Zita Martel
Zita Martel in 2011.
Vaimasenu'u Zita Sefo-Martel is a fautasi skipper in Samoa.[1][2] She is also an honorary consul of France.[3] Martel has also become a decorated officer of the National Order of Merit.[4]
Biography[]
Martel attended Canterbury University, where she had been a rower.[5]
In 2000, her local church needed a skipper for their longboat, or fautasi.[6] At first she refused the request, but was eventually persuaded to give it a try.[6] When she became the skipper for her church, she also became the first woman to act as captain in the fautasi races in 2001.[1][4]
Martel also speaks out against domestic violence in Samoa.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Eight To Be Recognized as 2013 Stars of Oceania". University of Hawaii News. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Vaimasenuu Zita Sefo-Martel (vaega 1)". Samoa Times (in Samoan). 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Consulate of France in Apia, Samoa". Embassy Pages. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ a b c "Zita Martel". Pacific Community. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Sinclair, Shirley (10 March 2012). "Zita's Simply '~oarsome'". News Mail. Retrieved 8 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b Phillips, Adrian (2013-04-27). "Fishing for compliments on the South Pacific outpost of Samoa". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
External links[]
- Tatau: Marks of Polynesia - Zita Martel (2016 video)
- Samoa 50th Independence ad with Zita Martel (2012 video)
- Zita Martel, First Woman to Captain a Winning Fautasi (2012 video)
Categories:
- Samoan activists
- Samoan women activists
- Officers of the National Order of Merit (France)
- University of Canterbury alumni
- Living people
- Rowers