| Bluenose is a Canadian fishing and racing
schooner. Designed by William Roué and
built by Smith and Rhuland, she was launched on 26 March 1921 at Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia Her name comes from the surname given to Nova Scotians. |
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| Lunenburg is a Nova Scotia port on the Atlantic Ocean.
Lunenburg was founded in 1753 and was named in honour of King George II of
Great Britain and Ireland, who was also the Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. |
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| Bluenose was built for the cod fishery but the off-season
run between fishermen from the Maritime provinces and New England made it
famous. After a fishing season on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Bluenose
won the race. For the next 17 years, no Canadian or American vessel was able
to outrun her and she retained the International Fishermen’s Trophy.
Bluenose sank near Haiti, Île-à-Vache, after sinking on a coral reef on
January 28, 1946. |
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Caractéristiques du voilier
Length overall 44 m
Waterline length 34
m
Beam 8 m
Draught 5 m
Displacement
258 tons
Height from deck Mainmast: 38 m Foremast:
36 m
Sail 1 036 sq
m (grand-voile : 386 sq m) |
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| A replica, Bluenose II, was launched in Lunenburg on 24 July
1963 after being built at the Smith and Rhuland shipyard in collaboration
with Bluenose captain Angus J. Walters. |
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| Bluenose II did not participate in any race to respect the
memory of its ancestor, it was not built to compete with the original
Bluenose, but to commemorate its achievements. She participated in large
gatherings of Canadian and American sailboats but the schooner was
demolished in November 2010. |
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| Bluenose II has the world’s largest main
sail, with 386 sq m, for a total sail area of 1,036 sq m. |
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| After several construction delays, a new
Bluenose II finally officially enters into operation on 11 July 2015 |
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