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  Bluenose II Model Schooner
Natural Finish
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measures: 47"L x 41"T x 9"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 40"L x 41"T x 9"W *
when including the very front mast, the actual length of the ship is
47"L
- The Bluenose model schooner ship model comes with a solid wood base, a brass
or metal name plate and the history of the boat
- This Bluenose 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 model schooner sailing boats
- The following rare woods used to build our schooner ship models
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 warped or split:
Ebony, English Sycamore, Rosewood, Black Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Yellow
Wood & Jack Wood
- Anchors, adornments and other such intricate details on this historic
bluenose boat fishing model are sculpted of metal
- Sails are handmade of fine linen and rigging lines vary in
weight and texture
- 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
* This model requires some simple assembly of the masts. Instructions are included. |
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