A KwaZulu-Natal sailor, Barend Visser represents ZYC in competitive dinghy racing. Barend's competitive record on SailingSA begins in January 2025. Since then 10 races across 2 regattas have been completed. Barend competes mainly in the Dart 18 fleet, alongside races in Dart 2 up. Key performances include winning the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet, along with the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet. Barend continues to build experience across competitive sailing regattas.