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Team TBA

(Tiaan Vermeulen and Jaco Kotze)

Team TBA

Country:
Team sponsor:
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Current class:
Boat number: 		SA
TBA
TBA
Modified - P750
M-9
Boat make:
Motor make:
Team based in: 		Aquarius
Yamaha
Blaauwberg Cape Town
Pilot:
Name and surname:
Age:
Right hand / Left hand driver:
Height:
Weight:
Seasons competing:
Current National rating in class:
Tiaan Vermeulen
26
Right hand
178cm
84kg
5 years
9th
Co-pilot:
Name and surname:
Age:
Height:
Weight:
Seasons competing:
Current National rating in class:
Jaco Kotze
27
1.8m
74
8 years
N/A
Crew:
Mechanic name:
Seasons competing:

Roy Ball
25 years

Achievements:

Pilot
2003 Voted the best progressing pilot overall
2004 Overall National Champion (Youngest competitor to
achieve this recognition in such a short period)
2004 1st Overall on the Trans – Atlantic (3 day race)
2005 1st Overall on the Trans – Atlantic (3 day race)
2005 2nd Overall Trans Agulhas (1000km over 5 days)
2005 Voted winner of National Pilots Champion
2005 World Champions overall
2006 2nd Overall Trans Agulhas (1000km over 5 days)
2006 1st Mosselbay National Championship
2006 1st Blaauwberg National Championship
2006 Selected for the South African Nation Team class “A”
2007 - 1st Overall National Longhaul champions
2007 - Selected to represent SA overseas - Springbok
2007 - 1st Overall on the Trans – Atlantic (3 day race)
2007 - 3rd Overall on Trans Agulhas (enjin failure)
2008 - Western Province colours
2008 - 1st Overall on the Trans – Atlantic (3 day race)
2008 - 2nd Overall Trans Agulhas (1000km over 5 days)
2009 - Selected as Springbok for 2009 World Campionship


Co-Pilot
won 3 Agulhas races in total
2nd Overall Trans Agulhas (1000km over 5 days)
1st Blaauwerg National Championship
Additional info

1. How did you got involved in the sport?

2. How long have you've been competing in the sport?

3. How long have you been competing as a team?

4. What do you do for a living?

5. Any other special talents other than inflatables?

6. Your message to interested parties in the sport, especially new pilots and co-pilots.

7. Message to other competitors in the 2009 Worlds

 Pilot

1. My dad had a boat when it was still 30hp he decided
that it would be great for father and son to race together
and that is how I started

2. 5 years

3. raced together in the past - 2005 / 2006

4. Distributor in Computer hardware and sofware sales

5. Black belt in karate

6. Think before you sink, always put safety first.

7. Good luck to all. May the competition be fast and furious and may the comradery be equally so.

Co-pilot

1. Introduced by a friend

2. 8 years

3. raced together in the past - 2005 / 2006

4. Operations manager in building industry

5. fishing

6. As jy lus is vir die lewe sal jy boot ry

7. Voorspoed - mag die beste man wen

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