The Queen and the Skipper
The Story of Bluenose
Eighty years ago when men went to sea in wooden ships, she was the Queen of the North Atlantic. The Bluenose was the fastest deep water fishing schooner ever to sail the Grand Banks. For nearly two decades she dominated the International Fishermen's Trophy races. Even well past her prime, watterlogged by 18 fishing seasons and battered by the fiercest Atlantic storms, Bluenose could not be beaten. Against a younger schooner, the best the American shipyards could produce, Bluenose set a world record for speed. It was her final race and her finest.
This is the story, not only of the Queen but of her Captain, a man named Angus Walters. For 22 years, they faced every new challenger and beat them all. Butin the end, it was age and economics that defeated them.
The spirit of Bluenose still inspires Canadians. We all carry a picture of her in our pockets, etched on the back of the Canadian dime. It's an image of a time when the world acknowledged a Lunenburg schooner as the Queen of the North Atlantic.
From the creators of "Canada - A People's History".
PLUS SPECIAL FEATURE: In a 1959 treasure from the archives of CBC Halifax, Captain Anugs Walters sits on a pier in Halifax Harbour and reminisces about his life at sea as master and owner of Bluenose.
Running time: 45 minutes. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
$19.95
