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Haurongo: Blake, Peter James

Boats for Blake, 2001

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Boats for Blake, 2001

On the day of the memorial service for Peter Blake, held at the Auckland Domain on 23 December 2001, around 8,000 yachts and boats sailed on the Waitematā Harbour in a moving tribute from fellow Auckland yachties.

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New Zealand Herald

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Photograph by Paul Estcourt

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Stephanie Gibson. 'Blake, Peter James', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/28091/boats-for-blake-2001 (accessed 4 June 2026).