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William J. Roué: The vision behind Bluenose

  • Jan 20, 2021
  • History
  • 6 minutes read
It was 100 years ago, on March 26, 1921, that Canada’s most famous schooner was launched at Lunenburg, N.S., where Bluenose quickly sailed into Canadian history. But the launch is just one chapter of an inspiring story.
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It was 100 years ago, on March 26, 1921, that Canada’s most famous schooner was launched at Lunenburg, N.S., where Bluenose quickly sailed into Canadian history. But the launch is just one chapter of an inspiring story.
Canadian ginger ale named Bluenose after working at family's soda factory Canadian ginger ale named Bluenose after working at family's soda factory
the idea of using bluenose blueprint to build a schooner the idea of using bluenose blueprint to build a schooner
Roué went on to design 100+ more ships – including one of Bluenose’s rivals Roué went on to design 100+ more ships – including one of Bluenose’s rivals