A fleet scaled to meet one's need

Model boat builders took the opportunity of the Tall Ships event to display and play with some of their creations in the Bonsecour Basin.

There were many different types of vessels, but I was particularly interested to see two Coast Guard ship models steaming around the calm waters.

The smaller one on the right is the Edward Cornwallis, based on its namesake sailing out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 

However, the larger vessel, which the builders named Nanuk, is based on a vessel that was never actually built. In the 80's, during the Mulroney era, there was a plan to build a large Arctic icebreaker. It was initially called the Polar 8 because it would be able to break ice eight feet thick continuously. 

Unfortunately, the project was shelved so the miniature Nanuk is the only realization from the initial dream of a Polar icebreaker.