Bluenose: Fishing schooner designed by W.J. Roue of Halifax, and built by Smith & Rhuland Shipyard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CA. Launched on March 26, 1921, she was used for racing and fishing until her wreckage on a reef near Haiti in January 1946 . The image of the Bluenose has graced the Canadian Dime since 1937. The ship itself is a salt banker, i.e. the preservative for the caught fish is salt (1 barrel for 4 barrels of fish).

In 1963, a replica of the Bluenose with much more comfortable interior (Bluenose II) was launched, but has not been allowed to race, so she could not jeopardize the reputation of the original Bluenose. Bluenose II has become Nova Scotia's most recocgnized symbol, and was sold to the province in 1971 for $1. She is now maintained by the Bluenose II Conservation Trust

Other Links:
Bluenose Resources
Bluenose II Pictures
Bluenose II Specifications

Snippets:
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Sailing: Port lights are red (remember by associating it with the color of port wine), starboard lights are green.
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Sailing: Schoonerman: Schooners and Tall Ships; includes links to many web sites of tall ships.
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