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Lot Essay
W. J. Roue, a young naval architect, was selected to design a fishing schooner to try to restore the badly eroded Canadian pride. A sleek looking craft was constructed at the Smith and Rhuland Yard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. She was christened the Bluenose and launched with great fanfare on March 26, 1921. She soon proved to be an excellent sailing vessel, handily winning the 1921 Canadian trials. Two exciting races were held in late October, both won by the Bluenose to bring the International Fishermen's Trophy back to Canada.
The resumption of the International Fishermen's Race series occurred in the fall of 1931 when the Bluenose met the Thebaud in Halifax waters. The Bluenose prevailed, surging ahead in two straight races and was once again named the queen of the North Atlantic fishing fleet. She was eventually sold for coastal trading in Caribbean waters and on a dark January night in 1946, the grand champion Bluenose struck a reef in waters just off Haiti.
The resumption of the International Fishermen's Race series occurred in the fall of 1931 when the Bluenose met the Thebaud in Halifax waters. The Bluenose prevailed, surging ahead in two straight races and was once again named the queen of the North Atlantic fishing fleet. She was eventually sold for coastal trading in Caribbean waters and on a dark January night in 1946, the grand champion Bluenose struck a reef in waters just off Haiti.