Sailing from ZYC, Shawn Pretorius competes in the KwaZulu-Natal dinghy circuit. Shawn's earliest SailingSA result dates to January 2025. Since then 10 races across 2 regattas have been recorded. Shawn competes mainly in the Dart 1 up fleet, alongside races in Dart 18. Key performances include winning the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet, along with the SailingSA events in the multiple fleets fleet. Shawn remains active in regional dinghy racing.