Peter Alarie

Peter is one of the great crews, racing in multiple classes. He does everything except steer; he judges sail trim by how the boat feels from the wire, and calls tactics. Some of his skippers have reported that the skipper is not allowed to look around, only to check the leech tension from time to time.
Peter won the '93, '94 and the '97 North American Championships (with two different skippers), and was second in the NAs earlier with yet another different skipper. He won the '96 East Coast Championship and was 2nd twice in the ECC. He has won the 505 Midwinters 3 times with 3 diferent skippers, and been second 3 more times with 3 other skippers. Peter was 4th in the 1998 Hyannis 505 World championship, with Mike Zani driving.
Peter teamed up with Howard Hamlin for the 2000 season. They won the Pacific Coast Championship, were second at the North American Championship, and third at the World Championship. He is also in demand in J24 and Melges 24 - but the 505 is by far his favorite. Peter also races Vanguard 15 with Kara and team races. His team, "Pablo Picasso", won the Hinmann Trophy - US Sailing's National Team Racing Championship - in '96. His current team was second at the Hinmann in 2001. Peter was V-15 National Champ in 1995, and finished 2nd in both 1993 and 1994. Peter recently swore off lead mines entirely, "I just will not go out racing on a keelboat", are his exact words. Peter has been a cabinet maker, and more recently boat building, as a partner in Guck Inc, in Bristol RI. They are dealers for Rondar and the Rondar 505.

Watch and Learn at Peter's YouTube channel and his 505 Clinics!

Notes from Peter Alarie Tuning Clinics

 

Macy Nelson and Peter Alarie (right), 1995 Worlds at Mounts Bay, Cornwall/UK.

Peter and Howie Hamlin at Santa Cruz.