New Age of Sail Exhibit in Kingston, Ontario

If you're cruising near Kingston this summer there is a new exhibit at the Marine Museum that is worth checking out. 

The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston to Present a Major Exhibit and Outdoor Exhibition entitled - New Age of Sail: The Story of Canada’s Sailing Boom.

New Age of Sail Exhibit

From May 5 to November 30, 2014, The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston will present a look back at the explosive growth in the popularity of recreational sailing from the late 1950’s, through the 70’s.

Entitled New Age of Sail: The Story of Canada’s Sailing Boom, the exhibit will recall the exciting developments in design, construction and marketing that popularized the sport of sailing.

During these innovative years, the transition from wood construction to fiberglass gave designers the ability to conceive lighter, stronger and more durable boats. They were boats that builders could mass produce for an affordable price. And since they required less maintenance than their wooden predecessors, their owners could spend more time sailing them, and less time working to keep them shipshape. New yacht clubs and class associations sprang up as a post WWll affluent middle class began looking for new ways to spend leisure time.

The New Age of Sail Exhibit will engage, inform and inspire. Visitors will encounter the past and present of recreational sailing. 

Find out more at

http://www.marmuseum.ca/index.php/visitor-info/new-age-of-sail-exhibit-2014