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History of Jacobsbaai
From the early 1800's, a company called Stefan Bros, were conducting trade between the West Coast and
Cape Town. Very often farmers became indebted to them and they would take 99 year leases on some
farm next to the coast as payment. This meant that they could refuse landing rights to any other
traders that wanted to trade on these shores.
Nic Tredoux (more about Nic) owned the land from around 1984 to 1998. It was his vision that lead to the town as it is today - he did the
initial development with his own private funding and only when his health no longer allowed him to continue did Kuron Holdings enter
into the picture. He also facilitated the building regulations which today guarantees the town's unique look and atmosphere. At times he
had to fight in court to ensure free access tot the beachfront for both visitors and homeowners.
Nic Tredoux was also a writer and poets of many poems and works of fiction, among others "Die Waterhond" with the West Coast as backdrop.
Before he retired Nic was one of the country's foremost advertising men and was well respected in the industry. He went into partnership with
Kuron Holdings and they then continued the development of Jacobsbaai.
During the Second World War watch towers were build all along the coast to keep guard for possible invasion
by German U-boats. Despite this, a well known spy, Robbie Leibrandt, was dropped off by a U-boat near Yzerfontein.
On the photo you can see on of two towers that can be visited at Jacobsbaai.
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Geskiedenis van Jacobsbaai
In die vroeë 1800's het 'n maatskappy met die naam Stefan Bros. langs die kus tussen die Weskus en
die Kaap handel gedryf. Soms het boere by hulle in die skuld geraak en dan het hulle 'n 99 jaar
huurpag op gedeeltes van plase wat aan die see gegrens het geneem as betaling. So kon hulle dan
landingsregte weier aan ander handelaars en hulle eie roetes beskerm.
Nic Tredoux (meer oor Nic) het die grond besit van ongeveer 1984 tot sowat 1998. Dit was sy visie wat die
dorp daargestel het soos dit nou lyk - hy het die aanvanklike ontwikkeling gedoen uit sy
eie sak en eers toe sy gesondheid begin ingee het, het Kuron holdings op die prentjie
gekom. Die bouregulasies wat die dorp sy voorkoms waarborg, was ook deur hom
teweeggebring. Hy moes by tye in die hof baklei vir volgehoue toegang van die
bewoners en besoekers tot die seefront, en dit het hy op sy eie onkoste gedoen.
Nic Tredoux was 'n skrywer van vele gedigte en 'n hele paar romans, onder andere Die
Waterhond, wat afspeel aan die Weskus. Voor sy aftrede was hy 'n vooraanstaande
andvertensieman wat diep spore in die reklamebedryf getrap het. Hy het toe in 'n vernootskap met Kuron Holdings die
ontwikkeling van die dorp begin.
Gedurende die tweede wêreld oorlog is daar wagtorings oral langs die kus gebou om te
voorkom dat Duitse duikbote hier aan wal kon kom. Ten spyte daarvan het 'n bekende
Duitse spioen, Robbie Leibrandt, by Yzerfontein aan wal gekom. Op die foto is een van twee
wagtorings wat by Jacobsbaai gebou is.
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