On behalf of Scotia Wealth Management and Vaughan Together, we were extremely proud to support the Mobility Cup and Able Sail Toronto. We raised $7,500 toward a great cause to help those with ability challenges to compete in a sailing competition. To all the athletes, coordinators and other sponsors thank you for hosting us for a wonderful evening to celebrate your successes.

Thank you to the Great Lakes Foundation for the grant that enabled Able Sail Toronto to add two more davits to the Able Sail docks. The Great Lakes Foundation (GLF) is an IRS 501(c)(3) charity. It is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes, as well as fostering the art and culture of cruising.

 Dinghy Caddy has been manufacturing quality Davit System Solutions for over ten years. Dinghy Caddy has supported AST since the beginning in 2019.

Able Sail Toronto docks are now ready for Mobility Cup, a national championship for accessible sailing, that will be held at National Yacht Club from August 27 to 31, 2023.

Able Sail Toronto is a Canadian registered charity that is run and managed by people who live with disabilities. AST is dedicated to providing people with the opportunity to enjoy sailing. The organization provides healthy, active and safe physical recreation to people with disabilities and increases access to our wonderful Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Foundation is dedicated to preserving the richness of wilderness cruising areas of the Great Lakes, and fostering the art and culture of cruising. 

The Foundation's purpose includes:

  • Promoting marine safety through education, including publications and seminars;
  • Protecting and preserving wilderness areas by providing information that will enhance the appreciation of the Great Lakes;
  • Encouraging the study and preservation of the marine environment;
  • Supplying encouragement, information and financial assistance to persons and organizations who further the purposes of the Foundation.

With this grant AST will be obtaining two new davits and a contribution towards a new Martin16 sailboat. Thank you GLF!

We Believe in Safe Sport

Able Sail Toronto is proud to announce that we have recently adopted a comprehensive set of policies, in harmony with all of Canada's sailing organizations to ensure that all experiences we provide are safe and positive for everyone involved. Check out the full package Here>> and be prepared to sign the new Code of Conduct this spring.

Sport for Development FundThis fund provides financial and human resource support to neighborhood-based organizations in under-serviced communities that nurture the physical, social and emotional well-being of program leaders and their participants through quality sport programming. They identify values-based organizations that are welcoming to the diverse peoples of our country, and are inspired to make the sport system in Canada more equitable.

Able Sail Toronto is proud to be a recipient of the Sport for Development Fund for 2023.

Membership is now closed for the 2023 season, 2024 membership will open January 1, 2024

Membership is for people with disabilities from the age of 10 and up.

This is our friend Johnston Hall of sponsor OMRON Canada. Today Johnston repaired 4 windlasses that are used to support sailing for people with disabilities, supporting equity and inclusion in the sport of sailing. Johnston and OMRON will explore options to realize our goals of utilizing technology to empower people.

OMRON's Vision is to create "Innovation Driven by Social Needs" through automation to empower people.
The quote from Yoshihito Yamada, CEO articulates his vision for  OMRON to realize its corporate values - “I would like all OMRON employees to put our corporate philosophy into practice and work together with stakeholders to create a sustainable society through Sensing and Control + Think technology.”

Johnston Hall embodies that vision. Johnston, maintained and repaired 4 windlasses that are used to support sailing for people with disabilities, supporting equity and inclusion in the sport of sailing. Johnston and OMRON will explore options to realize our goals of utilizing technology to empower people. 

Able Sail Toronto has been the beneficiary of Canada Summer Jobs Grants in 2019, 2020,2021 and 2022. At AST, our summer employees gain valuable practical experience in their area of studies and interest. In addition to this, AST makes all efforts to introduce our summer students to other learning opportunities in their desired profession.

Today Sam Jennings, who worked with us in the summer of 2021, was given a tour of the lab of Lars Kristjansen of CEI Inc. Sam learned about a project funded by an NSERC grant that is a vision system that detects any imperfections that may exist in metal brackets produced on a hydraulic press in a metal fabrication facility.