Peter Burling (sailor)

Peter Burling
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver 2012 London 49er class

Peter Burling (born 1 January 1991) is a New Zealand sailor who won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics as helm in the 49er class alongside Blair Tuke.[1]

Burling (then aged 21) was the youngest 49er sailor at the London Olympics. Their silver medal was New Zealand's 100th Olympic medal.[2]

Burling and Tuke are the 2014 and 2013 World Champions in the 49er, they also won the 2014 and 2013 49er European championships.

Burling is the 2015 International Moth World Champion.[3]

He skippered the New Zealand Sailing Team entry to victory in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America's Cup in San Francisco in September 2013.[4][5]

In January 2014 Emirates Team New Zealand announced that it had signed Burling and Tuke for the next Americas Cup campaign.[6]

In February 2015 Emirates Team New Zealand announced that Burling would be one of two helms for their 2017 America Cup challenge.[7]

Along with Carl Evans, Burling finished 11th in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At 17 years old, he was the youngest sailor ever to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.[8] Burling was the youngest sailing competitor at the 2008 Olympics[9] and the youngest member of the 2008 New Zealand Olympic team.

He skippered for Team Korea’s White Tiger Challenge, in the 2012 America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco.[10][11]

At 15 years old Burling, with Carl Evans, were the youngest sailors to ever win the open 420 World Championship, they successfully defended this title the following year.

Early career

Burling started sailing in the Welcome Bay estuary near his home in Tauranga, New Zealand, at the age of six. At the age of eight, he joined Tauranga Yacht Club and started competing. He sailed in his first Optimist nationals at age 9. At the age of 11 in 2002, Burling finished 2nd in the New Zealand Optimist Nationals (under-16).[12] He competed in the 2002 Optimist World Championships in Texas.

In 2003 at the age of 12, Burling won the New Zealand Optimist Nationals and competed in the 2003 Optimist Worlds in the Canary Islands.

At age 13, he was 2nd in the New Zealand P class Nationals (under 17). He won the NZ Starling nationals (under 19) - (winning both the Fleet racing and Matchracing titles) twice - at age 14[13] and 15.[14]

At the age of fifteen Burling together with Carl Evans won the 2006 420 Class Worlds in the Canary Islands - the youngest sailors ever to do so. They also won the under-16 and under-18 world championships.[15]

In 2007 Burling and Evans won the 420 Class Worlds sailed in New Zealand. They also won the under-18 world championship.

Career highlights.

1st 2015 Moth World Champion

1st 2014 49er World Champion

1st 2013 49er World Champion

1st Skipper of winning boat in Red Bull Youth Americas Cup (2013)[16]

2nd 2012 Olympic Silver medal in 49er class[17]

2nd 2012 2nd place 49er World Championships

2nd 2011 2nd place 49er World Championships

1st 2007 420 World Champion, age 16.

1st 2006 420 World Champion, age 15.

Olympic Games

2012 2nd Silver medal 49er Class with Blair Tuke[19](age 21)

2008 11th 470 Class with Carl Evans (age 17)[20]

World championships

2015 1st World Champion International Moth Worlds - Sorrento, Australia.[21][22]

2014 1st World Champion 49er World Championships – Santander, Spain (with Blair Tuke)[23]

2014 3rd 3rd A class catamaran World Championships - Auckland, New Zealand (first rookie)

2013 1st World Champion 49er World Championships – Marseille, France (with Blair Tuke)[24]

2013 10th Moth World Championships Hawaii

2012 2nd 2nd 49er World Championships – Croatia (with Blair Tuke)[25]

2011 2nd 2nd 49er World Championships – Perth, Australia (with Blair Tuke)[26]

2011 4th Moth World Championships Lake Macquarie, Australia

2010 17th 49er World Championships – Bahamas (with Blair Tuke)

2009 26th 49er World Championships – Lake Garda, Italy (with Blair Tuke)

2009 3rd3rd ISAF Teams Racing Worlds – Perth, Australia

2008 11th 470 World Championships (with Carl Evans)age 17

2007 45th 470 World Championships (with Carl Evans) age 16

2007 1st World Champion Open 420 World Championships – New Zealand (with Carl Evans).[27]

2007 1st Under-18 420 World champion .

