Colin is passionate about
boats, motors and fishing.
He first learned to waterski
at five-years-old but his
love of fishing took over
and he got his skippers
licence at the young age
of 16.
His parents Neil and
Sue Tapson, excelled at
deepsea angling – both
earning
their
Protea
colours – and as members
of Nelspruit and District
Angling Club spent many
hours on the water at
Sodwana and Mozambique.
Colin’s mom was secretary
of the OET competition
for many years. The apples
didn’t fall too far from the
tree, Colin and his siblings
Carol, Royden and Diane
subsequently all earned
their provincial colours.
If you’re in the area – pop in to Ocean
Marine Boating, 1 Industrial Rd,
Margate or call: 082 418 7660 or
039 317 2690 – for all your needs.
If they
don’t
have the Lowrance
product you want – they’ll order it for
you and it will be there the next day!
Many will remember their
Lowrance
-
equipped
19’ Yeld Cat boat name
“Sucadi” – which for some
time appeared in several
Skiboat Magazine adverts.
More recently, mom Sue
and
brother
Royden,
invested in a Raptor 660
with Mercury 115hp motors
and fitted with a Lowrance
HDS 7 unit – which sports
the same name.
His most memorable catch
is a 45kg Sailfish caught on
a Kayak in 2006.