Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston, Ontario. For the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, it hosted the sailing events.

Constructed in 1969, it has played host to the Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK), an annual event. The harbour was reconstructed in 1974 in time for the 1976 Games.

References

1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 216-225.
1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 3. pp. 622-59.
City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.
Cork.org official website
K7waterfront.org profile
What's on Kingston.com profile

Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics

Montreal Olympic Park	Centre Pierre Charbonneau Maurice Richard Arena Montreal Botanical Garden Olympic Pool Olympic Stadium Olympic Velodrome Olympic Village

Greater Montreal	Centre Étienne Desmarteau Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Île Notre-Dame Molson Stadium, McGill University Montreal Forum Mount Royal Park Paul Sauvé Centre Quebec Autoroute 40 St. Michel Arena Streets of Montreal Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal

Football venues	Lansdowne Park (Ottawa) Sherbrooke Stadium Varsity Stadium (Toronto)

Handball venues	Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval (Quebec City) Sherbrooke Sports Palace

Other venues	Olympic Archery Field, Joliette Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (Kingston, Ontario)

Olympic venues in sailing

1900: Meulan, Le Havre 1908: Ryde, Hunters Quay 1912: Nynäshamn 1920: Ostend, Buiten Y 1924: Le Havre, Meulan 1928: Buiten Y, Zuiderzee 1932: Los Angeles Harbor 1936: Kiel Bay 1948: Torbay 1952: Harmaja, Liuskasaari 1956: Port Phillip 1960: Gulf of Naples 1964: Enoshima 1968: Club de Yates 1972: Bay of Kiel 1976: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour 1980: Olympic Regatta in Tallinn 1984: Long Beach Shoreline Marina 1988: Busan Yachting Center 1992: Olympic Harbour 1996: Wassaw Sound 2000: Rushcutters Bay 2004: Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre 2008: Qingdao International Sailing Centre 2012: Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy 2016: Marina da Glória

Coordinates: 44°13′08″N 76°30′57″W / 44.21885°N 76.51597°W / 44.21885; -76.51597

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