Blake's Odyssey: The Round the World Race With Ceramco New Zealand

Sefton, Alan

Blake, Peter

Sports & Outdoors

UNKNO

Lion: the Round the World Race with 'Lion New Zealand'

Lion: The Round the World Race with Lion New Zealand

Hodder & Stoughton General Division

The Inside Story of Kz-7: New Zealand's First America's Cup Challenge Fremantle 1986-87 : The World Championships, Sardinia 1987

Miscellaneous

Hodder&Stoughton

Sir Peter Blake: An Amazing Life

Viking Books

Sir Peter Blake was the outstanding yachtsman of his time. During his 30 year sailing career he won every significant blue-water race on the planet including The Americas Cup and the Whitbread Round the World Race, and slashed the record for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail. Alan Sefton traces Blake's extraordinary life, from the small boy crazy about the sea, to the rigours of ocean racing, to the decision to devote his life to saving the world's oceans and finally to his tragic death on the Amazon River. Alan Sefton traces Blake's extraordinary life, from the small boy crazy about the sea, to the rigours of ocean racing, to the decision to devote his life to saving the world's oceans and finally to his tragic death on the Amazon River.

Sir Peter Blake : An Amazing Life: The Authorised Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Travelers & Explorers

Michael, Joseph

The America's Cup has always been a hotbed of unbridled ambition, personal agendas, intrigue, spying, and more recently, hard-fought court cases--and that's before the boats even get out on the water to race. 
Exposed: The Dark Side of the America's Cup lifts the lid on this unique contest for the oldest trophy in sport and on the powerful men who have made it "the toughest game in town." For some it has been the key to social advancement, for others it has opened important doors in the business and commercial world, and in some cases it has become a magnificent obsession. It is the pinnacle of achievement in a sport that was once the domain of the wealthy but which today has become fertile territory for a new breed of super-wealthy owners and sailing professionals who would change the event forever. 
Exposed is a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of one of the most compelling and controversial contests in the sporting world.

Exposed: The Dark Side of the America’s Cup

Engineering & Transportation

Keating, Larry

Transportation

Adlard Coles

This large-format hardcover follows the late Sir Peter Blake on his ill-fated final voyage aboard the polar exploration yacht SEAMASTER. As the world knows, Blake was tragically murdered by river pirates in December 2001 while exploring the Amazon. This book tracks that voyage and at the same time pays homage to this extraordinary man. The SEAMASTER voyage began in New Zealand and ascended to 70° S in the icy waters of Antarctica, then headed north to the rain forests of the Amazon. The ship ultimately sailed approximately 1,000 miles up the Amazon river before Blake was murdered on the return journey. The text of the book is drawn from the logbooks kept by Blake and edited by Alan Sefton. The illustrations consist of stunning color images from the ship's photographers, many reproduced in full-page and even two-page format. There are also several paintings by Lady Pippa Blake, who was on board during part of the Amazon exploration. These fabulous pictures display the raw beauty of some of the earth's most remote places and the unique wildlife encountered.

The Last Great Adventure Of Peter Blake: With the Seamaster and blakexpeditions from Antarctica to the Amazon : Sir Peter Blake's Logbooks

Professionals & Academics

Sheridan House

Sir Peter Blake was the outstanding sailor/adventurer of his time. In a 30-year sailing career, he won every significant blue-water race on the planet, including the America's Cup and the Whitbread Round the World Race, and slashed the record for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world under sail. Knighted for his achievements and accorded celebrity status in many countries, Sir Peter turned away from competitive sailing in the last years of his life to pursue a passion to help protect the environment that he had enjoyed so much. 
 Alan Sefton traces Blake's extraordinary life, from the rigors of ocean racing around the world, to the high drama of the America's Cup triumphs, where the egos of the world's greatest sailors clash. Sefton describes those controversial years in vivid detail. Blake made the decision to devote his life to saving the world's oceans, using SEAMASTER as his classroom. Finally, defending his ship and crew, he was tragically murdered by pirates on the Amazon River.

Biographies

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