The Sugar Loaf Cays

We had never anchored near Matt Lowe’s Cay and the Sugar Loaf Cays which lie just off the Eastern Shore of Great Abaco near Marsh Harbor. So when the wind suggested we move from Tilloo, we decided to check out the anchorage.

Matt Lowe’s Cay is a small island with several beautiful beaches. It rises high out of the water and is covered with low trees and palms. There are seven homesites on the island, some of which are beautifully developed. The narrow peninsula which runs from Great Abaco toward Matt Lowe’s is protected to the south by the tiny Sugar Loaf Cays. A stream of deeper water provides a channel between the cays and the mainland.

We explored the channel by dinghy. It is a shortcut used by the Abaco Ferries on their way to and from Marsh Harbor, and we saw a number of pretty cottages and one large “estate” complete with tennis courts docks, a boat house and observation decks. One of the cottages is Blue Dolphin where Patty Toller lives. She has anchored the Abaco Cruisers net for more than 16 years a wonderful service to visiting boaters. Her website Barometer Bob.com provides local weather and streams the cruisers net every morning after nine o’clock.

The large bay formed by Matt Lowe’s Cay, the Sugar Loaves and Great Abaco is a very pleasant anchorage with the added entertainment of watching the boats heading into and from Marsh Harbor which was the next destination on our itinerary.