Peter Burling (sailor)

Peter Burling
MNZM

Burling in 2018
Personal information
Born	1 January 1991 (1991-01) (age 33) Tauranga, New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sailing career
Class	49er
Medal record Representing   New Zealand Sailing Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 Sailing World Championships 9 3 2 Total 10 5 2 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49er class 2020 Tokyo 49er class 2012 London 49er class SailGP Season 3 - 2022/23 F50 Season 4 - 2023/24 F50 World Championships 2020 Geelong 49er 2019 Auckland 49er 2016 Clearwater 49er 2015 Buenos Aires 49er 2015 Sorrento Int. Moth 2014 Santander 49er 2013 Marseille 49er 2007 Auckland 420 2006 Canary Islands 420 2017 Garda Int. Moth 2012 Zadar 49er 2011 Perth 49er 2014 Auckland A-class 2009 Perth Team racing America's Cup 2024 Barcelona (ETNZ) AC75 2021 Auckland (ETNZ) AC75 2017 Bermuda (ETNZ) AC50

Peter Burling MNZM (born 1 January 1991) is a New Zealand sailor. He is the 3-time winning helmsman for Emirates Team New Zealand for the 2024, 2021 and 2017 America's cups. (2024 and 2021 as skipper).

Burling won an Olympic gold medal in the 49er class at the 2016 games and silver medals in the 2012 and 2020 Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Burling is a founder of Live Ocean - a registered New Zealand charity which supports and invests in promising marine science, innovation, technology and marine conservation projects.

He was named as male World Sailor of the Year at the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards in 2017. ^[3] He and his 49er partner Blair Tuke also won the award in 2015, and were finalists in 2014 and 2016.

Burling was awarded the Magnus Olsson prize for 2020 "for an indelible contribution to the world of sailing." ^[4]

He has won six 49er World Championships, two 420 class World Championships and the 2015 Moth World Championships.

Burling sailed as watch captain and helmsman with Team Brunel on the Round-the-World 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race finishing 3rd overall in the closest finish in the history of the race, with the top 3 boats going into the final leg effectively tied on points and finishing just 25 minutes apart. ^[5] Team Brunel won 3 of the final 5 legs, including the leg from Auckland to Brazil, which the organisers say was the hardest leg in the history of the race. ^[6]

Together with Blair Tuke, he is joint CEO of the New Zealand SailGP Team. ^[7]

Burling married long time partner, Lucinda Nelson, on the weekend of the 4th March 2023 in the Coromandel Peninsula, on New Zealand's North Island. Teammates & friends Blair Tuke, Andy Maloney, and Josh Junior were his groomsmen. ^[8]

Early life and education

Burling was born in 1991 in Tauranga. His education began at Welcome Bay School and Tauranga Intermediate School. ^{[9] [10]}

He started sailing at the age of six in the Welcome Bay estuary near his home in Tauranga, in an old wooden Optimist called Jellytip. At the age of eight, he joined Tauranga Yacht Club and started competing. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Burling attended high school at Tauranga Boys' College, also attended at the time by cricketer Kane Williamson. ^[15]

He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Auckland where he completed half of the 4 year degree. ^{[16] [17]}

Early career

Burling 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). ^[18] He competed in the 2002 Optimist World Championship in Texas at the age of 11. ^[19]

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 where he finished 40th. He stopped sailing the Optimist at age 12.^{[ citation needed ]}

At age 13, he was 2nd in the New Zealand P class Nationals (under 17), to Timaru local hero Thomas Olds. ^[20] He won the NZ Starling nationals (under 19) – (winning both the Fleet racing and Matchracing titles) twice – at age 14 ^[21] and 15. ^[22]

At the age of fifteen Burling and 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. ^[23]

At 16 years old Burling successfully defended his 420 title to win the 420 class Worlds sailed in Auckland. He also won the under-18 world championship. Burling finished 6th in the 2007 470 Europeans – his first international 470 regatta and had his best world ranking in the 470 of 5th in 2008.^{[ citation needed ]}

Adult career

America's Cup

Emirates Team New Zealand won the 2024 America's Cup in Barcelona on 20 October 2024. Peter Burling was the skipper and joint helmsman with Nathan Outteridge. (The AC75 yachts have two helmsmen.) Peter Burling became only the second helmsman to win three America's Cups in consecutive contests after Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (1930, 1934 & 1937). Burling has won 22 America's cup races, beating the record of 17 previously held by Jimmy Spithill.

