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{{Short description|Harbour in Kingston, Ontario, Canada}}
'''Portsmouth Olympic Harbour''' is a [[harbour]] located in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]],<ref>[http://www.whatsonkingston.com/entertain/harbour/index.html What's on Kingston.com profile]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130115135944/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/recreation/marinas/ports.asp City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.]
</ref> [[Ontario]]. Built for the sailing events of the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]]. <ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v2.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. pp.&nbsp;216–225.</ref><ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 3. pp.&nbsp;622–59</ref>
'''Portsmouth Olympic Harbour''' is a [[harbour]] located in [[Kingston, Ontario]],.<ref>[http://www.whatsonkingston.com/entertain/harbour/index.html What's on Kingston.com profile]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130115135944/http://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/recreation/marinas/ports.asp City of Kingston, Ontario Portsmouth Olympic Harbour profile.]</ref> The harbour was redeveloped for the sailing events of the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v2.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. pp.&nbsp;216–225.</ref><ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 3. pp.&nbsp;622–59</ref>


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.<ref>[http://www.cork.org/ Cork.org official website]</ref>
Portsmouth Harbour, originally known as Hatter's Bay, was constructed in the 1800s as a convenient means of providing supplies and transporting prisoners to [[Kingston Penitentiary]].<ref>[http://www.stoneskingston.ca/penitentiary-city/portsmouth-olympic-harbour/ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour]. Exploring Kingston's Social History. Retrieved: December 18, 2023.</ref> It was significantly modified and refurbished in 1974 and 1975. The [[Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston]] (CORK), a non-profit volunteer organization was a key element in bringing the 1976 Olympics to Kingston. Since then, the harbour has been a venue for annual Olympic-quality sailing events.<ref>[http://www.cork.org/ Cork.org official website]</ref>


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Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston, Ontario,.[1][2] The harbour was redeveloped for the sailing events of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[3][4]

Portsmouth Harbour, originally known as Hatter's Bay, was constructed in the 1800s as a convenient means of providing supplies and transporting prisoners to Kingston Penitentiary.[5] It was significantly modified and refurbished in 1974 and 1975. The Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK), a non-profit volunteer organization was a key element in bringing the 1976 Olympics to Kingston. Since then, the harbour has been a venue for annual Olympic-quality sailing events.[6]

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