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BLUENOSE II History Under Sail!
Image courtesy of Sherman Hines © Sherman Hines

Photos - Bluenose II Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Welcome aboard Nova Scotia's Sailing Ambassador!

Rick Mercer brings the Bluenose II to the very popular CBC TV program "Rick Mercer Report" and to You Tube.
In this segment, Rick learns the ropes and is hoisted aloft in a boatswain's chair to "slush the mast"

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Rick Mercer welcomed aboard Bluenose II by Captain Watson
Captain Watson welcomes Rick aboard

On one of our many public cruises . . .

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"I was fortunate to sail on the Bluenose on it's first day out this month. What an impressive ship and crew! I would like to share these photos with you. Thank you for a most memorable day! All the best to your staff..." Ada Kallio (Barrie, ON)

2009 Crew Photo
Bluenose II Crew - 2009

Tallships Lunenburg 09, harbour fly over

Bluenose II: ready for 09 season Bluenose II: ready for 09 season Bluenose II: ready for 09 season
Caledonia docked at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic during Tallships 09.

Bluenose II ready for the '09 season

Bluenose II bright work gleams Bluenose II: Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador

Bluenose II photos from the '08 season

evening cruise off Lunenburg
Bluenose II makes a smart 11 knots on an evening public cruise in Lunenburg Bay
furling the mainsail
It takes "all hands" to furl the world's largest working mainsail.
Bluenose II at 15 knots
Bluenose II running down wind at 15 knots, Gulf of St. Lawrence

It's a wrap for the Bluenose II '09 season

Covering her up for the winter Covering her up for the winter
Closing her in on a wet fogging morning in Lunenburg.
Also check out the Bluenose II photo album archive