The beautiful sceneries of white masts swaying by the wind on the sea are tens of yachts waiting for anchoring in the marina facilities. Jeongok port in Whasung city, Kyunggido is being changed as a yacht's paradise, which was just a small port five years ago.
Jeongok port successfully hold a world yacht tournament and a international boat show from last year and also, it is gradually preparing a infrastructure. The starting point is a first marina facility which has completed for about 114 yachts on 5th of November.
On 2014, facilities will be completed for mooring 633 yachts. It is the largest size as a single port in all over the country.
Jeongok port is the best place as water leisure sports as following reason. It can float yachts throughout 24 hours because it has a little surf and keeps the depth of water more than 3 meters. Mr. Hunggi Min, the president of yacht-importer, said "there are only three places in the western sea which can anchor yachts at low tide. Jeongok is one of them."
Actually, tideland was seen at ebb tide in other sea connected with Jebu island. But, marina place is still full of water. Now more people is visiting to Jeongok port by being well-known from a international boat show and a world yacht tournament.
According to Kyunggido, the annual selling scale of world water sports industry is 895 million dollar. Jeongok port is dreaming for a advanced base to participate this large-scale market.
Kyunggido is making an ocean industrial complex in the backyard of Jeongok port. It is for gathering a manufacturing company related to yachts on this place.
AMTEC(Advanced Marine Technology) is one of manufacturers which is producing yachts with a 100 % local technology. It moved to here from Yangsan, KyungNam in 2005.
Also, Kyunggido is making a project for developing as a hub of yacht in Asia including Tandoport and Jebudo. Youngun choi, mayor of Hwasung, said "they will plan to start with a government the administration procedures of reclamation in western sea. In case it proceeds successfully, the shore of Hwasung centered of Jeongokport will be a mecca of sea leisure in Korea."
