Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a
harbour located in
Kingston,
Ontario
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. For the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
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in
Montreal
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, it hosted the
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
events.
Portsmouth Harbour was constructed in the 1800s to supply coal and materials to Kingston Penitentiary.
CORK
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
, 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
The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK) is an annual multi-class sailing regatta held off the shores of Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beg ...
(CORK), an annual event.
Cork.org official website
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References
Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic sailing venues
Sports venues in Ontario
Sports venues in Kingston, Ontario
Sports venues completed in 1969
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