Blair Tuke

Andrew Blair Tuke MNZM (born 25 July 1989) is a New Zealand sailor who won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 49er class alongside Peter Burling.
Tuke with Burling was co-captain of the New Zealand team at the 2016 Olympics. They are just the 4th New Zealand flagbearer to win a gold medal at the same Olympics.
Burling and Tuke won the 2016 Olympics with two races to spare and by an overall 43 point margin - winning by the most points of any sailing class in the Olympics since 1968 (when the modern scoring system started). They finished ahead of the second placed (Australian) boat in 11 of the 13 races, being behind by just three points in race 3 and one point in race 10.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Burling and Tuke were the youngest team. Their silver medal was New Zealand's 100th Olympic medal.
Tuke and Burling are the first sailors to win 4 consecutive 49er class World Championships (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016). They won all 28 of the major regattas in the 49er between the London Olympics (2012) and the Rio Olympics (2016). ( They finished 3rd at a short training regatta in July 2016 - the only 49er regatta they did not win in the 4 year period).
In November 2015 the International Sailing Federation announced that Tuke and Burling were the ISAF Rolex World Male Sailors of the year.
Burling and Tuke were named as Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing in the New Years Honours 2017.
Tuke is a member of Emirates Team New Zealand campaigning for the 35th America's Cup.

Tuke attended Riverview Primary School and then Kerikeri High School before going to St Kentigern College in Pakuranga, Auckland. He learned to sail at the Kerikeri High School sailing academy, and the Kerikeri Cruising Club of which he is still a member. Tuke is a qualified electrician.

Tuke and Burling are the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 World Champions in the 49er, they also won the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 49er European championships. They won all 28 of the major regattas in the 49er between the London Olympics (2012) and the Rio Olympics (2016) (a record for this Olympic class).

Tuke and Burling were awarded the ISAF World Male Sailor of the Year for 2015.

In January 2014 Emirates Team New Zealand announced that it had signed Tuke and Burling for the next America's Cup campaign.

Olympic Games

• 01 ! 2016 - 49er class with Peter Burling
• 02 ! 2012 - 49er class with Peter Burling

World Championship Titles

• 01 ! 2016 - 49er World Champion – Clearwater, Florida, USA (with Peter Burling)
• 01 ! 2015 - 49er World Champion – Buenos Aires, Argentina (with Peter Burling)
• 01 ! 2014 - 49er World Champion – Santander, Spain (with Peter Burling)
• 01 ! 2013 - 49er World Champion Marseille, France (with Peter Burling)
• 01 ! 2009 - 29er World Champion (with Stephen Thomas, Aus)
• 01 ! 2006 - Splash World Champion

Other World Championship results

• 02 !2nd - 2014 - 2nd A class catamaran World Championships – Auckland, New Zealand
• 02 !2nd - 2012 - 2nd 49er World Championships – Croatia (with Peter Burling)
• 02 !2nd - 2011 - 2nd 49er World Championships – Perth, Australia (with Peter Burling)
• 02 !2nd - 2007 Volvo Youth ISAF World Championships - 29er Class
• 6th - 2015 - Moth World Championships – (Australia)
• 8th - 2013 - A Class World Championships – (USA)
• 8th - 2007 420 World Championships (Auckland)
• 9th - 2008 - 29er World Championships
• 17th - 2010 - 49er World Championships – Bahamas (with Peter Burling)
• 26th - 2009 - 49er World Championships – Lake Garda, Italy (with Peter Burling)
• 26th - 2008 - Tornado World Championships

Other achievements

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

2017:-

2017 01 ! 1st Swan River Match Cup (Perth) - sailing with Peter Burling, Glenn Ashby and Josh Junior.

