Portsmouth_Olympic_Harbour

Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

Harbour in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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

  1. [1]
    What's on Kingston.com profile
  2. [2]
    City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.
  3. [3]
    1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 216–225.
  4. [4]
    1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 622–59
  5. [5]
    Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Exploring Kingston's Social History. Retrieved: December 18, 2023.
  6. [6]
    Cork.org official website

44.21885°N 76.51597°W / 44.21885; -76.51597


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