Sailing and Windsurf at Toronto, Ontario: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Ontario, Canada

Toronto is busiest between May and September: sessions usually start between 17:00 and 19:00. 45% of sessions are Sailing.

Sessions, 12 months
607
Riders, 12 months
42
Sessions, 30 days
46
Record, 12 months
28.5 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Anonymous rider22.0 kn 40.7 km/h
2Tim Jeruzalski14.3 kn 26.4 km/h
3Kurt Pammer14.1 kn 26.1 km/h
4Colin Rafferty13.9 kn 25.8 km/h
5Jayme Gianola13.6 kn 25.1 km/h
6Anni He13.4 kn 24.9 km/h
7Curtis Maloley12.7 kn 23.5 km/h
8Michael Stefanison10.9 kn 20.1 km/h
9Luca Nelson10.6 kn 19.7 km/h
10Martin Franchi9.4 kn 17.5 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Vincent Lindauer28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
2Gabriel Speed26.9 kn 49.8 km/h
3Eric Thomassin26.5 kn 49.1 km/h
4Tom Ramshaw25.5 kn 47.3 km/h
5Laszlo Csuka23.4 kn 43.3 km/h
6Ian21.8 kn 40.3 km/h
7Felipe Maia Lacerda de Melo19.3 kn 35.8 km/h
8Alex18.6 kn 34.4 km/h
9Artem Lavrynenko18.1 kn 33.5 km/h
10Jeff Martin13.9 kn 25.8 km/h

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Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Felipe Maia Lacerda de Melo19.9 kn 36.8 km/h
2Leo16.7 kn 30.9 km/h
3Jeff Martin15.3 kn 28.4 km/h
4Tom Mae12.8 kn 23.7 km/h
5Ian12.6 kn 23.4 km/h
6Artem Lavrynenko4.1 kn 7.6 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan0
  • Feb0
  • Mar2
  • Apr5
  • May102
  • Jun106
  • Jul97
  • Aug132
  • Sep88
  • Oct58
  • Nov17
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • SailingAugust61
  • WindsurfSeptember23
  • Wing foilAugust22
  • DragonboatAugust20

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 17:00 and 19:00. Local start time.

  • 5:0014
  • 6:003
  • 7:002
  • 8:0012
  • 9:0013
  • 10:0044
  • 11:0028
  • 12:0045
  • 13:0049
  • 14:0053
  • 15:0065
  • 16:0050
  • 17:0069
  • 18:00135
  • 19:0025

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • E141
  • N137
  • SW97
  • S91
  • W57
  • NW38
  • SE31
  • NE15
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Nearby spots

Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time to go to Toronto?

Sessions at Toronto are mostly between May and September. The busiest month is August, with 132 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Toronto better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 17:00 and 19:00, local time. 19% start before noon and 81% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Toronto?

Sailing (45%), Windsurf (19%), Wing foil (13%), Dragonboat (11%), and Windfoil (5%). Waterspeed recorded 607 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Toronto?

28.5 knots (52.8 km/h), Windsurf, on June 6, 2026. It is the fastest session at Toronto on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Sailing leaderboard at Toronto?

Anonymous rider, with 22.0 knots on May 10, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.