2006 1st World Champion Open 420 World Championships – Canary Islands (with Carl Evans).[28]

2006 1st Under-16 and under-18 420 World champion .

2005 420 World Championships - 6th (helm with Bruce Kennedy crew)

2003 40th Optimist World Championships - Canary Islands (age 12)

2002 116th Optimist World Championships - Texas (age 11).

Other achievements

2015 1st1st 49er Princess Sofia Regatta (Palma, Mallorca) (with Blair Tuke)[29]

2015 1st1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Blair Tuke)[30]

2015 1st1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Blair Tuke)[31]

2013 and 2014 Unbeaten in 49er regattas worldwide.[32]

2014 1st1st 49er Intergalactic Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)[33]

2014 1st1st 49er South American Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)[34]

2014 1st1st 49er Rio International Regatta, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)[35]

2014 1st 1st 49er European Championships, Helsinki (with Blair Tuke)[36][37]

2014 1st1st 49er Hyeres World cup regatta (with Blair Tuke)[38]

2014 1st1st 49er Mallorca World cup regatta (with Blair Tuke)[39]

2014 3rd3rd Extreme Sailing series St Petersburg, Russia (helming for Emirates Team New Zealand)

2014 3rd3rd Extreme Sailing series Qingdao, China (helming for Emirates Team New Zealand)[40]

2014 4th Auckland-to-Fiji yacht race (sailing on Wired)

2014 1st 1st A class NZ Nationals (Pre-worlds, 65 International competitors, his first competition in A class)[41]

2014 1st1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Blair Tuke)

2014 1st1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Blair Tuke)

2013 14th (Line Honours) Sydney-to-Hobart race sailing on Pretty Fly 3

2013 1st 1st - Red Bull Youth America's Cup (skipper/ helm for NZL sailing team)[42]

2013 1st 1st 49er European Championships (Aarhus, Denmark)[43]

2013 1st 1st – Australian Moth Nationals[44]

2013 2nd 2nd China cup (Tactician for Team Vatti)

2013 1st1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Blair Tuke)

2012 1st 1st China cup (Tactician for Team Vatti)

2011 3rd 3rd 49er Olympic test event (with Blair Tuke)

2010 1st 1st 49er North American Championships (with Blair Tuke)

2009 Completed 120 nm Coastal Classic course in 49er (Auckland to Russell) with Blair Tuke [45][46]

2009 1st New Zealand National Youth Matchracing Champion (with Blair Tuke and Scott Burling)[47]

2008 3rd 3rd 470 Hyeres World cup regatta (with Carl Evans)

2008 2nd 2nd 470 Spring cup ( France) (with Carl Evans)

2008 2nd 2nd New Zealand Keelboat Nationals[48]

2008 1st New Zealand Champion in Elliot 5.9

2007 6th 470 European Championships (with Carl Evans)

2006 1st New Zealand Champion in Starling, 4201st, Elliot 5.91st(age 15)

2006 1st 1st 420 Junior Europeans (Portugal) (with Carl Evans)(age 15)[49]

2005 1st New Zealand Champion in Starling, 4201st, Elliot 5.91st(age 14)

2004 2nd 2nd NZ P class Nationals (age 13)

2003 1st 1st NZ Optimist Nationals (age 12)

2002 2nd2nd NZ Optimist Nationals (age 11)

Yachting New Zealand Young Sailor of the Year 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011

Yachting New Zealand Sailor of the Year 2013, 2014 (with Blair Tuke)

Finalist, Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2014[50]

Finalist Halberg awards, NZ Team of the Year (with Blair Tuke) 2012,[51] 2013,[52] 2014.[53]

References

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  4. ↑ "Peter Burling's Kiwi crew is the class act of the Red Bull Youth America's Cup". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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  29. ↑ 46 Trofeo S.A.R Princesa sofia http://www.trofeoprincesasofia.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall. Retrieved 5 April 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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