Bluenose 2 overall dimensions: 44" L x 8" W x 38" H
Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank of wood is added to the hull of the ship model one at a time).
Fabric sails with detailed stitching
To offer this sailboat model at a reasonable price, and to ensure no damage during shipping this model sailboat requires minor assembly. The sails and rigging are all completed.. One just needs to insert the mast into the designated hole on the deck and clip the hooks to the deck. Pictured instructions with numbers on the hooks allow anyone to easily assemble this sailboat model in less than 4 minutes
There is no rigging to tie or tighten
To build this model ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual yacht.
Generations of Atlantic Canadians have grown up with stories of the Original Bluenose Nova Scotia, her Captain Angus Walters and Bluenose II.
The vessel became the world's most famous Nova Scotian fishing schooner racing victorious - and undefeated - into history and legends.
A glorious reign as Queen of the North Atlantic began with her launching from Lunenburg's Smith and Rhuland boatyard on March 26, 1921. It tragically ended a quarter century later.
In 1963, Bluenose II was launched from the same shipyard, built by many of the men who had worked on the Original Bluenose.
Interesting Bluenose IIfacts
Home port: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Bluenose II is acknowledged to have the largest working mainsail in the world. It measures 4,150 square feet (386 m2). The total sail area measures over 11,000 square feet (1036 m2) and is 43.5 m (143 feet) in length.
All crew members live onboard during the ship's six-month season.
In 1971, the Oland family of Halifax sold Bluenose II to the government of Nova Scotia for $1.
Since 1937, the image of Original Bluenosehas graced the Canadian dime (10 cent piece).
In 1995, Original Bluenose and her captain, Angus Walters, were inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
Nova Scotia's Bluenose II and the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is proudly operated by the Lunenburg Marine Museum Society.
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