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"
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)
Bluenose II Crew - 2009
Tallships Lunenburg 09, harbour fly over
Caledonia docked at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic during Tallships 09.
Bluenose II ready for the '09 season
Bluenose II photos from the '08 season
Bluenose II makes a smart 11 knots on an evening public cruise in Lunenburg Bay
It takes "all hands" to furl the world's largest working mainsail.
Bluenose II running down wind at 15 knots,
Gulf of St. Lawrence
It's a wrap for the Bluenose II '09 season
Closing her in on a wet fogging morning in Lunenburg.
Also check out the
Bluenose II
photo album archive
