A cup of tea with... PETER LESTER
Feb 28, 2021
3 minutes
Karyn Henger
‘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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