Blue Nose I: Wooden Yacht Model

Blue Nose I: Wooden Yacht Model

The Blue Nose yacht was designed specifically for the International Trophy, a prize established by W. H. Dennis, publisher of the Halifax Herald. The prize was established to answer the complaint that the America’s Cup races were between yachts rather than working vessels.

Blue Nose I: Wooden Yacht Model

Where appropriate, all scale ship models are constructed with hardwood using the plank-on-frame technique and built to scale using ships' drawings. The models use cotton sails and rigging and in the case of the larger vessels are suitable for use as exhibits in galleries or museums. Many models are available in Large and Small sizes with both versions offering the same level of detail.

Stocks of most models are held but you should allow up to 8 weeks for some of the larger models. If you have specific enquiries for other ships, please contact us. Models are shipped all over the world in secure packaging at very reasonable prices.

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Length (cm)	Width (cm)	Height (cm)	Type	Nation	Year
65	12	53	Yacht	Canada	1921

Blue Nose I: Boat's History

Original specifications: Type: Schooner (2 m); Dimensions (L/B/D): 43.6 x 8.2 x 4.8 m; Hull: Wood; Complement: 22-28; Designer: William J Roue; Built: Smith & Rhuland; Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada; Year: 1921

The Blue Nose's first skipper was Angus Walters, one of the most successful fisherman on the Grand Banks. Blue Nose beat allcomers handily and was chosen to represent Canada in the America's Cup race against the US defender, Elsie. Blue Nose beat Elsie by margins of more than 2 miles and she participated in the trophy race again in the following couple of years.

For 8 years, the America's Cup was not contested. However, on its next sailing in 1930, Blue Nose lost against the Gertrude L. Thebaud but won the following year.

The Blue Nose yacht attended the Century of Progress Exhibition in 1932 and was visited by thousands of admirers.

In 1935, she was again on exhibit, this time in England, and came third in a race around the Isle of Wight. In 1937, the last of the International Trophy races was held in Massachusetts, USA. Blue Nose returned the trophy by winning three out of five races against Thebaud.

Blue Nose was sold to the West Indies Trading Company in 1942. Under Captain Wilson Berringer, she sailed in the inter-island trade until 1946, where she grounded off Tahiti and sank.

Images of the graceful schooner Blue Nose have adorned Canadian stamps and coins and, after her loss, her memory remained very much alive in the Canadian imagination. In 1963, the Government of Nova Scotia built Bluenose II, a replica of the original, which sails as a goodwill ambassador for the province.

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