Blake's yacht to visit Dunedin

Lion New Zealand, with the late Sir Peter Blake at the helm.
Lion New Zealand, with the late Sir Peter Blake at the helm.
Lion New Zealand, the yacht skippered by the late Sir Peter Blake in the fourth Whitbread round-the-world sailing race, is coming to Dunedin.

The yacht would visit Dunedin on January 16 and 17 for public open days as part of a six-week national tour of nine New Zealand ports, Tony Stevenson, of the Lion Maritime Development Charitable Trust, said.

The tour will begin in Bluff on January 9 and finish in Auckland on February 17.

The public would be able to view the yacht, talk to the crew and learn about the yacht's race history, which also included the Sydney-to-Hobart race in 1984, he said.

The tour will also promote sailing and raise funds for maritime projects, including trust leadership training programmes on board the yacht.

chris.morris@odt.co.nz

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