Kingston Yacht Club

  • 1 Maitland Street
    Kingston, Ontario
    K7L 2V3
Official language
English, FrenchAffiliationsBritannia Yacht Club, Royal Military College of CanadaWebsitewww.kingstonyachtclub.com

Kingston Yacht Club (KYC) is a private yacht club based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The stated 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In 1906–7, Henry Patrick Smith designed a Kingston Yacht Club clubhouse at the foot of Maitland Street.[1] The clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1934.

The current clubhouse was erected in 1935 and officially opened by the Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Bessborough.

A firm founded by John Power designed 12 architectural drawings for Kingston Yacht Club showing elevations, floor plans, alterations and additions 1880–1953.[2]

In 1940–41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system.[3]

In 1991, Katherine Waugh wrote 'Setting the mark : the history of the Kingston Yacht Club.'[4]

In 1996, Mariella C.C. Morrin edited 'Keep it simple sailor: easy cooking for people who love to eat by members of the Kingston Yacht Club.[5]

Regattas

KYC has hosted many prestigious sailing regattas over the years including dozens of world and international championships[6] and the sailing events of the 1976 Summer Olympics.

KYC, and some of its members, were among the founders of CORK an annual multi-class sailing regatta held in the waters off Kingston, Ontario.

Partnerships

As a Regional Training Centre for 2012, KYC supports the training of Athletes from the Grassroots to the National Team Level and supports the development of Coaches from Level 1 (CANSail 1&2) to Level 4–5.[7]

The KYC has reciprocal agreements with many other yacht clubs. It is also home to the Queen's University sailing team.

See also

  • Sports portal
  • flagCanada portal
  • KYC official site
  • KYC on Marinas.Com
  • KYC slideshow on Flickr
  • Kingston Yacht Club on YouTube

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingston Yacht Club.
  1. ^ http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1312 Henry Patrick Smith Dictionary of Architects in Canada
  2. ^ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T13%3A42%3A21Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=3972364&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng John Power Library and Archives Canada
  3. ^ http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14%3A20%3A40Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=893484&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Apam&lang=eng Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today Royal Canadian Naval Reserve - Scheme for Training Yacht Club Members
  4. ^ Katherine Waugh 'Setting the mark : the history of the Kingston Yacht Club.'(Kingston, Ont. : Quarry Press, 1991)
  5. ^ Mariella C.C. Morrin edited 'Keep it simple sailor-- : easy cooking for people who love to eat'(Kingston, Ont. : Kingston Yacht Club, 1996)
  6. ^ "䱩獴⁏映䵡橯爠剥条瑴慳⁉渠䭩湧獴潮‭⁋楮杳瑯渠Ⱐ佮瑡物漠⁷慴敲晲潮". Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  7. ^ "Ontario Regional Training Centres". Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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