Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston,[1][2] Ontario. Built for the sailing events of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [3][4]
Portsmouth Harbour was originally constructed in the 1800s to supply coal and materials to Kingston Penitentiary. CORK, then known as Canadian Olympic-Training Regatta Kingston began in 1969. The success of CORK was a key element in bringing the 1976 Olympics to Kingston. The harbour was significantly modified and refurbished in 1974 and 1975. Since then, it has played host to the Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK) for annual Olympic quality sailing events.[5]
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
- ↑ Cork.org official website
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