Peter Masfen

Starting his rowing career at Kings College, Auckland, Peter continued to row at the Auckland Rowing Club after leaving school. In 1963 he was a member of the Auckland Rowing Club coxed four which won the New Zealand Championships and continued to win this event for the next four years in succession including the coxed four and eight double in 1966, just the second time this had been done at the same Championships to that date. In 1963 this same coxed four competed at the Royal Henley Regatta and won the inaugural race for the Prince Philip Cup.

His first international competition came at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964 in the same Auckland club coxed four finishing second in the B final to rank eight overall. In 1966 Peter was selected in the New Zealand eight for the World Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia. The crew made the A final for the first time for a New Zealand eight and finished in sixth place.