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Bluenose II Ship Model (Click thumbnail photos for larger view)
The Bluenose is the pride of Canadian Yachting due to it's incredible performances in the International Fisherman's Trophy races held in the 1920's and 30's. She was the winner of the race 4 times in just 7 entries. In 1937 she was forever immortalized as the Canadian Mint put her likeness on the ten cent piece. In 1955 both the schooner and her Captain, Angus Walters, were inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame for their contribution to their country.
In 1963 a replica of the original was built to commemmorate the pride and glory of the original. Bluenose II was built to the original specs but she was not built to race, but rather to preserve a heritage. In 1971 Bluenose II was sold to the province of Nova Scotia and she is dry docked in Lunenberg. Tours are conducted six months annually.
The Preservation Trust
On October 31, 1994, the Province of Nova Scotia, owner of the schooner Bluenose II, having decided to scuttle the ship, handed over possession of Bluenose II to a group of us volunteers. Our mandate was to restore the ship to full operational status and to maintain and operate her for the people of Nova Scotia. Over the winter of 1994-95 we restored the ship’s hull, and she was recommissioned in May 1995. Under an agreement with the Province we maintained and operated Bluenose II with pride and success until March 31, 2005.
Volunteers incorporated under the name Bluenose II Preservation Trust Society, a not-for-profit organization, on November 17, 1994, when they also were registered as a charity under the Income Tax Act of Canada.
In 1995, they established a trust fund to preserve the legacies of traditional seamanship skills and the craft of building great wooden ships, as now represented by Bluenose II. Funds are raised through public donations and proceeds from sales in the Bluenose II Company Store, which was established by the Trust in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in the spring of 1995.
Nova Scotians and supporters of the Bluenose legacy from across Canada, indeed from around the world, can be part of that “wooden ships and iron men” legacy through donations to the Trust. Tax receipts are issued for all donations of $5.00 and over.
Funds are raised through the operation of the vessel, public donations, licensing the use of the image of the ship and her predecessor, and sales in the Bluenose II Ship's Company Store.
Dimensions (L x W x H): 24" x 4" x 20"
Item # HC-010
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