2016 49er regattas

201601 ! 1st 49er 2016 Olympics with Peter Burling

2016 03 ! 3rd 49er Rio de Janeiro International Sailing week

2016 01 ! 1st 49er Kieler Woche regatta, Germany (with Peter Burling)

2016 01 ! 1st 49er Sailing World Cup Hyeres regatta, France (with Peter Burling)

2016 01 ! 1st 49er European Championships - Barcelona, Spain (with Peter Burling)

2016 01 ! 1st 49er World Championships – Clearwater, Florida, USA (with Peter Burling)

2016 01 ! 1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Peter Burling)

2016 America's Cup World series regattas

Crewing for Emirates Team New Zealand

2016 01 ! 1st America's Cup World Series regatta, New York

2016 03 ! 3rd America's Cup World Series regatta, Oman

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

2016 5th Americas Cup World Series regatta, Toulon, France

2015 49er regattas

2015 01 ! 1st 49er World Champs, Buenos Aires (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er South American Champs, Buenos Aires (with Peter Burling)(Nov 2015)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er Olympic Test Event, Rio de Janeiro (with Peter Burling)(Aug 2015)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er Rio de Janeiro International sailing week (with Peter Burling)(Aug 2015)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er Europeans (Porto, Portugal) (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth regatta (Weymouth, England) (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres regatta (Hyeres, France) (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er Princess Sofia Regatta (Palma, Mallorca) (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Peter Burling)

2015 01 ! 1st 49er NZL Nationals (with Peter Burling)

2015 America's Cup World Series regattas

Crewing for Emirates Team New Zealand - overall leader of 2015 America's Cup World Series

2015 02 ! 2nd America's Cup World Series Bermuda (Oct 2015)

2015 01 ! 1st America's Cup World Series Gothenburg (Aug 2015)

2015 02 ! 2nd America's Cup World Series Portsmouth

2014

2014 01 ! 1st 49er Intergalactic Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Peter Burling)

2014 01 ! 1st 49er South American Championships, Rio de Janeiro (with Peter Burling)

2014 01 ! 1st 49er Rio International Regatta, Rio de Janeiro (with Peter Burling)

2014 01 ! 1st 49er European Championships, Helsinki (with Peter Burling)

2014 01 ! 1st 49er Hyeres World cup regatta (with Peter Burling)

2014 01 ! 1st 49er Mallorca World cup regatta (with Peter Burling)

2013 and previous

2013 01 ! 1st – Red Bull Youth America's Cup (Tactician for NZL sailing team)

2013 01 ! 1st 49er European Championships (Aarhus, Denmark) (with Peter Burling)

2013 01 ! 1st 49er Sail Auckland (with Peter Burling)

2010 01 ! 1st 49er North American Championships (with Peter Burling)

2009 Completed 120 nm Coastal Classic course in 49er (Auckland to Russell) with Peter Burling

2009 01 ! New Zealand National Youth Matchracing Champion (with Peter Burling and Scott Burling)

• Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sailing, 2017 New Year Honours.
• Finalist, Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2016 (with Peter Burling)
• ISAF Rolex World Male Sailor of the year 2015 (with Peter Burling)
• Finalist, Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2014 (with Peter Burling)
• Yachting New Zealand Sailor of the Year 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016(with Peter Burling)
• Finalist Halberg awards (New Zealand), Team of the Year (with Peter Burling) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
• Winner, Far North District Council Supreme Sports Award 2016, Top Energy Far North Sportsman of the Year 2016 and ASB Code Sailing Award 2016.

• "New Year Honours List 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016. 
• "A Golden List, 2016 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Nominees Announced". sailing.org. World sailing. Retrieved 5 October 2016. 
• "2014 ISAF World Sailor nominee Peter Burling & Blair Tuke". Retrieved 3 February 2015. 
• "Burling and Tuke named 2013 House of Travel Sailor of the Year". Yachting NZ. Yachting NZ. Retrieved 30 November 2013. 
• "Burling and Tuke named for New Zealand Sailing's Top Honour for 2014". Yachting NZ. Yachting NZ. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
• Bakewell-White, Jodie. "BURLING AND TUKE MAKE HISTORY WITH NEW ZEALAND SAILING'S TOP HONOUR". Yachting NZ. Yachting NZ. Retrieved 28 November 2015. 
• "In a league of their own;Peter Burling and Blair Take claim yachting's top award once more.". Yachting NZ. Yachting NZ. Retrieved 26 November 2016. 
• "50th Westpac Halberg Awards Finalists Announced". Retrieved 20 February 2013. 
• "51st Westpac Halberg Awards Finalists". Retrieved 15 February 2014. 
• "Halberg Awards: Finalists announced". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2015. 
• "Finalists announced for Halberg Awards". NZ Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2016. 
• "Golden glow of Rio dominates finalists list". stuf.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 11 January 2017. 
• "Tuke takes out Supreme Far North award". NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2016.