West Coast Business News & Directory.

West Coast Langebaan Lagoon Festival Paddle Challenge

SUP Race in Langebaan this weekend. We have some spare boards to rent and will be holding demos after the race. Come join in this fun race! Only 6kms and weather is looking perfect for SUPs on Saturday. If you want to reserve a board, contactpeter@sup-sulture.co.za See you in Langebaan this weekend! West Coast Lagoon Festival Paddle Challenge 1. WHERE : Registration & Start –...

Langebaan Lagoon festival

Where Langebaan When 2010/03/26 08:00 am to 2010/03/28 05:00 pm Get to the West Coast for one of the wildest music festivals in the Cape. Friday’s awesome line-up of performers includes David Fourie, Wicus vd Merwe, Chereè, Wynand Strydom, Die Broers, Lianie May, Snotkop & Band, Watershed and Ray Dylan. On Saturday Dewald Dippenaar, Anton Botha, Piet Plagiaat, DJ Ossewa, Arno Jordaan,...

Langebaan lagoon. Save SharkBay from the developers

Please help, its now or never… A fresh attempt is being made at developing Shark Bay in Langebaan Lagoon. You can help to prevent the destruction of this pristine natural beauty (and world class kitesurfing venue) by following these steps: Download the SaveSharkBay objection document (Our experts have prepared a prewritten response which address all the legal problems with the development) “Cut...

Langebaan Downwind dash cancelled, and replaced by “No Ordinary Weekend” sponsored by Resolution.

R15,000 of cash to be won! The Saldanha Beach Sailing club welcomes PKRA race director as part of the organising team for the up-coming “No Ordinary Weekend” sponsored by Resolution. Join in the festivities starting at Lagoon Sports on Langebaan main beach this evening from 5pm. Witness Marc Avella’s world record attempt for a long distance ski, starting from main beach Langebaan at 11H00 as...

West Coast Langebaan Lagoon Festival

Get to the West Coast for one of the wildest music festivals in the Cape. Friday’s awesome line-up of performers includes David Fourie, Wicus vd Merwe, Chereè, Wynand Strydom, Die Broers, Lianie May, Snotkop & Band, Watershed and Ray Dylan. On Saturday Dewald Dippenaar, Anton Botha, Piet Plagiaat, DJ Ossewa, Arno Jordaan, Eden, Jakkie Louw, DR Victor & Rasta Rebels, Juanita, Kurt Darren...

Gold reef casino, Langebaan (Mykonos)

Cape Town – Empowerment giant Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) and gaming group Gold Reef Resorts got tongues wagging at the weekend by issuing cautionary notices on Friday evening. While the cautionaries were issued separately (two minutes apart, to be precise) the fact that HCI already holds a 23% stake in Gold Reef led to immediate speculation that the empowerment company was set to...

Shark Bay Development Langebaan

As many of you might know, the owner of Shark Bay has been trying to get approval for a development at Shark Bay for some years now. There is a new Draft Environmental Impact Report available for comment. The Draft will be available from 29 January at at the Public Library on the corner of Oostewal and Bree street in Langebaan as well as the Municipal offices in Bree street. An Open House Meeting...

4 SF Regiment at Langebaan will probably receive boats.

South Africa’ secretive Special Forces has acquired an undisclosed number of new boats in two classes to support its activities.The website of the state arms acquisition agency, Armscor, shows the Special Forces in November placed an order worth R9 934 700 with the Parachute Industries of SA (PISA) for an unknown number of semi-rigid 7.53m Zodiac boats as part of an “ medium range air deliverable...

South Africa Slalom Nationals Langebaan

Ben Van Der Steen NED 57 / South Africa Slalom Nationals Monday, January 25, 2010 By admin The race director set up a 6 leg downwind slalom course, each leg about 1.5km, starting and finishing at our two favourite islands… The start line was set just before Skaap Eiland in front of Langebaan main beach, the finish in the bay in front of Friday Island. The fastest guys finished the course in about...

Langebaan Resolution Downwind Dash 2010

Registered participants for the annual Resolution Downwind Dash have been glued to weather forecasts in the hope for a promising change to the predicted fluky south westerly. The windsurfing Nationals commenced on the 21st January at 17:00 in a light breeze off the Cape Sports Centre in the Langebaan Lagoon, and the high of 17kts at 17:00 today will mean they will get in some sailing later this...