Sailing & Boating.
The Port of Oshawa is a working deep-water harbour on the north shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of Oshawa Creek, anchoring recreational sailing on the same Great Lakes corridor as Whitby, Pickering, Toronto, Cobourg, and Prince Edward County. Lake Ontario fetch off the harbour entrance is exposed once outside the breakwater, with substantial afternoon wind common in summer.
The brief.
The Oshawa sailing season runs roughly May through October. From the Port of Oshawa, sailing west reaches Whitby, Pickering, and the Toronto inner harbour within a day's sail; east opens toward Bowmanville, Cobourg, and the inner reaches of Prince Edward County.
The harbour's location on the Lakeshore East GO Transit corridor makes Oshawa an accessible Great Lakes sailing port within an hour of downtown Toronto. The Port of Oshawa is a deep-water working commercial harbour; recreational vessels share the basin with commercial traffic — follow harbour rules and stay clear of commercial routes.
The City of Oshawa Waterfront page is the authoritative reference for harbour services and contact.
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