Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Explained

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]

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44.219°N -76.516°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.whatsonkingston.com/entertain/harbour/index.html What's on Kingston.com profile
  2. https://archive.today/20130115135944/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/recreation/marinas/ports.asp City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.
  3. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v2.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.
  4. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.
  5. http://www.stoneskingston.ca/penitentiary-city/portsmouth-olympic-harbour/ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour
  6. http://www.cork.org/ Cork.org official website

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