第一次见到Mark Munitz，是八月一个阳光灿烂的下午，在深圳七星湾中国杯航海之家会所。他穿着黑色POLO衫和米色五分裤，带来一种自然随和的气息，就像阳光与大海。

     Mark Munitz 是一个具有丰富赛事经验的帆船选手，曾斩获各个帆船级别冠军，包括利普顿杯挑战赛冠军，中国杯两届冠军。他还参加过海军上将杯、香港-越南拉力赛、中国海岸赛等著名赛事。近期，由世界冠军 Ellian Perch领衔，Mark Munitz等多名世界冠军组队「My Side号」，即将参加第十届中国杯帆船赛。Mark和他的伙伴们具有二十多年的航海经验，与大海为伴的他自诩为「蓝色骑士」，而第十届中国杯帆船赛，无疑是一次「蓝色骑士」的冒险盛会。

     于是，我们的谈话就在「蓝色骑士」最爱的蓝天白云白帆旁愉快地进行……

Q: How does sailing change your life all these years?

这么多年来，航海这项运动是怎样改变你生活的呢？

A: Sailing change my life because it is different to many sports or hobbies. Every race is different, every weather continuously different, and our team actually has stayed the same, which is very good for us. Because we are very consistent, and we need more and more victories. Over and over the years, how it has changed my life is just exciting. It’s just a big adventure, and our next big adventure is the China Cup with My Side as our sponsors, and we look very forward to a very very successful event.

航海之所以能改变我的生活是因为它和其他的运动和兴趣爱好不一样。在航海运动中，每一次航行都不一样，每次出海的天气也都是未知数，但是我们的团队始终对这项运动保持一致，这对于我们所有人来说都是很好的。因为我们要坚持下来，以争取更多的胜利。我认为这么多年下来，航海这项运动能改变我的生活真的是一件很令人兴奋感慨的事情，就像一场伟大的冒险一样，而我们即将迎来的一场冒险就是接下来由My Side床垫作为我们船队赞助商的中国杯帆船赛。我们整个队伍都对这场盛大的赛事抱以无与伦比的期待。

Q: So what are the difficulties in the long distance sailing?

那么在长距离的航行中你们都遇到过什么样的困难呢？

A: The difficulties are always the space, and the boats, the boats are bit to a point, but you won’t allow hits on the boats. They just say continuous is pressure but we all used to it and as I seem we have been together 20 years as a team. And those are the pressures but we do all set, as we are one big family.

困难始终都来源于航行时船和船之间的距离，有时不同船只会交汇于一点，可是你不能让船只相撞。人们都说“坚持”本身就是一种压力，但是我们所有人作为一支船队已经同舟共济20年了所以也都习以为常了。以上的这些问题对于我们来说都是压力的来源，但是我们成功渡过所有的难关并携手共济走到了现在，这是因为我们是一个大家庭。

Q:How do you understand the Blue Knight Spirit?

请问你是如何理解“蓝色骑士精神”的呢？

A:For Blue Knight Spirit is a very interesting concept，you get a lot of the previous traditional knights warriors about the old battlefield, attribute relatively violent. For Blue Knight concept has to do with really discovery and freedom, that’s what saying about you got house on the water, every race you witness the difference is just a big adventure.

蓝色骑士精神是一种非常有趣的理念。我们通常理解的骑士精神来源于古代战场上的骑兵，是一种非常浪漫，热血激昂的东西。而蓝色骑士精神就是为了让人们探索，去收获和体验自由，就像我所说的，每次你驾船航海，每一次不同航行都是一场伟大的冒险。

Q: So in the western world, the knight spirit is about honor and freedom, so how about the Blue Knight, what is the difference?

我们知道，在西方的世界中，骑士精神的内涵是荣耀与自由，你觉得蓝色骑士精神和西方的传统骑士精神在内涵上有什么不同？

A: The difference with the Blue Knight is also my opinion general worldwide print. That is the way the world is going which links and its 100 percent links to the synergy of the Blue Knight concept. The Blue Knight concept is tolerance, it is peace, it is more constructive approach to love, a formal natural approach to love.

我所理解的蓝色骑士这一概念的区别是一种全世界对航海界的一种认同和看法。也就是全球对航海，对蓝色骑士身份象征所达成的一种共识。蓝色骑士这个概念主要包含了宽容，和平，和一种积极向上、自然和谐的对于爱的理解与追求。

Q: So when your team start training and what is your plan for the regatta?

你的团队什么时候开始训练备战？你们对于此次中国杯有什么计划吗？

A: Our team is continually training but now this year we have been training really hard, we have been training from the beginning of the year slowly but cheerily, and now we come to the final stage when we prove our effort. Our team is apparently new at the moment, raising, training, and they will come to Hong Kong with the official time, to prepare themselves, to meet the My Side sponsors, and to get the synergy working and take victory.

我们的团队一直在训练而且训练得很努力。我们今年年初就开始缓慢但高效的训练，现在到了我们巩固和展现我们实力的最后阶段。我们的团队目前还稍显年轻，我们一直在成长，训练，同样我们会在规定的时间抵达香港去准备这次大赛，接见我们的赞助商My Side。所有人都会同心协力的比赛，最终获取属于我们的胜利。

Q: To have the faith to win?

有必胜的决心吗？

A: Of course, of course. We have an excellent team, we have the tools, we have the sponsor, we got the synergy. The most important, I am doing now it is just to actually get everyone working together which they are, and just take victory.

当然了，当然了，我们是个优秀的团队，我们拥有良好的船具和赞助商，并且团队上下齐心。最重要的是我现在会让团队里的每一位成员团结合作，并努力拿下冠军。

Q: During your long distance sailing, does sleep has big impact?

在长途的航行过程中，睡眠对你们的作用很大吗?

A: Sleep, of course, sleep is very important. If you don’t have a good night sleep, you know the product that it should be, that is why we all feel lucky with My Side as sponsors, and look forward to a long bright future together.

睡眠当然是非常重要的了。如果你晚上睡得不好，你就会知道什么样的睡眠产品是你需要的了。我们很幸运能拥有My Side作为我们的赞助商，同时，我们也希望携手My Side一起创造更好的未来。

Q: So do you have any advice on the Chinese sailing?

你对中国的航海业有什么建议吗？

A: My advice with Chinese sailing is that one big opportunity that people of China should take. I come from South Africa where surrounded by beautiful water and freedom. And in China, you’ve got beautiful water here in Shenzhen, you got the tools. And that’s one sport will you can be outdoors. And you got the freedom which is back to the Blue Knight concept. And that is now that what you should be grateful for, because it is a healthy sport. You are not indoors, you are outside with nature, and it is a beautiful hobby which you learn to love from the risk of your life.

我对中国航海的建议是中国人应该把握好当下的机会。我来自被美丽海洋环绕的南非，那里充满着自由。在中国，在深圳也有这美丽的海岸线，人们也有出色的航海工具。航海作为一项户外运动，我也希望人们能拥有自己的自由，理解和感谢蓝色骑士的理念，因为可以出门航海是一项非常快乐的运动。我们都可以走出户外，与自然亲密接触，在探险中体验到我们对人生的热爱。

我们还了解到，Mark是一位很有家庭观念的父亲，很喜欢和孩子一起去航海。他非常希望第十届中国杯帆船赛能有更多的家庭一起参与，一起享受My Side带来的美梦。我们也祝愿Mark和他的团队好好参赛，为My Side夺冠！