In 1606 a British ship anchored outside a little bay south east of Table Bay, a British naval officer by the name of Chapman was instructed to investigate the possibility of this bay offering a safe anchorage. This bay became known as Chapman's Chance, today it is called Hout Bay - "Wood Bay", here one can travel along one of the most spectacular and scenic ocean-view drives in the world, the Chapman's Peak Pass, therefore giving "Chapman" the oldest English name in South Africa.
The above is confusing,Hout Bay is the inner bay that hold the beach and Hout Bay Harbour but Chapmans Bay is actually the much large outer bay that these pictures were taken on.
Roy
We knew that the morning would have the lighter breeze but the South Wester would fill in asthe day went by,we had to motor out of Hout Bay and into Chapmans Bay to find the start of the breeze,when it came from the south it was cold but very welcome.
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