The Bluenose was built in Lunenburg Nova Scotia in 1921 to fish the cold waters of the Grand Banks off New Foundland. A salt banker, she stayed out until her holds were full, using salt to preserve her catch. To encourage the development of faster schooners the Halifax Evening Mail and the Halifax Herald offered a prize of US$4000 to the schooner that won a series of 40 mile races. Bluenose beat New England's Elsie in 1921. She won and held the International Fisherman's Trophy Cup for 17 years! She was lost on a reef off the coast of Haiti in 1946 Launched: July 24, 1963 Bluenose II was built from the identical plans as Bluenose, in the same shipyard of Smith and Rhuland and by some of the same men.Bluenose II was sold to the government of Nova Scotia for $1 in 1971 by the Oland family of Halifax, and represents Nova Scotia as a sailing goodwill ambassador Bluenose II is acknowledged to have the largest working mainsail in the world, measuring 4,150 square feet (386 m² ), Total sail area measures over 11,000 square feet (1036 m² ). | 
