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- Port_Owen abstract "Port Owen is a marina in the town of Velddrif, 145 km from Cape Town on the West Coast of the Cape Province of South Africa.It comprises 100 hectares and has 3.5 km of waterways. The marina is surrounded on three sides by the Great Berg River and is one kilometre from the harbour mouth where the river meets St. Helena Bay. This bay, the largest on the West Coast of Africa, offers the finest sailing conditions on the South African coastline due to its sheltered nature and orientation to the prevailing summer wind (South-east Trade, which blows off-shore). Vasco Da Gama landed here and a monument was erected on the shore by the Portuguese GovernmentThe marina is adjacent to the fishing harbour of Laaiplek and is surrounded by salt marsh. The area is renowned for its bird life as well over 350 different sea, land and river birds can be found here.Port Owen is named after H.Owen Wiggins Junior, who developed the marina and its residential plots. To achieve this he had to dredge approximately 1 million cubic metres of sand and rock over 15 years and construct 7 km of embankment as well as many jetties and other infrastructure. He also established the Port Owen Yacht Club (which grew from Friday evening sundowners on Gideon Langart's yacht Absolutely, and set aside the Marina Centre which has become the commercial centre of Port Owen. Harbour Centre, the shopping centre has a health spa, pub, restaurant, hairdressing salon, art gallery and estate agency. He went on to create the Langebaan Country Club.Port Owen was the first deep-sea, residential marina developed in South Africa. The waterways are controlled by the Port Owen Marina Authority. More Info Port Owen is surrounded on three sides by the Great Berg River, which limits its future growth making sure it remains restful and exclusive. The river is navigable for 56 km for shallow-drought boats.".
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- Port_Owen wikiPageExternalLink www.gideonestates.co.za.
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- Port_Owen subject Category:Marinas_in_South_Africa.
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- Port_Owen type MarinasInSouthAfrica.
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- Port_Owen comment "Port Owen is a marina in the town of Velddrif, 145 km from Cape Town on the West Coast of the Cape Province of South Africa.It comprises 100 hectares and has 3.5 km of waterways. The marina is surrounded on three sides by the Great Berg River and is one kilometre from the harbour mouth where the river meets St. Helena Bay.".
- Port_Owen label "Port Owen".
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- Port_Owen depiction Port_Owen_at_Velddrif.jpg.
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