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Peter Blake

Awards And Accomplishments



1979 Fastnet race
1980 Sydney-Hobart race
1983 Named MBE (Member of the British Empire)
1988 Two-man Round Australia race
1989 Whitbread Round the World Race
1990 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
1991 Named OBE (Order of the British Empire)
1993 Awarded Trophee Jules Verne
1995 British Yachtsman of the Year
1995 Named KBE (Knight of the British Empire)
1995, 2000 America's Cup
2001 Olympic Order, International Olympic Committee
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award, Laureus World Sport Awards
2002 Sport for Good Award, Laureus World Sport Awards
2002 SeaKeeper Award, International SeaKeepers Society

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