No 3. Condor and Sir Peter Blake

Date: 1970s

Why is it important: Shows Emsworth as a centre for boat building, attracting demanding customers.

The young New Zealand-born Peter Blake first came to Emsworth in 1978 to oversee the refit of Condor at Bowman’s shipyard, Emsworth. All that now remains of the Bowman yard is the jetty on the foreshore.

This picture shows him with the refit team and the Emsworth Channel in the background. It was during this time that he met Pippa Glanville. They married in 1979. They settled in Emsworth.

Peter Blake was knighted in 1995 after leading the team that won the Americas Cup for New Zealand in 1995. He was killed in December 2001 leading an Environmental research expedition up the Amazon. He is buried in Warblington Cemetery.

Find this in the cabinet devoted to Peter Blake on the lefthand side in the Archive Room