The Bluenose!

I wish I would have posted the website sooner. I find it so fascinating.

I suppose the interest stems from all the times I skippered for my father on his  clipper years ago.

My dad on his boat

Just to get you up to speed, here is the time lapse of the rebuilding of the most recent Bluenose II:



The website can be found here. Check it out!  There are 3 different cams that show the progress of the build in real time. You can actually watch the men as they work on the ship.

Here is the condensed version of the story of this Canadian icon:

THE BLUENOSE

Designed by William Roue, the original fishing/racing schooner was built in 1921 - 90 years ago - in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, one of the Maritime Provinces.

She was made entirely of Nova Scotian wood.  The only exception were the masts, which required the tall Oregon pine.

Christened the "Bluenose" - the ship's name came from an 18th century nickname for Nova   Scotians.  Whether the the nickname was due to the color of their noses from the cold weather or simply due to their political bent.... no one is really sure.

The Bluenose was a working fishing vessel, one of the requirements to enter the Fisherman's race.   She also beat out 7 other Nova Scotian sailboats to qualify in the competition for the International Fisherman's Trophy.

Not without controversy and competitive bickering back and forth between captains, the Bluenose won each competition. 



Her record was undefeated for 18 years.



As the age of sails came to a close with the introduction of alternate means of power,  the grand schooners with their sheets and sails were no longer needed.

 Unfortunately, due to lack of funds,  the Bluenose was sold to a company for use in the West Indies where she hauled bananas until she was wrecked off the coast of Haiti.

The inspiration and memory  of such a magnificent ship captured the imagination of the whole country.




Canadian dime: wiki



A symbol of Atlantic Canada and a Legend in her time and today, there is, and has never been another sailing ship that could equal the Bluenose.

my dad in his glory....even a small
sailboat can dream it is a Bluenose!