Burling was the winning skipper and helmsman for Emirates Team New Zealand's 2021 America's cup campaign. Emirates Team New Zealand won the 2021 America's Cup event in Auckland on 17 March 2021. Burling at 30 years, 2 months became the youngest ever skipper to win the America's cup.

He was the helmsman for Emirates Team New Zealand's 2017 America's Cup campaign, which was raced in Bermuda. ^[24] On 27 June 2017, he became the youngest winning helmsman in the history of the Americas Cup, when at age 26 he and his team won the 35th competition for the cup. ^{[25] [26]}

Burling skippered the New Zealand Sailing Team entry to victory in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America's Cup in San Francisco in September 2013. ^{[27] [28]}

He helmed for Team Korea's White Tiger Challenge, in the 2011–13 America's Cup World Series in San Francisco in 2012. ^{[29] [30]}

Olympic classes

Burling (right) and Blair Tuke wearing their Olympic gold medals in 2016

Burling with Blair Tuke were Olympic flag bearers for New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics. ^[31] They were just the 4th New Zealand flagbearers to win a gold medal at the same Olympics. ^[32]

At age 25, Burling was the youngest ever 49er Olympic gold medal skipper. He and Tuke won the 2016 Olympics with two races to spare ^[33] and by an overall 43 point margin ^[1] – winning by the most points of any sailing class in the Olympics in over 50 years. ^[34]

Burling and Tuke won silver at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics - missing the gold medal on countback. ^{[35] [36]}

At the 2012 London Olympics, Burling (then aged 21) was the youngest 49er sailor. He won the silver medal as helm in the 49er class alongside Blair Tuke. ^[37] His silver medal was, jointly, New Zealand's 100th Olympic medal. ^[38]

Burling and Tuke are the first sailors to win six 49er class World Championships (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020). ^[39] They won all 28 of the major regattas in the 49er between the London Olympics (2012) and the Rio Olympics (2016). ^[40] The only regatta they did not win in this time was when they finished 3rd in a short 2 day regatta prior to the Olympics. In all the major regattas (Olympics, Worlds, Europeans, World Cup) in 2015 and 2016 they led into the medal races by over 20 points – effectively winning the regattas before the medal race.^{[ citation needed ]}

Burling finished 11th in the 470 class at the 2008 Olympics. At 17 years old (still at school), he was the youngest sailor ever to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games. ^[41] Burling was the youngest sailing competitor at the 2008 Olympics ^[42] and the youngest member of the 2008 New Zealand Olympic team. ^[43]

Offshore sailing

2017–2018 Volvo Ocean race sailing on Team Brunel. ^[17]

2017 3rd Rolex Fastnet race (Line honours) (sailing on Nikita) ^[44]

2014 4th Auckland-to-Fiji yacht race (sailing on Wired) ^[45]

2013 14th (Line honours) Sydney-to-Hobart race (sailing on Pretty Fly 3) ^[46]

Sail GP

Burling is the helmsman and co-CEO (with Blair Tuke) of the New Zealand boat "Amokura". 5th overall in season 2 (their first season in the competition) 2nd in season 3 3rd, though overall season points leader in season 4, winning 5 events.

Other sailing

Burling was the 2015 International Moth World Champion. He was 2nd in the 2017 Moth Worlds. He finished 3rd in the 2014 A class catamaran Worlds.

Awards

• Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing, 2017 New Year Honours. ^[47]
• ISAF Rolex World Male Sailor of the year 2017 ^[48]
• ISAF Rolex World Male Sailor of the year 2015 (with Blair Tuke) ^[49]
• Magnus Olsson prize 2020 "for an indelible contribution to the world of sailing." ^[50]
• Lonsdale Cup (NZOC) 2020 (With Blair Tuke) "for a New Zealand athlete (or team) who has demonstrated the most outstanding contribution to an Olympic or Commonwealth sport during the previous year." ^[51]
• Finalist, Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2014, ^[52] 2015, 2016 ^[53] (with Blair Tuke), 2017, ^[54] 2021.
• Yachting New Zealand Sailor of the Year 2013, ^[55] 2014, ^[56] 2015, ^[57] 2016 ^[58] (with Blair Tuke)
• Yachting New Zealand Young Sailor of the Year 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
• Halberg Sports Team of the Year 2016. (with Blair Tuke) ^[59]
• Finalist Halberg awards (New Zealand), Team of the Year (with Blair Tuke) 2012, ^[60] 2013, ^[61] 2014, ^[62] 2015, ^[63] 2016. ^[64]

