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  Bluenose II Model Schooner
SPECIAL EDITION X-Large
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here to see detailed photos! measures:
84"L x 83"T x 15"W
The original Bluenose was designed specifically to race for the International
Trophy, a prize established by W. H. Dennis, publisher of the Halifax Herald,
to answer the complaint that the America's Cup races were between yachts rather
than working vessels that could stand up to a good wind. Bluenose beat all comers
handily, and she was chosen to represent Canada in the race against the U.S.
defender.
Bluenose beat Elsie by margins of more than two miles in races held on October
22 and 24. Two years later, the pride of the Canadian fishing fleet, Bluenose
sailed to Chicago to represent Canada at the Century of Progress Exposition.
There and in Toronto, the pride of the Canadian fishing fleet was visited by
thousands of admirers.
With the outbreak of World War II and German U-boats a threat even to the
Grand Banks schooners, Bluenose was tied up until sold to the West Indies Trading
Company in 1942. Under Captain Wilson Berringer, she sailed in the interisland
trade until 1946 when she grounded off Haiti, broke her back, and sank. Although
built for racing, first and foremost Bluenose was a working vessel, and she
spent the bulk of her career in the long-line cod fisheries on the Grand Banks,
racing only when the fishing season was over. In 1963, the government of Nova
Scotia built Bluenose II, a replica of the original, which sails as a goodwill
ambassador for the province.
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Boat Model Description: |
- Model Schooner Measures 80"L x 83"T x 15"W
*The actual length of the ship is longer (84"L) when including
the very front mast
- The Bluenose Schooner ship model is delivered to
you assembled and ready for display *Except for the mast which
is folded down flat when shipping and comes with a simple instruction
guide to set up in minutes
- This wooden fishing model rests steadily upon a solid wood base,
and comes with a brass or metal name plate and the history of
the original Yacht
- This Bluenose Schooner ship model is entirely handmade piece
by intricate piece by skillful and experienced master craftsmen,
using the plank on frame construction method
- no kits are used
- We only use the highest quality woods in constructing our museum
quality schooner ship models
- The following rare woods used to build our model schooners
were subjected to severe conditioning (put over fire & sun dried), to
ensure your model will withstand any climate and thus, preventing
the wood from becoming twisted or fractured:
Ebony, English Sycamore, Rosewood, Black Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Yellow
Wood & Jack Wood
- Anchors, adornments and other such intricate details on this historic
schooner model are sculpted of metal
- Rigging lines differ in weightand texture and sails are handmade
of fine linen
- Our wooden model schooners are built according
to scale through original plans, pictures and drawings
- The Bluenose Schooner ship model is carefully inspected for quality
and accuracy numerous times before final packaging
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