January 28 1946 - Bluenose, Canada's greatest sailing ship, founders on a Haitian reef.
The Bluenose was a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia. It was launched on the 26th of March 1921. It was a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province. It was financed by Captain Angus Walters and four Halifax businessmen.
The Bluenose soon proved that she is an excellent sailing vessel as she cleverly won the 1921 Canadian trials over seven other competing schooners. Another two races were held in late October and both were won by the Bluenose and she brings the International Fishermen’s Trophy back home.
Bluenose
Later on as a lot of powered fishing vessels are built sailing schooners were over powered and so the Bluenose was eventually sold for coastal trading in Caribbean waters. On the night of January 28, 1946, the Bluenose collided with a reef off the coast of Haiti. It was wrecked beyond repair, but fortunately all hands were saved and it ended a glorious era of sailing history.
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