Introduction

moored sloop
photo by Geoff Rand

Just south of Wings Neck, Red Brook is, for cruising sailboats, the closest significant harbor to the Canal on the east shore of Buzzards Bay. It's the best naturally protected of the Bay's large harbors, and home port to a sizable fleet of mostly recreational boats.

For the visitor bound through the Canal in either direction, Red Brook is a convenient 4 miles from the Hog Island Channel and it features two large, accomplished facilities for sailors and a potentially quiet anchorage.

For anyone cruising on an unhurried schedule, the harbor's placid shorelines and quirky, down-the-rabbit-hole entrance make it worth a visit on its merits.