BROTHERS COVE lies just east of Boars Head at the mouth of Kennebecasis Bay and harbors the Royal Kennebeccasis Yacht Club and its fleet. The Cove is broad and relatively shallow, but it is sheltered to the northeast by Indian and Goat Island. The prominent feature ashore is the yacht club, with its 70-foot-high observation tower that acts as one end of the starting line for club races. The club garnered an extra “c” in its name by virtue of a spelling error on its Royal Warrant in 1898. Guests are warmly welcomed here and are free to use the facilities. Fellow sailors will help visitors find moorings or slips and gladly offer pointers on favorite anchorages or navigating the river or the Reversing Falls. They may even offer you a ride to nearby markets or over to Saint John.
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If you haven’t checked in with customs, this is a convenient place to call 888-CANPASS.
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Approaches. From Grand Bay, turn northwestward into Kennebecasis Bay, rounding Boars Head and Ragged Point. Pass westward of Indian Island and follow the channel buoys in toward the club.
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Anchorages, Moorings. Anchoring in Brothers Cove is not recommended since the cove was once used for log booms, and the bottom is still fouled with sunken logs. The RKYC will happily help you find a mooring (no charge) or a slip.
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For the Boat. Royal Kennebeccasis Yacht Club (506-652-9430; www.rkyc.nb.ca). Gas, diesel, water, ice, and pump-out facilities are available at the club’s wharf. They accept credit cards. Electricity is available at their slips. They have a small marine railway, a hydraulic trailer, and a mast crane.
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Millidgeville Marine (506-633-1454). Located next to the club, Millidgeville Marine stocks a large inventory of boat hardware, rigging, charts, and nautical books.
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For the Crew. The club’s bar serves a light dinner menu. Crew are also welcome to use the showers in the restrooms. A pay phone is at the clubhouse. Most importantly, the club is full of kindred spirits.
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A ten-minute, half-mile walk up Millidge Avenue brings you to a small shopping plaza with a bank and an elaborate convenience store at an Irving station with an on-site bakery and limited fresh fruits, vegetables, and groceries.
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Things to Do. Take bus 15 from the stop just past the intersection of Millidge Avenue and University Avenue, steps away from the plaza and the convenience store. The bus runs every hour at 20 minutes past the hour and will take you to Kings Square in Saint John. It also passes a shopping center with a supermarket and laundromat. Call 506-658-4700 for more transit information.
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The huge Rockwood Park is a little over two miles away. Hiking and riding trails crisscross its woodsy interior, and it includes a zoo and an aquatic driving range. Get a ride from a club member or follow Millidge Avenue to a left on University Avenue. The park is dead ahead when the road comes to a T.
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