August 16, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. The Bluenose 2.

This year the Blunose was built 100 years ago. The boat never lost a race, so its history is interesting. Eventually, the boat sank and another was built exactly the same as the old one. I have never understood why a boat built that sunk would be nade to the exact dimentions as the old one, but thar is what happened. This Bluenose 2 has not sunk but serves as a good will embassador for Nova Scotia. Six years ago, the city of Lunenburg, who owned the boat, decided on a renovation. After three years the costs were out of sight so Lunenburg tried to donate the Bluenose to the province, who did not want it. Eventually, the funds were found and the renovations were complete but at a cost 4 times the original estimates. This summer is the first summer in six years that the boat has been seaworthy and available to the public.. This summer, to celebrate the 100 year anniversary, the boat will tour the Maritime provinces. It will visit every port. If the harbours are deep enough, the Bluenose will tie up at the dock. If the harbour is not deep, the boat will anchor off shore so people could see the big boat. On Friday, the boat docked in Shelburne, which has a deep harbour. On Saturday if was at anchor in Port Matoon. And on Sunday it was at anchor in the mouth of the Mersey River. Everyone in Liverpool went to take pictures from Fort Point Lighthouse. Liverpool was a busy place. At the end of the summer, the boat will have visited every seaside town in Nova Scotia. So far, they are taking no people out to sail. Mayby next summer. But at the moment, the Bluenose is making many Nova Scotians very happy just be showing up in the waters of their town. Pretty nice.