Month: March 2015

After a great visit with the swimming pigs of Big Major, we decided it was time to start sailing somewhere.  Our destination was Black Point Settlement on  Great Guana Cay about nine miles south and the objective was to pick up loaves of their famous coconut bread for ourselves and a few of Jen and Jon’s fellow cruisers.  Winds were gusting to 20 knots, and we had a great sail between the cays.  It was fun to experience sailing on a large cruising yacht, and the Kelly Peterson hull really showed its awesome performance averaging 7.5 knots using

The hungry pigs of Big Major Cay

After thoroughly celebrating our first night on the boat, we were all moving a bit slow the next morning.  Jen got some coffee brewing, and we had a great breakfast to rebuild our energy for our first day of sailing.  Before we left the anchorage we had to make a quick trip to the beach to visit some of the famous natives.  The boat was anchored just a couple hundred yards from the swimming pigs of Big Major Cay.  The weather was a little overcast and cool, but the pigs were ready for