紐國民間捐款 助毛利衝浪手世界賽 20130614

【丘德真】

背向浪頂迴旋、背向空中轉體、從浪管鑽出。這是毛利族人的衝浪選手Richard Christie。24歲的Christie，出生於南島Dunedin市的。Christie表示，海浪，就是他的歸屬。從小就愛好衝浪的Christie提到，海洋對他來說，有著一種獨特的吸引力。

由於熱愛海浪，12歲時就立下志願要當職業衝浪選手。在16歲時，就已經成功奪得全國冠軍。是紐西蘭史以來最年輕的全國衝浪公開賽冠軍得主。於是，開始有廣告贊助商就自動找上Christie。

2009年，Christie開始參加世界衝浪巡迴賽，Christie更一度在全球排名中排行第43。不過，由於世界衝浪巡迴賽更改比賽規則，只有全球前32強的選手才有資格參加世界衝浪巡迴賽，Christie不單只失去了與世界各國高手較量的機會，廣告贊助收入更大幅減少。不過，在家的人鼓勵下，Christie並未放棄自己理想。

雖然暫時未能參加世界衝浪巡迴賽，Christie依然每天練習八小時。由於毛利族人一般體型壯碩，一旦遇到浪管不夠大的比賽環境，往往比較吃虧。所以Christie更開始嚴格控制飲食。

由於Christie全力投入，紐西蘭民間有人自發捐款資助，希望Christie繼續參加其他比賽，爭取成為全球32強，並且重返加世界衝浪巡迴賽。

A Maori surfer in New Zealand has won national championship since his 16.

He is also New Zealand's youngest ever National champ.

As sponsored by advertisers, he started to participate in worldwide championship,

and used to rank 43rd worldwide.

But now the host of the competition has changed the rule and only allows the top 32 players to join the competition,

making the Maori surfer lose the opportunity to play in the worldwide championship,

which affects his advertising revenue and sponsorship largely.

Some people from New Zealand has started a campaign trying to raise fund for him to support the Maori Pride to return to the worldwide championship.

Backside bottom turn

Backside air reverse

Ride out of a tube

He is the Maori surfer Richard Christie

24-year-old Christie was born in Dunedin of the South Island.

Christie said, the waves are where he belongs to.

For Christie who has started to surf since his childhood, ocean is a special lure to him.

He has been determined to be a professional surfer since he was 12 years old out of his love for surfing

and won the National championship in his 16.

He is New Zealand's youngest ever National champ

Since then, many sponsors have approached him.

In 2009, he started to join the world's championship.

And Christie used to rank 43rd worldwide.

However, as later the world's championship has changed the rule and allows only the top 32 players to play in the championship

Christie does not only lose the opportunity to compete with the experts from the world,

but also loses sponsorship largely.

Still, as supported by his family, Christie has never given up his dream.

Even though he can't join the world's championship temporarily, Christe still practices 8 hrs per day

As Maori people are usually stronger than other people, the players are more likely to be in an unfavorable situation as long as the site's tube is not big enough.

So Christie has tried to control diet

As moved by Christie's striving for success, now some people in New Zealand have tried to raise fund for him to join other competition

in hope that he could become the world's top 32 and return to the world's championship