Peter Lester (born in Christchurch) is a New Zealand sailor and broadcaster.
[1] Lester joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1988 America's Cup where he was the tactician on board KZ1.
He coached the Spanish Desafio España Copa America challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.
He sailed in the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup as part of Tag Heuer Challenge.
After Desafio España Copa America was eliminated for the Louis Vuitton Cup, Lester was asked to commentate for TVNZ.