Sailing results

Volvo Ocean Race

• 2017–2018 – Volvo Ocean Race – Team Brunel (helmsman and watch captain)

America's Cup

• 2024 – 37th America's Cup – Emirates Team New Zealand (helmsman and skipper)
• 2021 – 36th America's Cup – Emirates Team New Zealand (helmsman and skipper)
• 2017 – 35th America's Cup – Emirates Team New Zealand (helmsman)

Olympic Games

• 2021 – 49er class with Blair Tuke
• 2016 – 49er class with Blair Tuke ^{[65] [1]}
• 2012 – 49er class with Blair Tuke (age 21) ^[66]
• 11th 2008 – 470 class with Carl Evans (age 17) ^[67]

World Championships

World Championship titles

• 2020 – 49er World Champion – Geelong, Australia (with Blair Tuke) ^[68]
• 2019 – 49er World Champion – Auckland, New Zealand (with Blair Tuke) ^[69]
• 2016 – 49er World Champion – Clearwater, Florida, USA (with Blair Tuke) ^{[70] [71]}
• 2015 – 49er World Champion – Buenos Aires, Argentina (with Blair Tuke) ^{[72] [73]}
• 2015 – Moth World Champion – Sorrento, Australia. ^{[74] [75]}
• 2014 – 49er World Champion – Santander, Spain (with Blair Tuke) ^[76]
• 2013 – 49er World Champion Marseille, France (with Blair Tuke) ^[77]
• 2007 – 420 Open World Champion, age 16. ^[78]
• 2006 – 420 Open World Champion, age 15. ^[79]

Other World Championship results

• 2nd – 2017 – 2nd Int Moth World Championships – Lake Garda, Italy
• 2nd – 2012 – 2nd 49er World Championships – Croatia (with Blair Tuke) ^[80]
• 2nd – 2011 – 2nd 49er World Championships – Perth, Australia (with Blair Tuke) ^[81]
• 3rd – 2014 – 3rd A class catamaran World Championships – Auckland, New Zealand (first rookie)
• 3rd – 2009 – 3rd ISAF Teams Racing Worlds – Perth, Australia
• 4th – 2019 – A class World Championships Australia
• 10th – 2013 – Moth World Championships Hawaii
• 4th – 2011 – Moth World Championships Lake Macquarie, Australia
• 17th – 2010 – 49er World Championships – Bahamas (with Blair Tuke)
• 26th – 2009 – 49er World Championships – Lake Garda, Italy (with Blair Tuke)
• 11th – 2008 – 470 World Championships (with Carl Evans)age 17
• 45th – 2007 – 470 World Championships (with Carl Evans) age 16
• 6th – 2005 – 420 Open World Championships (helm)
• 40th – 2003 – Optimist World Championship – Canary Islands (age 12)
• 116th – 2002 – Optimist World Championship – Texas (age 11).

Other achievements

2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Unbeaten in major 49er regattas worldwide (27 49er regatta victories since London Olympics). ^[82]

2013 Skipper of the winning boat in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup.

2020:-

2020 1st Prada America's Cup World Series Auckland (skipper and helm for Emirates Team New Zealand)

2020 49er regattas:-

2020 1st 49er World Championships – Geelong, Australia (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2020 2nd 49er Oceanias (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 49er regattas:-

2019 1st 49er World Championships – Auckland, New Zealand (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 3rd 49er Oceanias (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 7th Princessa Sofia Regatta (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 3rd World Cup Regatta Genoa (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 1st 49er Europeans (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2019 1st 49er Olympic test event (sailing with Blair Tuke)

2017:-

2017 Rolex Fastnet race 3rd (Line honours) (sailing on Nikita)

2017 2nd – 2017 – 2nd Int Moth World Championships – Lake Garda, Italy

2017 1st (Emirates Team New Zealand) Americas Cup. – Helm

2017 1st (Emirates Team New Zealand) Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Finals – Helm

2017 1st Swan River Match Cup (Perth) – helm, sailing with Blair Tuke, Glenn Ashby, Josh Junior.

