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Kingston Yacht Club (KYC) is a private yacht club based in Kingston, Ontario. 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. ==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. 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 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)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kingston Yacht Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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