Captain’s log

The end of another season

I’m sitting here in the chartroom with bright October sunshine streaming in through the porthole. I can hear the crew chipping at rusted metalwork on deck and smell the Deks Olje oil that they are spreading on top of the coach house. We have been using Deks Olje on the ship for over forty years, making us a good product testing ground!

Celebrating 60 years of Bluenose II

Bluenose II,

July 24, 1963, what a day in our history. With the push of Nova Scotia and some government help the Oland family undertook to recreate an icon in Canadian History. This was quite a responsibility to undertake both financially and logistically. Bluenose has a special place in many people's hearts. In the sixties, dory fishing was still being practiced on the Grand Banks, Bluenose was lost only 17 years prior, and the scar was still fresh, particularly on the south shore of Nova Scotia. The Oland family, together with William Roué and Scotia Trawler created another special vessel. 

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