The Bluenose, a fishing schooner that took on iconic status in the 1920s and ’30s, came out of Nova Scotia in 1921 in hopes of returning the International Fishermen’s Trophy and was successful in taking and retaining the title for 17 years.

The Bluenose made one last stand in 1938, taking on an American ship that proved the biggest threat to the Bluenose’s winning streak. The boats were tied 2-2 in a best-of-five series and the Bluenose was suffering from damages. Capt. Angus J. Walters is said to have pleaded with the boat, “One more time old girl, just one more time.”

The boat came through, winning the final race by three minutes and recording an average speed of 14.15 knots, the fastest pace ever recorded over a fixed course by a canvased vessel in the history of sailing.

This week’s Heritage Minute looks at that final race and recounts the Bluenose’s tremendous send-off. The Bluenose, which was a working fishing boat through and through, met its end on Jan. 28, 1946, capsizing off the coast of Haiti.

Heritage Minutes are 60-second short films that are shown in between some TV shows in Canada — and they’re amazing. We’re planning to bring you a “Heritage Minute” every Thursday on COTW.

Enjoy.