FORMER regional director Australia for Air Tahiti Nui, Craig Lee, has been honoured at the Billabong Pro Tahiti surf competition with a special trophy created in his memory.
The inaugural Craig Lee Trophy was awarded to 21-year-old Brazilian surfer Ricardo Dos Santos for winning the ‘Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials,’ which is a qualifying event for the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
Lee died last year (TD 27 Sep 2010) after a battle with cancer, and during his five years as local gm of Air Tahiti Nui was a key supporter of the annual surfing event at Teahupo’o.
An excited Ricardo Dos Santos is pictured below with the trophy.