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Buchbeschreibung Hardback. 1. The late Sir Peter Blake is known to all New Zealanders as the world's most celebrated and honoured yachtsmen/adventurer, the man who seized the America's Cup. In recent years, of course, Blake turned away from international yachting to embark on a plan with the yacht Seamaster to draw attention to threats to the world's environment. Tragically, as we know, in late 2001 Blake was murdered by pirates aboard Seamaster at the mouth of the Amazon. In this first-ever biography, Alan Sefton, a close friend and colleague, traces Blake's extraordinary life, from the small boy crazy about the sea, to the rigours of ocean racing and the America's Cup triumphs, to the decision to devote his life to saving the world's oceans, and to Blake's sad end on the Amazon. Among many details never before revealed will be the true story of what happened behind the scenes at Team New Zealand as the crew broke up and Coutts and Butterworth jumped ship. The biography is written with the full backing of Pippa, Lady Blake, who has made Sir Peter's files and papers available to Sefton. 2005. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy only marked by light rubbing to the spine ends and light age tanning to the edges of the text block. The d/w is fine. 3.5 Centimeters X 15.2 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9838985
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Buchbeschreibung Hardcover in Dustjacket. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 444 p., [24] p. of plates. ; 24 cm. (Gift inscription on prelims) #230324 Blake, Peter, 1948-2001 Sailors -- New Zealand -- Biography Adventure and adventurers -- New Zealand -- Biography Yacht racing -- New Zealand Sir Peter James BlakeÂKBEÂ(1 October 1948Ââ " 5 December 2001) was a New ZealandÂyachtsmanÂwho won theÂ1989â "1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held theÂJules Verne TrophyÂfrom 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper ofÂENZA New Zealand, and led New Zealand to successive victories in theÂAmerica's Cup.Blake was shot and killed by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River on 5 December 2001. He was 53 years old. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 84394
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