 Book details:June 2006
ISBN 978-1-55365-161-1
Hardcover 8" x 5" 256 pages Nature / Marine Life History / Canada $29.95 CAD Awards |
Douglas & McIntyreA Race for Real SailorsBluenose and the International Fisherman's Cup 1920 - 1938On October 22, 1921, the American fishing schooner Elsie, just arrived from Gloucester, massachusetts, lined up in Halifax Harbour beside a new, untested schooner from Lunenburg, ready to race over a 40-mile ocean course. The Elsie's skipper had beaten a Canadian boat decisively the previous year to win the first International Fishermen's Cup race. The new challenger wat the Bluenose, set to begin a series of heated and often acrimonious races over the following two decades that left her bruised but unbowed, turning her into an icon whose image still shines on the Canadian dime more than eighty years later. |
About the Author Keith McLarenKeith McLaren, born in Victoria, British Columbia, took his first shipboard job in 1969. Since then, he has worked on over thirty vessels on the Pacific ... more >>Related Books Light on the Water Terrible Victory |