Contact

FAQ

How to join?

For specific questions, please email a volunteer board member below. Please note that the club doesn't have staff, a phone number or even a postal code. We're too busy messing about in our boats!

Learning to sail? While we sometimes have sailing mentorship nights you may be interested in formal classes with our friends who are also in the Outer Harbour Sailing Federation. These include the OHSF Youth Water Sports Camp, J-Town, Mooredale and Westwood.

We do not rent or store boats, nor host corporate events.

Club members are expected to volunteer and participate in events, races, meetings, and tasks announced in club emails. Diverse members are encouraged to run for vacant board positions. Members are welcome to contact and help one other in person and from our Directory.

Board of Directors

Position titles link to email. Names link to LinkedIn. Executive Roles descriptions.

Chief Rat (Commodore)	Jeff Gerrits
Race Rat (Race Director)	Ray Davies
Dinghy Rat (Associate Membership Director)	Joe Van Rossem
Paddling Rat (Associate Membership Director)	Shona Chornenki
Key Rat (Membership Director)	Michael Williamson
Money Rat (Treasurer)	Gordon Akum
Paper Rat (Secretary)	David Street
Party Rat (Social Director)	Walburga Groetzinger
Web Rat (Communications Director)	Annette Bradford
Grounds Rat (Harbour Master)	Barbara Anderson
Badger (Past Commodore)	Norm Lamb

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Mailing address

THE WATER RAT SAILING CLUB

970 QUEEN ST E

PO BOX 98121

TORONTO, ON M4M 1J8

Location address

4 Regatta Rd is beside Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park. See our directions.

Acknowledgement

As members of a community driven not-for-profit outdoors club, we each have a responsibility for the stewardship of Lake Ontario's waterfront that we enjoy. We acknowledge that for thousands of years the lake and its waterways have been the traditional home and passageways for many indigenous people such as the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and more recently the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, after more than a century of newcomers, the local region is still the home for many indigenous people including members of our club. We are very grateful to those that came before us and the Cityto have the opportunity to enjoy the sparkling waters of 'Ontarí'io' (meaning'great lake' inHuron).