Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston, Ontario,.[1][2] The harbour was redeveloped for the sailing events of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[3][4]
Portsmouth Harbour, originally known as Hatter's Bay, was constructed in the 1800s as a convenient means of providing supplies and transporting prisoners to Kingston Penitentiary.[5] It was significantly modified and refurbished in 1974 and 1975. The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK), a non-profit volunteer organization was a key element in bringing the 1976 Olympics to Kingston. Since then, the harbour has been a venue for annual Olympic-quality sailing events.[6]
References
- ↑ What's on Kingston.com profile
- ↑ City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.
- ↑ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 216–225.
- ↑ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 622–59
- ↑ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Exploring Kingston's Social History. Retrieved: December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Cork.org official website
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