Grassroots Sailing

Grassroots Sailing Grassroots Sailing School - Sailing School located at Cooks Bay Marina.

Grassroots Sailing School

Provides Sail Canada keel boat Courses for Adults :

- Intro to Boating/ Sailing - 3-4 hours

- Start keelboat Sailing course - 2 days

- Basic Cruising Standard - 4 days

Grassroots Sailing will be back on the water soon and we are planning to offer Sail Canada courses on Lake Simcoe at Coo...
05/10/2026

Grassroots Sailing will be back on the water soon and we are planning to offer Sail Canada courses on Lake Simcoe at Cooks Bay Marina.
Top popular courses we will offer from the Sail Canada curriculums for 2026 will be :

1. Intro to sailing / 3-4 hours

2. Start Keelboat Sailing / 2 days

3. Basic Cruising Standard / 4 days

You can start any of these courses separately or as a progression if you wish.

Very sad news to share that our leader, mentor and friend Rick Butler passed away on Christmas Day after a long battle w...
12/26/2020

Very sad news to share that our leader, mentor and friend Rick Butler passed away on Christmas Day after a long battle with cancer. There will be a small funeral for family only, and hopefully a larger celebration of his life later this year. May you have fair winds and following seas wherever you are, old friend, you will be truly missed.

u4ric hauled out yesterday and put to bed for the year. All derigging and power washing done. Thanks to Annabelle, Troy,...
10/18/2020

u4ric hauled out yesterday and put to bed for the year. All derigging and power washing done. Thanks to Annabelle, Troy, Clinton and Alain for coming out on a great day!

Had an adventure when we were transporting the boat back to the barn. We blew a wheel bearing on the trailer half way back to Bradford! Huge thanks to two fantastic local farmers - Ed and Walter, they helped us replace it on site!! Special thanks to Annabelle for running to Princess Auto to get parts. Lesson learned, take care of your trailer bearings - grease them regularly! And remember to pay it forward when someone does something really great for you!

08/08/2020

The Perseid Meteor Shower is Approaching
Each year, the Perseid Meteor Shower with its many shooting stars returns to the night sky in August. This year, the shower is predicted to peak on the evening of August 12, but there should be good observing possible on adjacent nights as well. The deck of your boat in the middle of the bay is a perfect spot to watch. The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which is close to the more familiar Cassiopeia in the northeastern sky. Have fun!

Dear Grassroots Sailors,After long last, we are ready to sail!!With help from Alain, Troy and Dmitry, we launched u4ric ...
07/31/2020

Dear Grassroots Sailors,

After long last, we are ready to sail!!

With help from Alain, Troy and Dmitry, we launched u4ric last week, and she is now rigged and ready to go. Same slip as last year -- B11 at Cooks Bay Marina. Since we have a shortened season, we decided to keep Waterbaby on land.

Check the google calendar for times available for mentoring and recreational sailing (link below). We currently have skippers set up to sail on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. If you want to book the boats for any other time, please contact me, and I will slot you in.

Remember our rules are that skippers need their Basic cruising and need to be skippered off to take out the boats. A minimum of one crew with SKS is required. Skippers with Intermediate level cruising are able to take the boats out themselves with no crew.

We have put in place new protocols for COVID-19, including sanitization of the boat, and wearing of masks when in close quarters. Please see attachments for a COVID waiver and safety protocols. Everyone will need to sign a COVID waiver before sailing. Waivers are on the boat.

Dear Grassroots Sailors,We have fantastic news! This week, we were advised by Ontario Sailing that with provincial Stage...
07/17/2020

Dear Grassroots Sailors,

We have fantastic news! This week, we were advised by Ontario Sailing that with provincial Stage 3 opening, clubs can conduct more sailing activity on the water. Based on this, Grassroots will re-open the club for course instruction, and all boat sharing activity including recreational sailing, mentoring and racing.

We have lost 2 months of the sailing season, but still have 3 months left to sail. For members that have paid their 2020 memberships, we will be able to apply a portion of your fees for time lost to your 2021 membership. More to follow on that soon.

We will be communicating more in the coming days on this exciting development, including when you will be able to begin sailing and the schedule of courses for this season.

Stay tuned .
https://www.grassrootssailing.com/

Hooray! We're almost back!

Fair winds -

Hmmmm! I never knew?
06/19/2020

Hmmmm! I never knew?

Address

Dock B11 At Cooks Bay Marina. 1155 Gilford Road
Innisfil, ON
L0L1R0

Telephone

289-579-9920

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