Bluenose vs. Gertrude L. Thebaud, Wallace R. MacAskill, 26 October, 1938
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| Description | ACC#87-0082, Footage of the Bluenose racing the Gertrude L. Thebaud (Thibault in original video title). In autumn of 1938, the Bluenose and the Gertrude L. Thebaud, perhaps the two most famous Grand Banks fishing schooners and old rivals, came together in a series of races off Gloucester and Boston, Massachusetts. This was likely to be the last International Fishermen's Trophy as the age of sail was coming to an abrupt end. The two schooners were to race best 3 out of 5 for what was to be the last race of its kind. Bluenose, built and operated out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, had a reputation for her speed. Since 1921, she had won every international series she entered, earning her place as the undefeated Queen of the North Atlantic. In 1937 her image had been immortalized on the Canadian 10-cent piece. By 1938 she was aging, now 17 years old, going up against one of her oldest competitors. Arguments broke out upon arrival in Gloucester as to how much ballast it required or was |
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| Date | 1938-10-26 |
| Source | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Author | Wallace R. MacAskill |
Licensing
CC0 / Public Domain
Attribution: Wallace R. MacAskill, 1938-10-26