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
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.

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