Sailing from , Dries Pretorius competes in the the region dinghy circuit. Dries's earliest SailingSA result dates to September 2022. Since then 22 races across 3 regattas have been recorded. Most of Dries's racing has been in Dart 18, with additional starts 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. Dries remains active in regional dinghy racing.