I was out sailing on the Hauraki Gulf a couple of weeks ago, and Steinlager 2 came past our little yacht, as graceful and imposing as ever. Great to see.
All these guys of that era had been a great inspiration. Peter, Pierre Fehlman (French sailor) ... they all had been an inspiration for me. I started in 1992/1993 my own Whitebread campaign, got the sponsor for a 2 boat campaign, unluckily the whitebread hq didn't follow the sponsor's needs for media coverage in the Polish market, so we lost the deal ;-( the target was to participate in the whitbread 1996-1997 ... time flies by.
I was sailing in the Solent at the end of the 89/90 Whitbread and it was blowing quite hard, we were all reefed in and Steinlager 2 was sailing down towards Southampton under full sail with the boats around struggling to keep up. Deeply impressive.
They ran aground due to inexperience if they knew what they were doing they would have spliced the main brace and weigh anchor to make sure it was heavy enough
yes I was living out at Waimauku, felt saw heard the wind shift Blake was a snob, just ignored the builders of Lion, when he wandered into the shed he had backing from Tom and his crew liked him, but there was another side he died of stupidity but yes he put us on the map for sure
I was out sailing on the Hauraki Gulf a couple of weeks ago, and Steinlager 2 came past our little yacht, as graceful and imposing as ever. Great to see.
Peter Blake was one of the best sailors I have ever seen. Look what he did. He was my hero. Still miss him today.
All these guys of that era had been a great inspiration. Peter, Pierre Fehlman (French sailor) ... they all had been an inspiration for me. I started in 1992/1993 my own Whitebread campaign, got the sponsor for a 2 boat campaign, unluckily the whitebread hq didn't follow the sponsor's needs for media coverage in the Polish market, so we lost the deal ;-( the target was to participate in the whitbread 1996-1997 ... time flies by.
I am so sorry for you. Tissue?
get a life
I was sailing in the Solent at the end of the 89/90 Whitbread and it was blowing quite hard, we were all reefed in and Steinlager 2 was sailing down towards Southampton under full sail with the boats around struggling to keep up. Deeply impressive.
Mr. Peter Blake was quite an inspiration for many an aspiring sailor, such a loss, so sad!
These Dinos have been the monsters of the Sea. I always loved the ketch rigged concept of these Whitbread racers. :-)
Remarkable race. Remarkable man. RIP
Beautiful, beautiful boat!
What a pity that Steinlager 1 - the trimaran - ran aground on a reef off Australia and was badly damaged and abandoned.
They ran aground due to inexperience if they knew what they were doing they would have spliced the main brace and weigh anchor to make sure it was heavy enough
Great to see a real yacht.
What gorgeous boats with fajtastic crews
Rich boys and their lovely toys.
Piss off. Go watch curling.
Remember those days fondly.
Yep good times
Awesome
Classic.
In 1989 I was at the start of the race, right next to Steinlager, an amazing experience that remains with me
I’ve always felt bad for F&P. It is almost impossible to sail so well and lose every leg.
The boat had a massive advantage over it's rivals, no surprise there
yes I was living out at Waimauku, felt saw heard the wind shift
Blake was a snob, just ignored the builders of Lion, when he wandered into the shed
he had backing from Tom and his crew liked him, but there was another side
he died of stupidity
but yes he put us on the map for sure
This is probably the most ignorant and offensive comment I've ever heard. Get lost.
@@Badmansband I agree. Ignorant. What will his legacy be?
In Brazil? Fighting for a nobble cause 🤔