Living the dream

For 40 years, Matt Gennrich gave his life to Volkswagen South Africa, rising to the position of general manager in charge of communications before his retirement in 2018.

- Jim Freeman

For 40 years, Matt Gennrich gave his life to Volkswagen South Africa, rising to the position of general manager in charge of communications before his retirement in 2018. Waving goodbye to Uitenhage, he moved to Cape St Francis where he owned a holiday home.

Few people know anything about Cape St Francis, which is just over 100km from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), other than that it is home to the "perfect wave" immortalised on film in the classic 1966 surfing documentary Endless Summer.