Kiwi sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won yet another 49er World Championship this morning, claiming their third world title in a row off the coast of Argentina.
The pair also stretched their formidable unbeaten run to 22 consecutive races, taking the title out with a race to spare after dominating their Spanish opponents in the morning's first three races.
The Kiwi duo were a class above the Alonso brothers, taking an incontestable 29 point lead into the final race of the day and winning comfortably.
"We’re absolutely stoked to take another title,” Burling said.
“This one has been a really tough week and I think both Blair and myself are pretty tired now which shows how tough it’s been – but we are really stoked to take another title and I’m sure it will set in over the next couple of hours.”
Tuke said he and Burling were fortunate to win because they didn't race to the standard they were hoping.
“We didn’t sail super well today, which we were a bit annoyed about, but at the same time the guys that were close to us sailed worse so we ended up with a pretty huge lead again which is really nice,” he said.
“It’s really nice to win our third world title, and all in a row."
Burling and Tuke have won every event they have competed in since claiming silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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