Once they were back in Auckland, Blake and his team got to work on the next challenge which would be to defend the cup that they had worked so hard to win. Auckland would be the stage for the 2000 America’s Cup and it was crucial that they get it right. Blake worked...
“For my parents, it must have seemed a long way from the lemonade christening of my little dinghy Pee Bee they built for me forty years earlier and I know that they, in their own quiet way, were getting as much pleasure out of this as we all were.” –...
“Experience and compatibility were vital in this, but the will to win was paramount. The entire team, whether on the boat or shore-based, were all highly skilled and motivated. And they all knew that victory at this level depended on a total effort. There were...
“I’m not sure when the idea hit me but I decided immediately after the 1992 America’s Cup that it was winnable.” – Sir Peter Blake Apart from a couple of ephemeral connections with America’s Cup earlier in the century, New Zealand’s...
“Our final night at sea was as dark and as wild as any we had encountered during the preceding 73 days. With screaming hail squalls and huge cross seas of an estimated 50-60 foot, we sailed for survival only.” – Sir Peter Blake As sailing technology...
“It was time at last to claim the Whitbread Trophy. After four unsuccessful attempts the victory this time was particularly sweet. ” – Sir Peter Blake One of the enduring qualities about Peter Blake’s sailing career was his ability first to attract...
