Saint John : Profile

Location

Saint John (not to be confued with St John's, Newfoundland), lies approximately halfway along the norther shore of the Bay of Fundy, where the Saint John river flows into the bay.

Position 45°14.20’N, 66° 02.50’W.

Clearance

Customs
Opening Hours: 08:00-21:00(Mon-Fri)

Fundy Traffic
Tel:506-636-4696, VHF Channel 12

Docking

Call Fundy Radio and monitor VHF channel 12 when approaching the harbour. Whatever the visibility, be aware of the heavy shipping movements in the area.

Tie to the floating dock at Market Slip, on the east side at the head of the harbour, just past the Coast Guard wharf.

This berth is only normally used to wait for the tide to pass up the river, or to Clear in as it is convenient for the Customs office. The eddies and tides make for an uncomfortable berth.

Once through Reversing Falls, the Saint John river has almost unlimited anchoring and berthing possiblities. The water is fresh and the tides are small.

Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club
Brother's Cove, Saint John, N.B, Mail to:- 1042 Millidge Avenue, Saint John, N.B., Canada E2K 2P6
Tel:001 506 6320186, Fax:001 506 6523323
rkyc1@nbnet.nb.ca
Moorings, berths (with water & electricity), pump-out facility and fuel berth. Showers and toilets are also available in the Clubhouse. A provsions store is about 1 km away, and a bus stop is nearby. City centre is a short taxi ride away.

Yacht Clubs

Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club [see above]

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