メネフネ（キッズ）サーフィンコンテスト開催中：North Shore Menehune Surf Contest

2019.10.24

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アロハ〜🤙

みなさん、お元気ですか？

Aloha~!

How are you, everybody?

毎年９月になるとノースショアに波がやってくる様になります。そのフレッシュな波で、たくさんの子供達が夢中でサーフィン。それがここ４０年の常（笑）

The winter waves start as soon as September comes, usually. On those fresh waves, many kids surf very excitedly. That’s how North Shore is since 40 years ago.lol

理由は、１０月に行われる子供達のサーフィンコンテスト。今年で４０年目。レジェンドレディースサーファーのレル・サンが友達の誕生日パーティーとして遊びで大会をやり、それがきっかけで、ずっと今まで続いているアットホームな大会です。

That’s because, on October there is a big event on the North Shore for surfer kids. This year, the contest would be 40th one. The first one was run by the lady’s legend surfer, Rell Sunn. She satrted as a part of her friends’ birthday party. Each year, the contest grow. More kids to enter, more sponsors to support. Although it still remain the original vibe, friendly vibe.

その大会、無事に先週末から始まったんです！！サイズは腰くらい。でもなにせメネフネ。オーバーヘッドの波に見えて迫力満点でした。

The contest has been started last weekend with waist height waves. Although the waves LOOKED head high because of their hight. So it was so excited to watch how they charge on the waves.

子供の大会だから当然、初めて大会に出る子供たちも多く、緊張して泣き出してしまう子供たちもいたり。知り合いでもないのに、観ているうちにいつのまにか、応援している自分。みんな健気。心打たれてしまいまいました（笑）

Because the contest is for kids, many kids experienced this contest as a very first contest for their life. So some of them overwhelmed by nervousness. some kids were even crying but they didn’t give up. they went anyway. It was heartwarming to watch how kids are so ambitious to try new things.

アットホームな大会と言っても、ワールドチャンピオンになったジョンジョンフローレンスの最初の一歩の大会がこの大会だった様に、多くのプロサーファーたちの幼少時代を支えた大会でもあるのです。

Even I said, this contest has a friendly vibe, many were given a good experience to be successful as a pro-surfer such as John John Florence, former world champion, by entering this contest.