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Sir Peter Blake, the great yachtsman of Auckland, received a knighthood in 1991 for two back to back Americaâ??s Cup titles. Tragically, he was murdered buy pirates in 2001 while on a special UN environmental mission to South America.

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Sir Peter Blake died when a group of rogues robbed his ship. Sir Peter Blake was a sailor who won many trophies for NZ and contributed greatly in trying to save the environment when he saw how dirty the water he sailed in was.While Sir Peter Blake was passing through the Amazon for an expedition with his crew a group of pirates ambushed them. One of the pirates pointed guns at Sir Peter Blake. Sir Peter Blake rushed down to get a rifle and shot on of the in the hand. However, another pirates host him in a lethal place thus killing him instantly.Everyone who was in the pirate crew was sentenced 32 years of jail and the one who killed Sir Peter Blake was sentenced 36 years of jail. That was a small price to pay for one of NZ's greatest hero's of all time.


Why is Peter Blake famous?

Sir Peter Blake is most famous for his last two wins - the 1995 and 2000 America's Cup with Team New Zealand in sailing


What were the hobbies of Peter Blake?

Peter Blake's hobbies where yachting and painting he was a very great yachtsman he won Americas cup and won nearly every single Whitbread round the world race he entered he set a world record of 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes and 22 seconds so that was the world record and it still stands... nobody is able to beat it -- just imagine sailing around the whole wide world in only 74 days! If you were wondering, Peter Blake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the 1st and he became Sir Peter Blake. Sadly, Peter Blake was murdered by pirates during an environmental search on the Amazon River in Brazil.


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