Sunday May 1st 2011

Niagara Banana Belt Tour

This tour is on the Welland Recreation Canal in the City of Welland. The Recreation Canal is the remains of an earlier route of the Welland Canal. This is our first tour in the Niagara Region and we welcome rowers from the local area.

Sponsored by Notre Dame Rowing Club

Sunday May 15th 2011

Lake Scugog Spring Tour

One of the most magnificent properties in Durham Region is Seven Mile Island off Scugog Island. Come row on Sunday, May 15th and witness the cool breezes that billow across Lake Scugog. That same breeze rustle through tall pines and on through the ghostly remains of statues, gardens and the abandoned tea house. An afternoon with a by-gone era of what was once and immaculate estate.

Sponsored by Durham Rowing Club

Saturday May 28th - Sunday May 29th 2011

Rideau Lakes Tour

Loons, osprey, herons, beautiful lakes, the locks of the historic Rideau Canal, and the magnificent Opinicon Resort make this a beautiful tour. A long standing, gracious fishing lodge welcomes us with great food. We row for 1 ½ days which makes this a great Spring tour.

Sponsored by Ottawa New Edinburgh Club (ONEC)

Friday June 10th - Sunday June 12th 2011

Black Fly Tour

Please join us for the Ninth Annual Black Fly Tour. We are returning to the magnificence of the French River System after a hiatus of 6 years. From experience, we know that the rowing is excellent and the scenery is breathtaking. We are going to be exploring this system, in anticipation of the 2012 FISA tour. Not only is this area very beautiful, but the location is ideal, allowing us to row in a number of directions. As before, we will stay for the two nights, Friday and Saturday. However, this year, we plan on being in Sudbury on Thursday evening, (out-of-town rowers will be billeted), driving to Hartley Bay on Friday morning. We will rig the boats there and begin our reconnaissance.

Sponsored by Sudbury Rowing Club

Saturday June 18th 2011

Lake Simcoe Tour, Kempenfelt Bay

Kempenfelt Bay is bordered with small boathouses with tiny railways and some magnificent houses. We row along the edges of Kempenfelt Bay from the Barrie Rowing Club to the hospitality centre of Georgian College where we will have lunch. The return trip gives us a view of the marinas, houses, parks, and beaches on the other side of the Bay.

Sponsored by Barrie Rowing Club

Saturday June 25th 2011

Tay River - Rideau Canal Tour

This tour starts in the historic grey stone town of Perth, proceeds down the narrow Tay River/canal, pass an osprey nest, to a protected marsh with many species of birds. The double Beveridges Locks are next and it is fun locking through. These Locks make a good lunch spot. We proceed to the mouth of the Tay River into Big Rideau Lake. We row through a cut in the marsh and up the winding Rideau River to our take-out point just above Poonamalie Lock Station.

Sponsored by ONEC

Sunday July 17th 2011

Toronto Islands

The Toronto Islands are a verdant throwback to the 1950s with its yacht clubs, cottages, and boating channels. Once you are across Toronto harbour, you are in the calm waters between the shores, of the islands, graced by the weeping willow trees. In the background to the north are the magnificent man-made towers of the financial district of Toronto.

Sponsored by Hanlan Boat Club

Saturday July 30th - Monday August 1st 2011

Upper Ottawa Tour

Circumnavigation of Allumette Island - Row on the magnificent Upper Ottawa River where its deep, pristine waters lap at the Laurentian Mountains. This tour is moving down into the Valley – Pembroke is a fiddling capital and has a history as a lumber town.

Sponsored by Ottawa New Edinburgh Club (ONEC)

Saturday August 13th 2011

Nala Tour

Join us for a day trip on Lake Rosseau, Muskoka. With coffee in the morning at Hatchets, lunch at Windermere House and touring around Tobin's Island in Lake Rosseau - it's gearing up for a day not to be missed. Includes breakfast, lunch, guides, safety boat and all equipment - $100

Sponsored by Hatchets Outdoors Centre

Friday August 19th - Wednesday August 24th 2011

FISA Rehearsal Tour

This tour will be held on the French River and is a preparation for the 2012 Fisa Tour.

Sponsored by Sudbury RC

Sunday August 28th 2011

Canadian Sculling Marathon

Welcome to the seventh annual Canadian Sculling Marathon (CSM), inspired by the world-renowned Canadian Ski Marathon and organized by the rowing section of the Ottawa New Edinburgh Club (ONEC). Stressing participation, endurance, fitness, distance, and fun, the CSM is the most complete sculling marathon in Canada. Previous results can be found at http://www.onec.ca/rowing/rowCSM.html.

Sponsored by Ottawa New Edinburgh Club (ONEC)

Tuesday September 6th - Monday September 19th 2011

Muskoka to Peterborough Row

This two week adventure will take us from Hatchets on Lake Rosseau to the Peterborough Rowing Club on the Trent/Severn Waterway in Peterborough. Since we are leaving right after labour day weekend, we will have the waterways mostly to ourselves. We will be organizing our own boats, sleeping arrangements and meals for the trip, but would love to have people join in for whatever length of time they choose. We will post everything we are doing here so that it makes your jobs easier. Come join in the fun for a day, a weekend, a week or the whole thing! This is a fund raiser for your club, get pledges and all the money raised goes to you clubs youth program. We are rowing over 300km, and you should be apart of it, and its the 100th anniversary of the Trent Severn waterway!

Sponsored by Hatchets Outdoors Centre

Saturday September 10th 2011

Gourmet on the Grand River

The Grand River is truly the grand river of South-Western Ontario. At one time, its southern portion was navigable by steamboats. This tour has developed a reputation as a gourmand’s feast. What could be better: rowing about 20 km to lose weight followed by a feast to put the pounds back on!

Sponsored by Haldimand Grand River Rowing Club

Saturday October 8th 2011

Muskoka Autumn Tour

Join us for a day trip through Lake Rosseau, the Joe River and Lake Joseph in Muskoka to enjoy the beautiful fall colours. With coffee in the morning at Hatchets, fireside chili lunch at a 190 year old rustic cottage on Lake Joe and touring through the Joe river, it will be the perfect start to your thanksgiving long weekend. Includes breakfast, lunch, guides, safety boat and all equipment - $100

Sponsored by Hatchets Outdoors Centre

Saturday October 15th 2011

Icicle Chase

The launch site will be just below the last lock in Peterborough and the race will take you south on the river to Campbelltown. This is a nice section of the river and boat traffic should be minimal since we are past the Thanksgiving weekend. Hopefully there will be some colour on the trees by then. We hope to have a BBQ in the parking lot at Campbelltown.

We will use the format of the headraces, starting the boats at intervals and recording their finish times at Campbelltown to determine the overall time to complete the course.

Sponsored by Quinte Rowing Club