The Delawana was a fishing schooner based in Riverport, Nova Scotia.
Delawana was the first schooner to represent Canada at the first International Fishing Vessel Championship races in 1920 under command of Capt.
On 11 October 1920, Delawana defeated the Canadian schooner Gilbert B. Walters, sailed by Capt.
Much to the dismay of the crew, the Delawana then lost in two straight races to the American Gloucester fishing schooner Esperanto under Capt.
[1] Despite the loss, the crew from Riverport did represent Canada at the first International Fishing Vessel Championship and built a pride in labour that would sustain the community and much of Lunenburg County for over a century.