Neil Libbey

Neil F. Libbey is an author and historian in Sydney, Nova Scotia, a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Personal

Born in Hollywood, California, and raised in San Dimas, he moved to Cape Breton in 1985.

Libbey is a graduate of the University College of Cape Breton and the University of Maine, and is a teacher by trade.

Professional

Libbey authored Portside: An Early History of the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club in 2003 and contributed articles to The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers published in 2005.

Books

Neil F. Libbey (2003). Portside: An Early History of the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club. Sydney, NS: City Printers. ISBN 0-9733429-0-0.
Lucia Del Sol Knight, Daniel Bruce MacNaughton (2005). The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-04876-4.

References

↑ Cape Breton Post; April 7, 2007, p.27, Stewart, Wes, "Sydney Cemetery Rich in History".
1 2 Libbey, Neil F. "Portside: An Early History of the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club". Sydney, NS: City Printers. ISBN 0-9733429-0-0"
1 2 Knight, Jesse. "Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers". www.eyd.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2026-05-08.

[cbpost-1] Cape Breton Post; April 7, 2007, p.27, Stewart, Wes, "Sydney Cemetery Rich in History".

[portside-2] 1 2 Libbey, Neil F. "Portside: An Early History of the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club". Sydney, NS: City Printers. ISBN 0-9733429-0-0"

[eyd-3] 1 2 Knight, Jesse. "Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers". www.eyd.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2026-05-08.