Kholofelo Sethebe is originally from the landlocked province of Limpopo and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology majoring in Marine biology from University of the Western Cape.  Following graduation, she worked as an outreach officer at...

Noluthando Makalima is a South African adaptive surfer who was born with cerebral palsy and competes in the prone two category. She is a motivational figure who has won a silver medal at the World Para Surfing Championships and aims to inspire others by showing that...

Pascale Lott Pascale is the ultimate maximiser, getting the best out of every opportunity for client success and creative excellence. Never seen without her to-do list and her trusty bottle of water, she seamlessly transitions from client meetings to site visits and...

Liza graduated from UCT in 2000 and worked at Johannesburg General Hospital and then the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital where she gained experience in various fields of Paediatric Physiotherapy and completed the Basic and Advanced Neurodevelopmental...

I started Coral Wetsuits in 1995 with a partner and a staff of 3 doing wetsuit repairs. Over the last 30 years we have extended the range and manufacture from 1mm to 7mm, offering a wide range of wetsuits and neoprene accessories for the South African public. Our...

Peter started winning in the pool while still in elementary school in Atlanta, USA. He swam on a scholarship at Stanford University where he also completed a degree in Economics. After a successful collegiate swimming career Peter joined the US swim team and broke 8...

In 2019, Jon and Kirsty Colledge sold their home, bought a boat, and set sail through the med with their two young boys — aged just 2 and 4 at the time. Life on the water was their dream, and somewhere between ocean crossings and remote anchorages, they discovered...

Oliver is the Production Director at OpenSource Circular. With over a decade of experience in the upcycling industry, he is passionate about helping businesses reduce waste and generate additional revenue through innovative upcycling and re-use solutions.

With over 25 years of volunteer service to the National Sea Rescue Institute, Brett Ayres has dedicated his life to saving lives and promoting water safety across South Africa. Brett began his NSRI journey as a volunteer at Station 5 in Durban, where his skills and...

Founder of Roxy Davis Foundation, Surf Emporium and Ocean Freedom. Head Coach of the South African Para Surf Team. Dr Roxy Davis is an eleven-time South African Surfing Champion, PhD graduate and global advocate for inclusive sport and wellbeing. Her doctoral research...

Alderman James Vos serves as Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, driving initiatives across tourism, trade and investment, property transactions, and strategic assets. Appointed by the Mayor, he is dedicated to making Cape Town a premier...

Frank Solomon has a deep love for our oceans. Being a professional big wave surfer and travelling the world one wave at a time, he has found his second passion as founder and director at Sentinel Ocean Alliance - conserving the ocean by passing on his love and...

Graham started Just a Small Piece with the aim of reducing beach and ocean plastic, through a shift in mindset. He advocates for a trade exchange with Mother Nature in which you are rewarded with great waves and awesome beach conditions if you in turn, collect just a...

My ocean life started with the National Sea Rescue Institute where I was a volunteer crew member at Bakoven and Hout Bay and one of the first female rescue swimmers in the 1990s. I worked on luxury charter boats in the Caribbean, Seychelles and Mallorca before...

A Journalism and English Honours graduate of Rhodes University, Steve Pike, aka Spike, founded marine forecasting and ocean content website Wavescape.co.za in 1999, and co-founded the Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festival in 2004, one of the world’s oldest surf film...

Miles Masterson grew up as a surfer on the Atlantic Seaboard of Cape Town in the 1980s. He began his career in the early 1990s as Associate Editor at Wavelength surfing magazine in Newquay, Cornwall, before returning home in 1997 to co-found the award-winning youth...

Greg beat the odds by surviving major infections, undergoing multiple operations in 2001 & 2006, and spending nearly 200 days in hospital

Hanli Prinsloo is a South African freediver, speaker, writer and ocean conservationist. She is the founder and executive director of I Am Water, an ocean conservation trust dedicated to conserving and protecting the world's oceans through human experience.

Professional Big Wave Surfer, Matt Bromley chases storms for a living and has ventured out in waves the height of 7-story buildings. He is also a keynote speaker, driven by his purpose to help others conquer their fears and thrive in their storms.