A KwaZulu-Natal sailor, Christo Rust represents RNYC in competitive dinghy racing. Since January 2025, 10 races across 2 regattas have been recorded for Christo. Christo competes mainly in the Stadt 23 fleet, alongside races in other fleets. Key performances include winning the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet, along with the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet. Christo continues to compete regularly across provincial and national sailing events.