TAKE FIVE: QUICK QUIZ

On this day in 1948 the late Sir Peter Blake was born in Auckland. What do you know about our famous yachtsman?

1 Blake began sailing at the age of 5. Blake and his brother built a keel yacht and won the New Zealand Junior Offshore Group Championship. How old was he?

2 In the 1995 America’s Cup campaign, Blake’s wife Pippa gifted him something that became a national talisman. What was it?

3 Blake was awarded New Zealand Yachtsman of the Year in 1982 and 1990. In which year was he awarded World Sailor of the Year? 1992, 1994 or 1996?

4 As well as competitive sailing he went on Blakexpeditions centred around environmentalism. In total he sailed around the world five times, covering approximately how many ocean miles? 600,000, 700,000 or 800,000?

5 Blake led Team New Zealand to successfully defend the America’s Cup in 2000. In what year was he inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame? 1996, 1998 or 2000?