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  The second International Fishermen’s Cup — as it became fondly known — was set to take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia the second half of October 1921. It was to be a best two out of three series between the fastest fishing schooner out of Nova Scotia, and the fastest fishing schooner out of

  The third International Fishermen’s Cup was set to take place in Gloucester, Massachusetts in late October 1922 — it was to be a match between the defending champion BLUENOSE, and the newly built Gloucester challenger, HENRY FORD, Skippered by the well loved family man Captain Clayton Morrissey. BLUENOSE quietly arrived in Gloucester in the

Following the tumultuous outcome of the 1922 International Fishermen’s Race, the fate of the series seemed uncertain — but that sentiment proved to be short-lived, due to the ever-growing public interest in the races. A new challenger was also emerging from the A.D. Story shipyard in Essex, MA — the brilliant schooner COLUMBIA to be

  Following the outcome of the 1923 International Fishermen’s Race, the trustees ruled to postpone the next series until 1925 — however, times were changing. The fate of the schooner fishery was uncertain, the fishery was poor, the deadly ‘August Gales’ decimated the fleet and the world fell on hard economic times. Captain Angus Walters

  The day was March 26th, 1921. Schooner BLUENOSE was set to be launched from the Smith & Rhuland Shipyard, in Lunenburg.   But if BLUENOSE was built on land — how did they plan to get it in the water without the technology we have today? The answer is with a big SPLASH!  

  We know that the Smith and Rhuland Shipyard built Bluenose, but who actually cut the timber, hammered the trunnels and caulked the cotton and oakum between planks? Local historian Allan Browne has dedicated two decades to finding the names of the shipwrights and workers who built Bluenose. Do you recognize a relative or have

When the original Bluenose fishing schooner was designed and built in Nova Scotia – one hundred years ago – the methods, tools, materials and equipment were very different from those used for today’s fishing boats. This article will explore some of the major factors that shaped boatbuilding then and now.   Design When William Roué

Hello readers! It’s now the beginning of March – which means it’s time to get excited about celebrating Bluenose 100! The 100th Anniversary of the launching of schooner Bluenose takes place this March 26th, and we’re kicking things off with a virtual celebration starting at 10:00 am AST – we hope you will join us!