Big Major's Spot
Moonbeam
David and Lynn Wilkie
Fri 29 Apr 2011 23:06
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24.10.963N 076.27.612W
Despite the annoucement on the VHF Channel 16 to
come to the Bapist Church "cookout" on Good Friday we left the lovely bay on
Thursday morning; calibrated the new autopilot course computer I had just
installed ( yes still autopilot problems! ) and made our way onto the
"Banks"
Here there are unmarked routes of shoal water with
maybe 10ft plus at low water so it was about 10 miles to travel the 3 miles up
to the anchorage at "Big Major's Spot", just north of Staniel Cay.
 Here the sailing yachts are in a minority and there
are lots of glossy motor boats but also some serious cruisers including a mini
"Expedition Ship" called "Oban"! Subsequent enquiry revealed is so called
because it is the owner's favourite malt.
 
Motor boats towing other boats!
Immediately north of the anchorage is Fowl Cay
Resort where a one bedroom bungalow is 9000$ a week and just south is Staniel
Cay where there are a few basic shops, a school and a couple of
restaurants ( www.stanielcay.com)
At the head of the anchorage is a nice beach
occupied by a family of pigs who greet you as you go ashore- demanding to be
fed!
  At anchor over
looking www.fowl-cay.co.uk
 Just to the south is "Thunderball Cave" which has
been used in a couple of James Bond films.Here you snorkel into the
cave and there is a hole in the roof illuminating the whole place. The cave
is full of fish which happily swim within 6" of you!
There are 2 marinas at Staniel Cay- SC yacht Club
and the "Happy People Marina" ! Unfortunately it has been closed for a while-
maybe AYC should change it's name to "Happy People Marina-Ardfern "
!
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