How to Pronounce Peter Burling (sailor)
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Jan 01, 1991 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand 33 years old
New Zealand sailor
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About Peter Burling Sailor
- Peter Burling (born 1 January 1991, New Zealand) is the 2017 America's Cup champion helmsman, and an Olympic gold (49er sailing, 2016) and silver (49er sailing, 2012) medallist.
- He is a founder of Live Ocean - a registered New Zealand charity which supports and invests in promising marine science, innovation, technology and marine conservation projects.
- www.liveocean.com He was named as male World Sailor of the Year at the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards in 2017.
- He and his 49er partner Blair Tuke also won the award in 2015, and were finalists in 2014 and 2016.
- Burling won four consecutive 49er World Championships, two 420 class World Championships and the 2015 Moth World Championships. Burling sailed as watch captain and helmsman with Team Brunel on the Round-the-World 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race finishing 3rd overall in the closest finish in the history of the race, with the top 3 boats going into the final leg effectively tied on points and finishing just 25 minutes apart.
- Team Brunel won 3 of the final 5 legs, including the leg from Auckland to Brazil, which the organisers say was the hardest leg in the history of the race.
