The Western Gap is east of the geododistic dome which identifies Ontario Place. To the south is Toronto Island with the airport hangers and taxiways bordering the southern edge of the gap.

Caution the Western Gap is extremely busy and narrow. It is critical that you pay attention to the range and sailboats should motor through the gap. Most commercial traffic now uses the main eastern gap for entry to the inner harbour. CAUTION- low flying aircraft approach and land at the Island airport. Obey, the keep out postings, white and orange buoys, and light buoys which are at both ends of the airport runways.

Toronto Western Gap itself is a narrow channel with a minimum width of 300 feet and minimum depth of 27 feet. The sides is are concrete with no place to pause or tie up. CAUTION a passenger ferry crosses the western Gap every 15 " to the island airport.

Toronto Western Gap Lights and Buoys. If approaching the Western Gap from the west your way point is TT 3 (515) which is a flashing Green illuminated buoy.

There are two privately maintained lights to the west of Toronto Island south of the western gap mounted on tripods.

The entrance range lights have a bearing of 053.5 ° ; and are isophase red, The front light (516) is shown from a 32 foot high white skeleton tower located on the south wall near the outer end. The rear light (517) 53 foot high white skeleton tower located near the inner end of the pier. The day marks are fluorescent-orange inverted triangles with vertical black stripes.

Approaching the Western Gap from the west or to the north shortly after exiting the gap is a break wall which separates a sheltered basin. This basin is entered through three gaps in the break wall to gain access to The Alexandera Yacht Club (1) and the National Yacht Club (2). Note only two openings are lit.

The National Yacht Club (2)
[ National YC Website ] is found at the west end of the basin. Visitors report to the yellow visitors dock located in front of the club house. National offers space for members of reciprocating yacht clubs with 9 feet of water in the basin.

Midway along the north wall, east of the National YC is the Alexandera Yacht Club (1)
[ Alexandra YC Website ] which offers space for members of reciprocating yacht clubs on the wall or on vacant members moorings.