Dusi Previous Winner Questionaire

1. Full Name

Prof Willem van Riet

1. Date of Birth

30/03/42

1. Current Home Town

Kalk Bay, Cape Town

1. Canoe Club

Peninsula

1. Number of Dusi’s completed

10+

1. Number of wins and years you won in

1969 / 1970 / 1971, I think!

1. How, where, when did you start canoeing

1960, ran away from school and paddled a canoe down the Berg River from Paarl to Veldrift.

1. Favourite Day of Dusi

Second

1. Favourite Rapid/Section

Dusi Umgeni junction section and Willem’s slide

1. Boat/s used for your wins

Fibre Glass Limfioden K2

1. Training tips for novices

Paddle more and run less

1. Training tips for aspirant Champions

Live in Durban or Pietermaritzburg

1. How did winning Dusi impact your life

Got me focussed on the natural environment, where I have spent the rest of my life

1. A few words to describe Dusi for you

Adventure with numerous rapids once we had convinced the various dams to release water.  Ban all running, except along river bank, no shortcuts

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