ABOUT JAGGARS POINT

Folklore has it that many years ago in the fog, you could hear a ship coming into the basin. The fog was thick, and the air was still. You could hear the waves hitting the bow of the ship and the brass bells ringing in the air as they moved from side to side.

It is believed this ship had attacked several small, coastal towns along the Atlantic Coast and was full of treasures. In the distance you could hear the laughter and celebration from the pirates on board the SS Golden Pillager being led by their fearless leader, Captain Jaggar.

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As the fog thickened, the sounds started to lesson. No laughter was heard, no waves splashing along the bow of the ship. Suddenly, it was quiet.

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As the fog lifted in the early morning there was no ship or debris. It is believed the ship sunk into the night with all on board. As the tide washed away there were gold coins found scattered along Pebble Beach however, no wood, no supplies, nothing. Only gold.

 

Many have said over the years that the SS Golden Pillager was a ghost ship and that Captain Jaggar never really existed…. But what about the gold?

It is said in the thick fog you can still hear the brass bells ringing in the distance. It is also said that some nights you can hear the thump from Captain Jaggars wooden leg hitting the rocks as he walks the beach at night looking for his treasure and calling for Mac, his Macaw parrot. Many people over the years have spotted a green Macaw in the trees that seems to vanish as quickly as he appeared. Could it be Mac?

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Every now and then a gold coin washes on the shore of Pebble Beach, still today.

 

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