2016 49er regattas:-

2016 1st 49er Rio Olympics ^[83]

2016 3rd 49er Rio de Janeiro International Sailing week

2016 1st 49er Kiel Week regatta, Germany (with Blair Tuke)

2016 1st 49er Sailing World Cup Hyères regatta, France (with Blair Tuke)

2016 1st 49er European Championships – Barcelona, Spain (with Blair Tuke) ^{[84] [85]}

2016 1st 49er World Championships – Clearwater, Florida, USA (with Blair Tuke) ^{[86] [87]}

2016 1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Blair Tuke)

2016 America's Cup World Series regattas

Helm for Emirates Team New Zealand

2015–2016 3rd overall in 2015–2016 America's Cup World Series.

2016 1st America's Cup World Series regatta, New York

2016 3rd America's Cup World Series regatta, Oman

2016 4th America's Cup World Series regatta, Chicago

2016 5th America's Cup World Series regatta, Toulon, France

2016 4th America's Cup World Series regatta, Japan

2015 49er regattas:-

2015 1st 49er World Championships – Buenos Aires, Argentina (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er South American Champs, Buenos Aires (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er Olympic Test Event, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)(Aug 2015)

2015 1st 49er Rio de Janeiro International sailing week (with Blair Tuke)(Aug 2015)

2015 1st 49er Europeans (Porto, Portugal) (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth regatta (Weymouth, England) (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères regatta (Hyères, France) (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er Princess Sofia Regatta (Palma, Mallorca) (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Blair Tuke)

2015 1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Blair Tuke)

2015 America's Cup World Series regattas

Helm for Emirates Team New Zealand – overall leader of 2015 America's Cup World Series.

2015 2nd America's Cup World Series Bermuda (Oct 2015)

2015 1st America's Cup World Series Gothenburg (Aug 2015)

2015 2nd America's Cup World Series Portsmouth

2014

2014 1st 49er Intergalactic Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)

2014 1st 49er South American Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)

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

2014 1st 49er Rio International Regatta, Rio de Janeiro (with Blair Tuke)

2014 1st 49er European Championships, Helsinki (with Blair Tuke)

2014 1st 49er Hyères World cup regatta (with Blair Tuke)

2014 1st 49er Mallorca World cup regatta (with Blair Tuke)

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

2014 3rd Extreme Sailing series Qingdao, China (helming for Emirates Team New Zealand) ^[88]

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

2014 1st A class NZ Nationals (Pre-worlds, 65 International competitors, his first competition in A class) ^[89]

2013 and previous

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

2013 1st – Red Bull Youth America's Cup (skipper/ helm for NZL sailing team) ^{[90] [91]}

2013 1st 49er European Championships (Aarhus, Denmark) ^[92]

2013 1st – Australian Moth Nationals

2013 2nd China cup (Tactician for Team Vatti)

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

2012 1st China cup (Tactician for Team Vatti)

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

2009 Completed 120 nm Coastal Classic course in 49er (Auckland to Russell) with Blair Tuke ^{[93] [94]}

2009 New Zealand National Youth Matchracing Champion (with Blair Tuke and Scott Burling)

2008 2nd New Zealand Keelboat Nationals ^[95]

2008 New Zealand Champion in Elliot 5.9 (helm)

2006 New Zealand Champion in Starling (age 15)

2006 New Zealand Champion in 420 (age 15)

2006 1st 420 Junior Europeans (age 15) ^[96]

2005 New Zealand Champion in Starling (age 14)

2005 New Zealand Champion in 420 (age 14)

2005 New Zealand Champion in Elliot 5.9 (helm)(age 14)

2004 2nd NZ P class Nationals (age 13)

2003 1st NZ Optimist Nationals (age 12)

2002 2nd NZ Optimist Nationals (age 11)

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External links

• Peter Burling at World Sailing
• Peter Burling at Olympics.com
• Peter Burling at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Peter Burling at Olympedia
• Peter Burling at Yachting New Zealand at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2016)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Nick Willis	Flagbearer for   New Zealand Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Sarah Hirini & Hamish Bond
Awards
Preceded by All Blacks	Halberg Awards – New Zealand Team of the Year 2016 With: Blair Tuke	Succeeded by Team New Zealand
Preceded by Silver Ferns	Lonsdale Cup 2020 With: Blair Tuke	Succeeded by Lisa Carrington