On Saturday, May 10th, 2014 the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston and Sail Canada honoured two illustrious designers who put Canada at the forefront of yacht and dinghy design in the period when traditional wood and steel boatbuilding gave way to fibreglass.
The opening of the Marine Museum’s New Age of Sail exhibit recognised George Cuthbertson and Bruce Kirby as Honorary Curators, while at the sold-out Gala dinner in the Kingston Yacht Club that evening both men were inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame.
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Please welcome our 2005 Inductee;
Paul Henderson
Starting with a successful career in International 14' Dinghies, Henderson would go on to represent Canada in three Olympics, sailing the Flying Dutchman (1964) and the Finn (1966), and then as a Coach (1972). He helped establish numerous local sailing clubs in the Toronto area, and was a key player in the founding of the CORK regatta in Kingston in 1972. Henderson was active in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for over 30 years, being Vice-President from 1978-1994, and President from 1994 to 2004. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2000 to 2004.
Royal Canadian Yacht Club.
Please welcome our 2014 Inductees;
George Cuthbertson
Cuthbertson, the first "C" in C&C Yachts, had already established an enviable design record with Inishfree, Red Jacket, and many other custom race boats, but it was the formation of C&C Yachts in 1969, a company he would lead for eight years, that contributed to the great growth of sailing in Canada, and establish Canada as a major player in the boating industry.
Royal Canadian Yacht Club.
Bruce Kirby
Bruce started his design career in the late 1950s with race winning fiberglass International Fourteen Foot Dinghiesm, but it was the design of the Laser in 1969 which propelled him onto the world stage. Many other boats soon followed, including IOR racers, one-designs, Canadian America's Cup 12-Metre challengers, and cruising boats and Sharpie designs. Kirby was a two-time Olympic helmsman, and with Runaway was member of the 1981 Canadian Admirals' Cup team.
Noroton Yacht Club.
Read more about Bruce here.