Kingston Yacht Club
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| Founded | 1896 |
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| Clubhouse | One Maitland Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V3 |
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| Website | http://www.kingstonyachtclub.com |
Kingston Yacht Club (KYC) is a private yacht club
Yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to sailing and yachting.-Description:Yacht Clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there are some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations...
based in Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. The objectives of the club are to encourage the building and sailing of yachts, skiffs and canoes; motor boating; rowing; canoeing and all aquatic and other sports among amateurs.
History
KYC was founded in 1896 from its first incarnation, the Kingston Ice Yacht Club, which was formed in 1895. Its first clubhouse building, a 40x40-foot two-story structure, was opened on August 3, 1896. This original clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1934 and the current clubhouse was erected in 1935 and officially opened by the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of BessboroughVere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
Captain Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough was a British businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 14th since Canadian Confederation....
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Regattas
KYC has hosted many prestigious sailing regattas over the years including dozens of world and international championships and the sailing eventsSailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
of the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
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KYC, and some of its members, were among the founders of CORK
Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston
The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston is an annual multi-class sailing regatta held off the shores of Kingston, Ontario, Canada....
an annual multi-class sailing regatta held in the waters off Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
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