Kingston Yacht Club
{{Infobox organization
| name = Kingston Yacht Club
| image = File:Kingston Yacht Club.JPG
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| abbreviation = KYC
| formation = 1896
| location = 1 Maitland Street
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 2V3
| leader_title = Commodore
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| campus = Waterfront
| free_label = Tag line
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| 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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| publictransit = On a bus route
| affiliations = Britannia Yacht Club, Royal Military College of Canada
| website = {{URL|http://www.kingstonyachtclub.com}}
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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|date=November 2013}}
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|date=November 2013}}
In 1906–7, Henry Patrick Smith designed a Kingston Yacht Club clubhouse at the foot of Maitland Street.http://dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1312 Henry Patrick Smith Dictionary of Architects in Canada 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.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
In 1940–41, the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves scheme for training yacht club members developed the first central registry system.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 {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121205195634/http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-07-14T14:20:40Z&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=893484&rfr_id=info:sid/collectionscanada.gc.ca:pam&lang=eng |date=2012-12-05 }} Royal Canadian Naval Reserve - Scheme for Training Yacht Club Members
In 1991, Katherine Waugh wrote 'Setting the mark : the history of the Kingston Yacht Club.'Katherine Waugh 'Setting the mark : the history of the Kingston Yacht Club.'(Kingston, Ont. : Quarry Press, 1991)
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.Mariella C.C. Morrin edited 'Keep it simple sailor-- : easy cooking for people who love to eat'(Kingston, Ont. : Kingston Yacht Club, 1996)
Regattas
KYC has hosted many prestigious sailing regattas over the years including dozens of world and international championships{{cite web |url=http://k7waterfront.org/Topic/ListOfMajorRegattasInKingston |title=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 |accessdate=2011-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215235934/http://k7waterfront.org/Topic/ListOfMajorRegattasInKingston |archivedate=2010-12-15 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ontariosailing.ca/Racing/Ontario_Regional_Training_Centres.php |title=Ontario Regional Training Centres |accessdate=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527124013/http://www.ontariosailing.ca/Racing/Ontario_Regional_Training_Centres.php |archivedate=2013-05-27 }}
The KYC has reciprocal agreements with many other yacht clubs. It is also home to the Queen's University sailing team.
See also
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- [http://www.kingstonyachtclub.com KYC official site]
- [http://marinas.com/view/marina/13146_CFB_Kingston_Yacht_Club_ON_Canada KYC on Marinas.Com]
- [https://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=%22Kingston+Yacht+Club+not+wedding&mt=photos&adv=1 KYC slideshow on Flickr]
- [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kingston+Yacht+Club Kingston Yacht Club on YouTube]
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Category:Yacht clubs in Canada
Category:Sport in Kingston, Ontario