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Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by barbara Kendall

barbara Kendall — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:51:53 +0000

HI Peter
Hey I have lost all my contacts for you but wanted to talk to you about Doha.
I am going there for a sport and environment forum and have a couple of days to play tourist – do you have an recommendations?
I leave on Thursday so any hints would be great.
Hope you are doing great
Barbara

Comment on Team NZ have the ability to be competitive in new multihulls by Graeme Spence

Graeme Spence — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:27:40 +0000

Hi Peter, I would like to get in contact re AC34

Comment on Team NZ have the ability to be competitive in new multihulls by Jessica Williams

Jessica Williams — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 03:16:10 +0000

Hi Peter — I’d like to get in touch with you regarding a possible interview for a story I’m working on today. Could you drop me a quick e-mail back please? best regards, Jessica

Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by Kiter

Kiter — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:56:07 +0000

Hi Peter,

A little off the beaten track of usual sailing events, but this year is the 4th Luderitz Speed Challange held in the remote coastal town of Luderitz, Namibia from 4 October to 31 October 2010. The event typically attracts kiteboarders and windsurfers and is accredited as a World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC)and International Sailing Federation (ISF) competition.

This year we will have a New Zealand competitor (kiteboarding) at the event, currently ranked 8th overall on the GPS record site reaching speeds over 50kts. As there is not yet an official national kiteboarding organisation and it doesn’t quite fall in with the windsurfers or with yachting either, I am making contact with you, partly for your own interest, and also for any suggestions you have for gaining some media interest for our entry to this event.

I look forward to hearing from you.

The event website is http://www.luderitz-speed.com, the GPS website is http://www.gps-kitesurfing.com.

Regards,
Charlotte

Comment on Ellison’s radical wing sail transforms the game by Jan Larter

Jan Larter — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:19:17 +0000

Hi Pete..quick note to say hi from christchurch,,hope all is well with you..Jan

Comment on Ellison’s radical wing sail transforms the game by Paolo Tesi

Paolo Tesi — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:27:17 +0000

Dear Mr. Lester,
I’ve followed the Louis Vuitton Trophy from Italy. It was my first approach to sailing so I was disoriented. I decided to listen to the English commentary because it included sounds live from the water. At first I didn’t know the technical terms and your accent was a bit unfamiliar to my ears, plus there was the 12 hour gap, so I had to fight with sleep all the time.
But as races followed races, thank to your 20 year-old bright and charming voice, along with your competence, I started to enjoy the trophy. Now I’m a member of the local sailing club.
If I am asked who made me love sailing, I’ll answer “a gentleman from New Zealand named Peter Lester.”
Respectfully,
Paolo

Comment on Team NZ’s fire still burning brightly by Arango

Arango — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:05:09 +0000

Hi vuys.
it's a long time since I've been here!

Happy 2008 frim an old friend!

Giulio;

Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by dgrogan

dgrogan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:25 +0000

Sounds like a scaled-up RC44 might be the basis for the new AC Rule. That sounds pretty exciting to me.

Although I enjoyed this last multi-hull challenge (as did the sailors) I don’t see those giants ‘mixing it up’ in close combat the way we have seen it with designed to rule mono-hulls in past regattas.

At the same time, I also welcome the technological developments. It’s hard to imagine sailing these days without composite or carbon fibre for example.

Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by andy

andy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:02:42 +0000

Carl, we are all entitled to an opinion and while I respect yours, I am a conservative guy, not old, just conservative and I LOVE the sport of sailing, not this ‘wing-ing’, that would be another sport, a new exciting one maybe, but one I will not follow, since I have a passion for an activity that men have performed and enjoyed for thousands of years, which is based on a hull, some kind of mast and SAILS, not wings. I am not against technology at all but let’s make clear that there will always in favour of the latest trick, such as a mast that swivels, a new material that could only be used in rockets and America’s Cup boats, but… trimaran an a wing… not a boat, just a speed device which i admire and I’m very glad it was produced, because that thing shattered Ernesto’s wishes to own the fate of the oldest sports trophy in the history of humanity. Let’s hope for a new improved, technologically advanced AC class, with sails grinders, and decent match racing to prove, hopefully, that Adam Minoprio or Dean Barker are better helmsmen that Jimmy Spithill, mind you he’s bloody good though.

Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by Carl

Carl — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:47:57 +0000

Actually, I found the races to be more exciting than a technology demonstration like that had any right being. If they made a new America’s Cup class that had wing sails, canting keels, etc such that the boats got up to ~30 knots, I’d say that would be a good thing, provided the boats are still reasonably competitive and the costs weren’t so high to make it impossible to enter.

Oh, and nice to see your blog back, Peter.

Comment on Highlights from 33rd America’s Cup – Race One by Andy

Andy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:31:12 +0000

Go Oracle! Give them the final blow! And bring the circus back to Auckland.
But to Larry: please build an *actual sailing boat* for the next America’s cup. The America’s Cup has never been about breaking speed records, I believe that it must be men driving these things not electronics and engines and buttons and lasers reading the wind speed to the infinitesimal.

Comment on Slow start for America’s Cup 33 by andy

andy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:25:00 +0000

Brilliant work Peter and Martin at the Oracle website live stream!

I’m a happy man after this early morning race. Man I could use a nice nap now (New Zealand time here)

Comment on Slow start for America’s Cup 33 by andy

andy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:34:51 +0000

When they eventually get to race it won’t be boring, but it is a joke indeed that they ‘could only sail’ in a very restricted range of wind and swell, that does not look good. Sailing is about facing the elements and they seem to go against that. Sad.
Of course I would prefer an improved 2011 version of the AC boats in the Hauraki Gulf more than this billioners cat fight. oh I should say cat-tri fight.

Comment on Slow start for America’s Cup 33 by gavan

gavan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:59:34 +0000

This would have to be the most boring event of the century. Thankfully we still have the LV series to look forward to!

Comment on At long last… by AndyNZ

AndyNZ — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:01:36 +0000

Glad to see the blog back Peter, looking forward to an epic battle, but more to a decent series with a couple of more countries competing, where Team New Zealand wins of course, so I can take my kids to the Squadron to admire the Cup

Comment on Louis Vuitton World Series by tommy rasmussen

tommy rasmussen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:51 +0000

hi peter
im watching the LVT races every day on the website – just wanted to let you know what a fantastic job your doing – keep it up mate.

cheers

tommy rasmussen – from cold and grey denmark.

ps. still two danes in the race !

Comment on Louis Vuitton World Series by MG

MG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:18:28 +0000

Do the Russians!

Comment on Quiet times by Sasuke

Sasuke — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:20 +0000

Hello Peter, I’m listening you on the web and just landed on your blog.

Congratulation for your moving in Doha, the place where I’m dreaming to move!

Cheers,

Comment on Peter Blake’s letter to Luna Rossa – 2000 by Ian McPhail

Ian McPhail — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:13:31 +0000

For me Peter Blake not only spoke of sailing but of life in general in his letter. The best things in life are not always free, but will take time and commitment. For someone to have as much passion for life as Sir Peter did and to lose him was a loss to us all. His letter has give me a little to think about and to keep trying things that dont come easily but to keep trying all the same. Its the Kiwi way. Ian McPhail – Christchurch. New Zealand

Comment on Quiet times by Shane

Shane — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:27:10 +0000

I hope there is some REAL news soon. I believe that we are now waiting to hear from Justice Cahn.