saturdays only) (FULL)
Water safety session: Tuesday May 28
Intro session: Saturday May 25
First sail: Saturday June 1
Completion: Saturday July 13
Cansail Class D (Tuesdays & Thursdays) + first sail on a Sunday
Water safety session: Tuesday May 28
Intro session: Thursday May 30
First sail: Sunday June 2
Completion: Thursday July 2
Cansail Class E (Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm-10pm) + first sail on a Saturday or Sunday
Water safety session: end of June
Intro session: in July
First sail: in July
Completion: in July
Cansail Class F (Weekday 1pm-6pm) + first sail on a Saturday or Sunday
Water safety session: end of June or beginnig of July
Intro session: in July
First sail: in July
Completion: in July
Cansail Class G (Weekday 1pm-6pm) + first sail on a Saturday or Sunday
Water safety session: end of July or beginnig of August
Intro session: in August
First sail: in August
Completion: in August
E and F classes' schedules are being finalized. Send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will let you know as soon as the schedule is set. See our Schedule for class hours and times.
While you are learning the basics of sailing in a friendly atmosphere, you will get familiar with the club and its members. You will also participate to different introductory programs, which include, an introduction to boat maintenance and repair involving fiberglass work, an introduction to racing which will be run by one of our top racer, and of course a full access to our clubhouse and its social activities. Not sure you can attend all the class? Contact our membership director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Mooredale also offers advanced sailing programs.
