Durban - Local and international surfing legend Shaun Tomson has been invited to this year’s historic 50th edition of the Ballito Pro, which he won when it was the Durban’s Gunston 500.
Before the event, which runs from June 25 to July 1, kicks off at Willard Beach in KwaDukuza, where he will be honoured with an award with other South African winners on June 27, he will embark on a special motivational speaking tour of local schools.
Durban-born Tomson, who is now based in California, is an author, journalist and businessman - and South Africa’s only professional world surfing champion.
It was the untimely loss of his son Mathew that turned his life around. Inspired by a poem (The Light Shines Ahead), which he shared with his dad shortly before he died, Tomson and his wife, Carla, found the courage to help young people make positive choices for lifelong change.
Tomson has partnered with the KwaDukuza Municipality to engage local youth for the Shaun Tomson Positive Wave Tour from June 18 to 22.