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A Race for Real Sailors : The Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920–1938 Suzanne Fournier and Metis Young Adult LiteratureDescription In the summer of 1920, the public following the latest Americas Cup series were frustrated to find that every time the wind got up, the organizers called off the race. There was muttering in the taverns of Halifax and Lunenburg: why not show these fancy yachtsmen what real sailors can do? A Nova Scotia newspaper donated a trophy and put out a challenge to their rivals in New England, inviting them to meet the Maritimes best in a race for