Bluenose II

Bluenose II in Toronto, July 2019
History
Canada
Name	Bluenose II
Builder	Smith and Rhuland
Launched	24 July 1963
Identification	IMO number: 5419086 MMSI number: 316245000 Callsign: CYJZ
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Tonnage	191 gross, 96 net[1]
Length	46 m (150 ft 11 in) o/a 34 m (111 ft 7 in) lwl
Beam	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draft	5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	Sails 2 auxiliary 250 hp CAT diesel engines
Mainmast, height from deck	38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Foremast, height from deck	36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Sail area	1,036 m2 (11,150 sq ft)
Mainsail area	386 m2 (4,150 sq ft)
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h) (engine) 16 knots (30 km/h) (under sail)
Crew	5 Officers, Chief Cook, 12 Deckhands

Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner Bluenose, commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it has since operated as a sailing ambassador and promotional device for Nova Scotia tourism. In honour of her predecessor's record, Bluenose II does not officially race.