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SIR PETER BLAKE The ocean master
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CHILDHOOD
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YOUNG YEARS Peter James Blake was born in 1948 to Brian Blake
and Joyce Hilda Wilson. Peter Blake grew up in a small wooden
bungalow in Bayswater on the northern side of the Waitemata
Harbour. He loved boats from a young age and had always been a
natural boatie.
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EARLY BOATING When Peter was eight years old, his father built
him a P-Class boat called Pee Bee. "Friends and I used to go all
over Waitemata Harbour in our Ps together and sometimes ended up
being blown into the mangroves around the edge, "We explored all
the creeks near home. I can remember sailing on evenings after
school, the sun going down on the water. I'd sail through flotillas
of water birds. Really peaceful: I had as good a time then as
sailing around the world years later in life. Quoted in Peters book
Peter Blake Adventurer
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OCEAN RACING
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BURTON CUTTER WHITBREAD NUMBER 1 In 1967 Blake sold the family
boat Bandit and used the money to go to England. While there he
earned the place on Burton Cutter (which was in the Whitbread
race), but there was one small problem. Burton Cutter was doomed
from the start. As the race began the crew was still attaching
makeshift bunks to use. The boat wasnt built properly and limped
back to England. Despite all that they came 2 nd.
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HEATHS CONDOR WHITBREAD NUMBER 2 In 1978 Peter Blake made
friends with Robert Knox-Johnston who got invited to co-captain in
another Whitbread. He pulled some strings and got Peter Blake along
with him. When a man went overboard Peter sailed the ship back to
him and rescued him, most likely saving his life. Heaths Condor
sadly didnt win but it didnt deter Peter Blake.
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CERAMCO NZ WHITBREAD NUMBER 3 In 1979 he got married to a girl
he met in England.1979 was a big year for Blake. Not only did he
get married, but he was given the role of skipper of Condor which
had been renamed Condor of Bermuda and won a couple of races
including the famous Fastnet Race. In the Fastnet race 15 men died
and 6 boats sank. Then in 1981 Blake was asked to skipper Ceramco
NZ. She sustained an injury in the first leg of the race and limped
to Cape Town with a jury rig. Once again they did not place. The
Jury rig
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LION NZ WHITBREAD NUMBER 4 It was 1985 and Peter Blake was
gearing up for the race he was determined to win. This time the
race was fairly straight forward. There were no breakages or leaks
and everything went smoothly. Despite the fact that there was no
trouble Lion NZ came 7 th overall.
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STEINLAGER 2 WHITBREAD NUMBER 5 TH AND FINAL In 1989 he
skippered Steinlager 2 racing in the Whitbread for what would be
his last time racing in the Whitbread. The determination in Peter
showed a lot about his personality, because only a person with a
great dream would race in the same race 5 times to try and win it.
Steinlager 2 came 1 st overall and 1 st handicapped and also won
every leg overall and handicapped. One could almost say they
cleaned up.
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ENZA & THE JULES VERNE In 1993 Peter set off in ENZA to
break the mythical record set in the book Around the world in 80
days by Jules Verne. ENZA sailed around the world in 79 days
setting a world record that is still held today.
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AMERICAS CUP
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BLACK MAGIC After all the success in ocean racing Peter Blake
set his sights on the 1995 Americas cup, but him and his mate Alan
Sefton who went on to write Peters biography couldnt raise enough
money to enter, so Peter mortgaged his house in England to get
enough money. Peter was on as a lucky charm because he wasnt
allowed to sail. Black Magic won 5-0 and the opposition captain
said "I have never been in a race where I felt I had so little
control over the outcome I didn't even feel as if I was in a
sailboat race."
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TEAM NEW ZEALAND THE DEFENDER 1999 and New Zealand was
defending the Americas cup. Sir Peter Blake said it was quite
tempting to say well we won it. Mission accomplished. But they
decided to try hard and win it again. This is the golden statement
They did! In this year Peter Blake got knighted
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ENVIRONMENTAL EXPEDITIONS
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THE SEAMASTER In 1997, Blake became the Cousteau Society's
leader of expeditions, and captain of Antarctic Explorer. Then he
bought Antarctic Explorer and called it Seamaster. He then left the
Cousteau Society and travelled all over the world including places
like Antarctica and the Amazon were he finally was shot by pirates
in Brazil. Peter Blake died a true hero's death. He died protecting
his mates.
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A TRUE HERO What is a hero? A hero or heroine is a person or
character who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a
position of weakness, displays courage or self-sacrificethat is,
heroismfor some greater good What makes Sir Peter Blake a hero? He
did not give up even when things started going badly. He achieved
amazing feats in yachting history that took courage and
perseverance to achieve. He died protecting his mates. His life
inspired a trust that develops young leaders.
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QUOTES "To win, you have to believe you can do it. You have to
be passionate about it. You have to really "want" the result - even
if this means years of work. The hardest part of any big project is
to begin. We have begun - we are underway - we have a passion. We
want to make a difference. Having vision is not enough. Change
comes through realising the vision and turning it into a
reality.
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CREDITS Researched by: Rory Milmine Sources : Sir Peter Blake:
An amazing life. By Alan Sefton his life long mate. Sir Peter Blake
Trust website For more on Sir Peter Blake see:
http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org/about-sir-peter.co.nz
http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org/about-sir-peter.co.nz Wikipedia
Sir Peter Blake Adventurer