File:Bluenose vs. Gertrude L. Thebaud, Wallace R. MacAskill, 26 October, 1938.webm

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|description={{en|1=ACC#87-0082, Footage of the [[:en:Bluenose|Bluenose]] racing the [[:en:Gertrude L. Thebaud|Gertrude L. Thebaud]] (Thibault in original video title).
 
|description={{en|1=ACC#87-0082, Footage of the [[:en:Bluenose|Bluenose]] racing the [[:en:Gertrude L. Thebaud|Gertrude L. Thebaud]] (Thibault in original video title).
 

 

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In autumn of 1938, the Bluenose and the Gertrude L. Thebaud, the two most famous [[:en:Grand Banks|Grand Banks]] fishing [[:en:Schooner|schooners]], came together in a series of races off [[:en:Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] and [[:en:Boston|Boston]], [[:en:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]].
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In autumn of 1938, the Bluenose and the Gertrude L. Thebaud, perhaps the two most famous [[:en:Grand Banks|Grand Banks]] fishing [[:en:Schooner|schooners]] and old rivals, came together in a series of races off [[:en:Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]] and [[:en:Boston|Boston]], [[:en:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]].
 

 

 
This was likely to be the last [[:en:International Fishermen's Trophy|International Fishermen's Trophy]] as the [[:en:Age of Sail|age of sail]] was coming to an abrupt end. The two schooners were to race best 3 out of 5 for what was to be the last race of its kind.
 
This was likely to be the last [[:en:International Fishermen's Trophy|International Fishermen's Trophy]] as the [[:en:Age of Sail|age of sail]] was coming to an abrupt end. The two schooners were to race best 3 out of 5 for what was to be the last race of its kind.
 

 

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Bluenose, "Queen of the North Atlantic Fishing Fleet", built and operated out of [[:en:Lunenburg, Nova Scotia|Lunenburg]], [[:en:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]], [[:en:Canada|Canada]], was aging, now 17 years old. Arguments broke out upon arrival in Gloucester as to how much ballast it required or was allowed to carry.
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Bluenose, built and operated out of [[:en:Lunenburg, Nova Scotia|Lunenburg]], [[:en:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]], [[:en:Canada|Canada]], had a reputation for her speed. Since 1921, she had won every international series she entered, earning her place as the undefeated Queen of the North Atlantic. In 1937 her image had been immortalized on the [[:en:Dime (Canadian coin)|Canadian 10-cent piece]]. By 1938 she was aging, now 17 years old, going up against one of her oldest competitors. Arguments broke out upon arrival in Gloucester as to how much ballast it required or was allowed to carry.
 

 

 
Race 1 - 9 October - Bluenose lost its [[:en:Mast (sailing)|foretopmast]] and Thebaud won by nearly three minutes.
 
Race 1 - 9 October - Bluenose lost its [[:en:Mast (sailing)|foretopmast]] and Thebaud won by nearly three minutes.
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Race 4 - Thebaud takes race by five minutes, tying the event at 2-2.
 
Race 4 - Thebaud takes race by five minutes, tying the event at 2-2.
 

 

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Race 5 (final) - 26 October - In light winds and despite breaking the [[:en:Topsail|topsail]] [[:en:Halyard|halyard]] close to the finish line, Bluenose takes the race by less than three minutes, maintaining its title and long history, a testament to shipbuilders of Nova Scotia.
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Race 5 (final) - 26 October - In light winds and despite breaking the [[:en:Topsail|topsail]] [[:en:Halyard|halyard]] close to the finish line, Bluenose takes the race by less than three minutes, maintaining her title and long history, a testament to shipbuilders of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
 
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Her story ended in 1946, working as a freighter in the West Indies, she sank on a reef off of Haiti.
 

 

 
Wallace MacAskill (1887-1956) captured this final race in silent colour film.
 
Wallace MacAskill (1887-1956) captured this final race in silent colour film.

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