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Thatâs what the Pilgrims did in the year 1620, on a ship called Mayflower. Mayflower set sail from England in July 1620, but it had to turn back twice because Speedwell, the ship it was traveling with, leaked. After deciding to leave the leaky Speedwell behind, Mayflower finally got underway on September 6, 1620.
Blake proved himself a valuable asset to the partners with several deliveries and ocean races (including the 1971 Cape Town to Rio Race on the Ocean 71 Ocean Spirit). When the 80-ft aluminum ketch Burton Cutter departed Portsmouth in September, 1973, 25-year-old Peter Blake was aboard as watch captain.