Blair Tuke (left) and Peter Burling have notched 22-straight 49er regatta wins.
Despite all the accolades Peter Burling and Blair Tuke receive, there is a sense New Zealanders don't understand just how good the pair are.
Of all the extraordinary stats that can be produced to illustrate the pair's dominance, perhaps this one best exemplifies Burling and Tuke's stranglehold on the competitive
49er class: no other Olympic sailing crew has gone through a year unbeaten.
The Kiwi duo have just completed their third season unbeaten, racking up 22-straight regatta wins.
Their key victories this year included the Aquece Rio Olympic test event, the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres and Weymouth, before picking up a third-straight world title at the world championships in Argentina last month.
Burling and Tuke, who were crowned ISAF world sailors of the year on the eve of the Argentina regatta, had wrapped up the title even before lining up for the medal race, with an unassailable 29-point lead heading into the final day.
