The Peter Lester Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sailing is Mark Mulcare.
The first Peter Lester Award was presented to Mark Mulcare, a former blind world champion who has contributed more than 20 years of service to keelboat and club racing.
Mulcare, who lost his sight in his teens and has battled ill health in recent years, manages New Zealand’s nationwide keelboat handicapping system, developed the Race Track database, and supports clubs nationwide through his roles on Yachting New Zealand’s Cruising, Inshore and Offshore Racing Committee and the PHRF committee.
