Brochures
Brochure 2008
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Hours of Operation
9am - 8pm
Monday to Friday
9am-6pm Saturday, Sunday
Rentals
Weekday
10am - 8pm
(6pm is the last outgoing rental)
Weekends
10am -
6pm
(4pm is the last outgoing rental)
283A Queen's Quay W
Toronto, ON
M5V 1A2
Canada
(416) 203-2277
1 (800) 960-8886
Email Us
Thank you for your canoe & kayak
paddling interest and for your past patronage! From reading
about our free-guided group paddling and BBQ nights, to all the
new programs we are offering this year, we hope you enjoy
looking around our site. Call anytime and leave us your paddle
questions or registration requests. We offer paddling programs
year round, and our lake-side office doors are open on our newly
constructed park grounds from May 17 – September 28 2008.
All the best!
Dave & Clare Corrigan 416-203-2277 /
1-800-960-8886 
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Who is a Green
Paddler
(Beginner / Novice Paddler)
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Has taken the evening “intro to
sea-kayaking” course of equivalent
skills
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Display of basic boat handling
skills (forward, backward, balance,
stopping, turning around)
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Able to maintain a stable speed for
1 hour of continuous paddling
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Display of basic harbour awareness
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Limited rescue skills
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Who is a Blue
Paddler
(Intermediate Paddler)
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Proficient and reliable rescue
skills (tandem and solo)
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Able to tow another canoe or kayak
with paddlers for 1 km
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Able to sustain 2 hours of constant
paddling
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Greater harbour awareness and safety
awareness
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Displays proficient boat handing
skills (forward, backward, balance,
stopping, edging, pivoting)
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For kayaks the ability to roll
successfully 50% of attempts
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Has approximately 400 km logged
paddling (equivalent to
approximately 50 social night
paddles)
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Who is a Black
Paddler
(Advanced Paddler)
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Able to perform a variety of
reliable rescues in various sea
states
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Able to tow another canoe or kayak
with paddlers for 5 km
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The ability to roll successfully 95%
of attempts
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The ability to roll on both sides
and in various sea states
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Able to sustain constant paddling
indefinitely
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Greater harbour awareness and safety
awareness
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Demonstrates leadership on the water
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Has approximately 1000 km logged
paddling
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NOTE:
The above descriptions for paddling
ability is meant only as a reference.
Special circumstances can apply and is at
the discretion of the Harbourfront Canoe and
Kayak Centre.
Daily Weather
conditions table
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Paddling
Condition Code
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Average Wind Speed |
Sea (Lake) State
(It’s a combination result from wind
speed and direction, body of water
(size of fetch), current, and
eligible boat traffic)
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GREEN
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0 to 20km/hr
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BLUE
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20km/hr to
35km/hr
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BLACK
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As defined by
Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre
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The Habourfront Canoe and Kayak
Centre uses a colour code system to
match individuals paddling skills to
current weather conditions. This is
done in an effort to create greater
awareness of the limitations in
individuals and/or groups paddling
abilities.
In summary we wish to further
our efforts in making sure all who
leave our docks do so with the
knowledge and skills required for
that current days paddling
conditions i.e. a green ability
paddler does not attempt to paddle
on a blue paddling day.
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A weather condition upgrade (going
from a green paddling day to a blue
or black paddling day) is at the
discretion of the manager on duty.
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A weather condition downgrade (e.g.
blue paddling conditions to green
paddling conditions) will only take
place after the weather has
stabilized into the description
above for no less than 2 hours.
This is due to weather
volatility.
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