Kingston Yacht Club
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| Abbreviation | KYC |
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| Formation | 1896 |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | Promote, encourage and education; champion the sports of sailing and boating, and create opportunities for friendship and community |
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Official language | English, French |
| Affiliations | Britannia Yacht Club, Royal Military College of Canada |
| Website | www |
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]
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.
