Hout Bay

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Hout Bay

John Chapman was the master of a ship, the "Consent" which was becalmed in Hout Bay 1607. As a result of various expeditions from this vessel into the area, today know as Hout Bay, the good captain named the area.

"Chapmans Chance" was the first name given to Hout Bay and it was also the first English name ever to appear on maps of Southern Africa.

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