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A race for real sailors : the Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920-1938 / Keith McLaren ; introduction by Silver Donald Cameron.

by McLaren, R. Keith, 1950-

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Douglas & McIntyre, 2006.

Bluenose (Schooner)

International Fishermen's Race -- History.

Sailboat racing -- Nova Scotia -- History.

Sailboat racing -- History.

Yacht racing -- History.

Dartmouth Book Award.

9781553651611 (2006 Douglas & McIntyre hc.)

1553651618 (2006 Douglas & McIntyre hc.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Grand Banks -- Fishing under sail -- A skipping stone -- "A race for real sailors": 1920 -- The Lunenburg Flyer: 1921 -- Turmoil in Gloucester: 1922 -- "I am not a sportsman": 1923 -- The storm years: 1924-29 -- The Lipton Cup: 1930 -- The revival: 1931 -- The last Fishermen's race: 1938 -- In the wake.

"The International Fishermen’s Cup was initiated in 1920 in response to the dandification of the Americas Cup. It was intended as a race for working boats sailed by working men. The race eventually became much more than that, and acrimony plagued its two-decade history. McLaren tells the story of the race and the Bluenose, but he does much more. A Race for Real Sailors paints a vivid picture of the dangerous life of a deep-water fisherman as his world is being taken over by safer but much less romantic trawlers. McLaren’s riveting race descriptions are interspersed with fascinating background facts."--Quill & Quire Magazine.

Winner of the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction, 2007.

Cameron, Silver Donald, 1937-2020

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