MD Marine / Dock Links Present: 2026 Lake Simcoe Rescue Run
In support of: Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund
“Helping fund national Veteran programs and supporting Veterans and their families in need.”
Performance Boat Club Events Inc. is heading back to the Port of Orillia for the 2026 Lake Simcoe Rescue Run — the second stop of our five-event season, presented by our title sponsors MD Marine Insurance and Dock Links. This year, every dollar we raise supports the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command Poppy Trust Fund, helping Canada’s Veterans and their families in need.
For more than twenty years, the Lake Simcoe run has been one of the highlights of our season: beautiful boats, great people, and a whole lot of good done along the way. The weekend kicks off Friday, July 10 — boats arrive at the Port of Orillia from 2:00 pm, with check-in at 5:00 pm and a Captains & Crew reception at 7:00 pm at The Social Bar and Lounge. On Saturday, July 11 the fleet departs the Port of Orillia at 10:30 am for a roughly 100-mile run across Lake Simcoe, wrapping up with the Auction & Awards Dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion in Orillia at 7:00 pm.
Coming out to watch? Spectators are welcome. The best public vantage points are the Port of Orillia (Friday-evening arrivals, the Saturday 10:30 am send-off, and the ~5:00 pm return), the Atherley Narrows around 11:00 am as the fleet slows through the channel, the Lefroy Harbour House Grill over the lunch period (~11:45 am–1:30 pm), and Barrie’s Centennial Beach around 1:45 pm. All times are approximate.
Extra dinner tickets are $50 (plus tax and gratuity), and donations-in-kind valued over $200 qualify for a tax receipt from Performance Boat Club Charities. Accommodations are available at the Champlain Waterfront Hotel in Orillia.
Accommodations
Champlain Waterfront Hotel
2 Front Street North Orillia, Ontario, L3V 4R5
705-259-5001
www.champlainhotelorillia.com
All reservations for Performance Boat Club can be made by calling the hotel directly at 705-259-5001 and quoting you’re with the Performance Boat Club.
At the time of booking all guests will be required to provide a credit card to confirm their reservation.
We require all reservations to be made directly to the Hotel by June 25, 2025. After this time any guestrooms not reserved will be released. Reservations after this time will be based on availability and rates available, please note the preferred rate will no longer be available.
Launch Ramp & Parking
Dockage reservations
Port of Orillia
705-326-6314
Friday Night July 10th
- 2pm – Boats begin to arrive at Port of Orillia
- 5pm – Driver and Crew check in
- 7pm – Captains and crew reception at The Social Bar and Lounge 2 Front Street North, Orillia
Saturday July 11
- 08:00 am – Driver check in w/ Coffee & Doughnuts
- 09:30 am – Roll call, drivers meeting and safety brief
- 10:30 am – Depart port of Orillia for Atherly narrows – (3 miles)
- 11:00 am – Stage at Atherly narrows for departure to check point #1 Lagoon City (10 mi)
- 11:20 am – Depart lagoon for checkpoint # 2 Lefroy Harbor House Grill Lunch stop (26 mi)
- 11:45 pm – Arrive for lunch at Lefroy Harbor House Grill
- 1:30 pm – Depart Lefroy Harbor to Checkpoint #3 Friday Harbor (10 mi)
- 1:45 pm – Depart Friday Harbor for checkpoint # 4 Centennial Beach (12 miles)
- 2:00 pm – Depart Barrie for Big Chief (30 mi)
- 3:00 pm – Raft up at Big Chief (weather permitting)
- 5:00 pm – Return to Port of Orillia (3 mi)
- 7:00 pm – Auction and Awards Dinner held at the Royal Canadian Legion
Where & When to Watch
The Lake Simcoe Rescue Run passes several public waterfronts along the way, and spectators are warmly welcome. The best places to catch the fleet are:Friday evening — Port of Orillia — boats arrive dockside from 2:00 pm, a great chance to see the fleet gather along the waterfront.
Saturday morning — Port of Orillia — the fleet stages from 8:00 am through the 10:30 am send-off; Centennial Park and the Orillia waterfront offer the best view of the departure.
The Atherley Narrows (~11:00 am) — the fleet slows to pass through this channel — one of the best vantage points of the day.
Lefroy Harbour House Grill (lunch, ~11:45 am–1:30 pm) — the fleet is dockside over the lunch period, a relaxed chance to see the boats up close.
Centennial Beach, Barrie (~1:45 pm) — Barrie’s central waterfront is ideal for spectators as the fleet reaches Checkpoint 4.Port of Orillia return (~5:00 pm) — watch the fleet come home along the Orillia waterfront to close out the run.
The remaining checkpoints — Lagoon City and Friday Harbour — pass private resort and residential communities, and the Big Chief Island raft-up is on open water, best seen by boat. All times are approximate and the fleet may run ahead of or behind schedule depending on conditions.
