/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4555-copy.jpg "Egbertus van Rhyn and Marius van Dyk on the first day of the race. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4438-copy.jpg "Marc Gleed and Jaco van Deventer coming in after completing Stage 1 of the Trans Agulhas race on Saturday. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4144-copy.jpg "Wimpie Ackerman and Devon Henning finish the first stage of the race. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4209-copy.jpg "Calvin Marais and Timothy Walker ended the first stage in 22nd place. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4356-copy.jpg "BJ van Niekerk, Springbok rugby player Faf de Klerk's father-in-law, at the race wearing one of the famous 'Faffies' that the family is selling. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4322-copy.jpg "One of the participants show his injuries after Day 1 of the race. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4573-copy.jpg "Calvin Marais and Timothy Walker ended the first stage of the race in a cloud of sand on Santos Beach in Mossel Bay. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_4464-copy.jpg "Father and son team Johan Shepherd Snr and Jnr. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)")
PHOTO ESSAY
Grit, determination and a Faffie at first stage of ‘world’s toughest inflatable boat race’
As participants of the Trans Agulhas race crossed the finish line covered in sand and sporting injuries, it was clear that the only thing tougher than the course was trying to keep up with Faf de Klerk's father-in-law, who was busy selling 'Faffies' while dodging the chaos.
Wimpie Ackerman and Devon Henning in action on the first day of the Trans Agulhas Inflatable Boat Race, from Plettenberg Bay to Mossel Bay. (Photo: Deon Ferreira)