Geoff Myburgh

Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh (30 December 1928 – 2 March 2010) was a South African

chairman

, and life governor.

Early life and education

Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh was born on 30 December 1928.^[1]

Career

Myburgh started his sailing career from Kalk Bay on Spindrift, designed by Norman Ross of the RCYC. In 1951, he began sailing at ZVYC crewing with Joyce, Bongers, and Burnwood. He sailed for RCYC on Sea Swallow, and competed 30 square metres in the event, in the Lipton Cup Challenge in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

He represented South Africa at the 1956 Olympic games^[2] in Melbourne and the FD worlds in 1958.^[3] He later competed in his Finn in Sweden and Finland.^[4]

He helped with the construction of the first 20 Optimists at ZVYC in 1971, and introduced the Laser into the country in 1973 and sailed many world championships winning several master's trophies in the class.^[5]

He later received the SA Sports Merit Award as a coach in 1977. He became an

ISAF international judge in 1982, a status that continued for the rest of his life, and travelled the world in this role. He was involved in the administration of various classes and was principal race officer and chairman of the organising committees for many major events, including Cork Week.^{[citation needed}

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