What to Expect
Arrival & Boarding
Your charter with The SWELL operates on a timecharter basis, meaning your vessel, crew, and schedule are reserved exclusively for your group. To ensure a smooth departure and to keep all guests on their event timelines, we ask that you:
Please arrive 15 mins before your scheduled departure.
- Greeting & Checkin
- Safety Orientation
- Stowing Personal Items
- Settling comfortably into the salon, cockpit, or cabin
Because our vessel must maintain precise timing and positioning for subsequent charters, late arrivals may result in the cancellation of your trip. We are unable to delay departures without impacting other guests’ event schedules and our required vessel movements.
What To Expect On Your Voyage
Your trip from Port Credit to Toronto Harbour covers just over 11 nautical miles, offering a blend of comfort, openwater travel, and panoramic skyline views.
We motor out of Port Credit Harbour at 5 knots, taking approximately 10 minutes to clear the breakwater and pass the historic Ridgetown.
Once clear of the breakwater, the vessel accelerates to 15–18 Kts, depending on sea state. This openwater leg covers roughly 9 nautical miles, running 1–2 miles offshore for about 30 minutes.
For your safety: The forward deck is not suitable during the crosslake portion. Guests must remain clear of this area. If you do wish to go up to the bow on arrival to Toronto let the Captain know. They will asses conditions and advise if it’s safe to do so.
Arrival at the Western Gap
As we approach the Western Gap, the crew reassesses conditions and prepares for the final 10–15 minute transit to your selected dropoff location within Toronto Harbour.
Inside the harbour, waters are sheltered and calm, and guests may move about more freely at the captain’s discretion.
Weather & Safety Policy
Because The SWELL operates outside Toronto Harbour, our weather standards are more conservative than harbour only tour operators.
Arrival at the Western Gap
- High Winds
- Reduced Visibility
- Thunderstorms or lightning
- Wave height / sea state outside the harbour
- Any condition deemed unsafe
- You may choose a full refund, or
- A 100% credit toward a future booking
If conditions deteriorate closer to departure, we will provide updates as early as possible and confirm any weather related decisions 3–4 hours before departure whenever feasible.