South African bodyboarder Sacha Specker has captured his maiden world title in Playa Parguita, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela.

Sacha Specker conquered the 2012 IBA Drop Knee World Tour title during the Bodyboard Pro Festival held in the South America country.

The 29-year old rider was in a five-way tussle with several of the planet's top exponents, including Dave Hubbard (Hawaii) Ardiel Jimenez (Canary Islands) Pancho Galdos and Cesar Bauer (Peru).