NZL Sailing Team's Peter Burling on the foiling Moth Worlds

9:12 PM Sat 8 Jan 2011 GMT

'Peter Burling - New Zealand - Zhik Moth Worlds 2011- Lake Macquarie Australia' Sail-World.com /AUS &copy Click Here to view large photo

Sail-World's Publisher Rob Kothe, caught up with NZL Sailing team member, Peter Burling, at the International Moth Worlds. Burling is taking a busman's holiday from his, and crew Blair Tuke's, 49er campaign, by competing in the foiling Moth World's being staged on Lake Macquarie, Australia. Burling, was New Zealand's youngest ever sailing Olympian (and probably ever in the modern sailing Olympics), when he competed in the 470 class in Qingdao in 2008, finishing 11th overall in the 470 class. ? Rob:??? You were just 17 years old at? the Qingdao Olympics? Peter: ?Yes.?It was good experience when you are pretty ...

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