&sq=&lang=&file=File:Peter_Blake_at_Dunedin_airport.jpg) Blake in 2000 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peter James Blake |
| Born | 1 October 1948 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 5 December 2001 (aged 53) Macapá, Brazil |
| Spouse |
Pippa Jane Glanville
(m. 1979) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Events | |
| Team | Team New Zealand |
Sir Peter James Blake KBE (1 October 1948 – 5 December 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held the Jules Verne Trophy from 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper of ENZA New Zealand along with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America'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.