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Georgian Bay / Christian Island ( ID georgian_bay___christian_island )      Hits: 419
You are here: North America > Canada > Georgian Bay / Christian Island ( ID georgian_bay___christian_island )
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Next Big City (Airport):  Person
Next Town: Barrie
Latitude:   44.8365
Longitude: -80.1973
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
No Information

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
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Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


It's an island in a lake. Depending on what side of the island you are on the waves can get to around 5-7 feet at times. There are beaches in every wind direction on the island all ranging from a mile long to 2 miles long.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
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Beach crowds:
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There are four beaches in all directions N, E, S, W. Three of the beaches are nice soft sand that gets very hot at times. And the beach facing the south is very hard packed sand with shallow waters. All the beaches have more then enough space to launch any size kite safely and land.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


During the summer it is typical Ontario weather. The water can get pretty warm during the summer and it is not necessary for a wetsuit. Getting in to September you need a wetsuit and after that it's drysuit season. The season can be all year as long as you have a drysuit and the water dose not freeze in the winter months.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- March
- April
- September
- October
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
No Information
Main Direction:
No Information


During summer the wind comes and goes. Fall months are pretty much windy every day. Spring wind can be very good.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Toronto take 400 to Barrie. From Barrie to Cedar Point Road, where you have to get on a ferry that runs about every hour. Once you are on the island it is a 10 min drive to any beach.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


There are no rules. Just be safe and don't endanger other people.

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