New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

A cup of tea with... PETER LESTER

‘One of the parents said to me, “You kids from the provinces are quite good, but you’re never going to beat these boys from Auckland”’

TNVZ 1 America’s Cup commentator Peter Lester, 66, is a familiar voice on television and radio, and his views are widely respected in the competitive sailing world and by the public alike. The world-class sailor won the New Zealand Yachtsman of the Year award, in both 1977 and 1987, and competed incatches up with the grandfather-of-two to talk about marriage, family and his appetite for a good win.

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