Dock boxes are also used, especially on the Wards Island side of the lagoon, where they can double as a step to get on and off your boat. Many members stay aboard every weekend. Others live aboard full-time for a month or so or all summer long, commuting to the city for work or other needs. Washrooms, including showers, are open 24 hours a day. There are several parking lots in the immediate vicinity of the city-side tender dock.
Members often unload gear at the dock and then park the car.
Others take the TTC or a taxi down to the dock. The Toronto Island community is very safe. And because many members stay aboard all week long, there is a built-in neighbourhood watch. During the busy summer months, police maintain patrols - motorized and on horseback. There is also a full-time fire station with paramedical capabilities stationed a few feet from club property.