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Olympic surfers from Tahiti They missed the spectacle of the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday, but may have outdone their Parisian counterparts by staying on a cargo cruise ship that doubles as a cruise ship. floating villa athletes.
Given the limited accommodation options in the small towns dotted along the southern coast Tahiti, Paris 2024 decided to place most of the surfers in Aranui 5A 126 meter boat of extraordinary length and appearance, anchored in a lagoon about 10 kilometers from headquarters Teahupo’o.
“It’s my first time on a cruise, so yeah, it’s fun,” the New Zealand surfer said. Billy Stairmand.
“Is Amazing. We have beautiful and very comfortable rooms. We have our own space“There’s a gym, everything you need, so yeah, it’s a good atmosphere on the ship,” Stairmand told Reuters.
On Thursday, Stairmand joked with South African surfers Jordie Smith and Matt McGillivray as they watched their Olympic rugby sevens teams meet in Paris.
The ship typically holds 230 passengers and costs around US$5,700 per person for a 12-day, 11-night cruise in a standard cabin to the Marquesas Islands with cargo and paying passengers. Presidential ApartmentsHowever, it costs about 10,000 dollars per person.
On board they travel 28 athletes Of the 19 delegations, each in a single room with a double bed, no one got the presidential suite.
In his Instagram post, the Peruvian Sol Aguirre showed off her room, which features a flat-screen TV, flower garlands and views of jungle-covered mountains and a lagoon from the balcony.
For transporting surfers between the competition site and the competition venue. Aranuimeaning “great way”, it uses barges that also bring fresh food and other supplies from a nearby town.
“This half hour ride every morningbut I think that’s what the whole process entails,” Stairmand says. “It’s great. I love Tahiti“It’s a very powerful place, so it’s amazing to wake up here every morning, see the coastline and feel refreshed and energised.”
Surfers said that while it was a shame to miss out on the atmosphere Olympic Village of Paris and the opening ceremony, in addition to the lack of spectators, compensated for this unique location, perfect waves and the relaxed atmosphere of the place.
“Of course, it would be nice to have an audience. But at the same time, we are here to work, we are here to achieve medalsand sometimes it can be distracting,” he said. Stair climber.
“We are in our little bubble and we do everything possible to achieve these goals medals“.
Reuters
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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