Geoff Myburgh

Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh (30 December 1928 – 2 March 2010) was a South African Olympic sailor. He was one of the founders of the National Sea Rescue Institute, of which he became financial director, chairman, and life governor.

Early life and education Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh was born on 30 December 1928.

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.

He represented South Africa at the 1956 Olympic games in Melbourne and the FD worlds in 1958. He later competed in his Finn in Sweden and Finland.

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.

Death On 2 March 2010, Myburgh died at the age of 81.