Man-O-War Cay is the most self-contained of the Abaco cays — a small, tightly-knit community where families have built wooden boats for generations. The Albury family in particular has been constructing traditional Abaco dinghies and sailing vessels here since the 1880s, and the boatbuilding tradition is still alive. The working boatyards are not set up for tourists, but you can watch from the road.
The cay is dry — no alcohol is sold anywhere on the island — and has a more traditional, community-centred feel than the busier Hope Town. There's a pleasant harbour to walk around, a small grocery, and a few shops selling the canvas bags and bags made locally by the Albury family (long a cottage industry here). A flat road runs the length of the island and makes for a good hour's walk end to end.