Life Timeline

A Life in Chapters

Every milestone is part of a larger story — the people, places, projects and decisions that have shaped my journey.

The timeline shows not only what happened, but what I learned along the way.

Chapters are shown with exact dates only where confirmed. More are added as they are verified.

  1. Childhood

    A dream at the coast

    Family holidays to Cape Town, and the racing boats arriving at the beach — an interest in inflatable racing boats that never left.

  2. The beginning

    An R5,000 inflatable boat

    My father asked me to bring R5,000 to his shop. Waiting there was an inflatable boat — the beginning of a racing chapter.

  3. First race

    Witbank Dam: finishing last

    Confident, unprepared and finishing last. A painful lesson that became the foundation for everything after it.

  4. Second race

    Third overall — and a win over the reigning world champion

    After upgrading my equipment and preparing carefully, I finished third overall and beat the reigning world champion in competition.

  5. 2011

    Moving from Mpumalanga to Cape Town

    To take racing further — and to learn the ocean, which demanded a completely different understanding of water, waves and balance.

  6. Cape Town years

    Building a business around inflatable boats

    Retubing, racing inflatables and second-hand racing equipment — a workshop that became another classroom.

  7. Cape Town years

    First ocean win at Kogel Bay

    After months of practice on the water, the first ocean victory — around the time I changed co-pilots.

  8. Racing career

    Championships and international racing

    National titles, Trans Agulhas victories, Springbok colours and World Championship appearances — described in full on the racing website.

The racing years, in full.

Follow the sporting chapter milestone by milestone on the dedicated racing website.

Racing timeline