Harbours and anchorages near Sarasota

Crow's Nest

Marina and restaurant just inside Venice Inlet on the island of Venice, between the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida.

Venice

Anchorage in Roberts Bay at Venice, Florida, just inside the Venice Inlet on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with a sand bottom and shelter on all sides.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Longboat Key

Anchorage on the Sarasota Bay side of Longboat Key, a barrier island on Florida's Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE

Emerson Point Preserve

Anchorage off Snead Island at the mouth of the Manatee River, opposite the DeSoto Point anchorage in Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Safe Harbor Regatta Pointe

Marina on the south bank of the Manatee River at Palmetto, Florida, near the river mouth on Tampa Bay.

Marina Jack Mooring Fields

Mooring buoy field off downtown Sarasota on Florida's Gulf coast, with around 60 numbered moorings on a sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Marina Jack Yacht Basin

Large transient marina in Bayfront Park, downtown Sarasota, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway of Sarasota Bay.

Golden Gate

Anchorage off Golden Gate Point, a peninsula on Sarasota Bay one block from downtown Sarasota, on the Florida Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Bird Key Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club with a 42-berth marina on the edge of Sarasota Bay, at 301 Bird Key Drive, Sarasota.

Sarasota Yacht Club

Private yacht club with a deep-water marina inside Big Pass, on Sarasota Bay, at 1100 John Ringling Boulevard.

Boathouse On Longboat

Covered dry-storage marina on the south end of Longboat Key, on Sarasota Bay, at 410 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Phillippi Harbor Club

Dry-storage rackominium marina on Phillippi Creek in south Sarasota, at 1780 Phillippi Shores Drive.

Harbour Towne Yacht Club

Gated marina built around a deep-water basin on Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida, serving a community of 50 condominiums.

Longboat Key Club Moorings

Deep-water marina of 291 berths on Longboat Key, Florida, set behind the barrier island on the Intracoastal Waterway near ICW marker 15.

Safe Harbor Siesta Key

Full-service marina on Little Sarasota Bay at Siesta Key, just inside Stickney Point off the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Sarasota.

Hidden Harbor Marina

Full-service marina with enclosed dry storage in south Sarasota, at 7700 South Tamiami Trail, off Sarasota Bay.

Bayfront Yacht Works and Marina

Boatyard and marina off Little Sarasota Bay on Siesta Key, with deep-water wet slips and dry storage south of the Sarasota area.

Harbour Villa Club

Private residential marina on Dream Island near the north end of Longboat Key, on the Sarasota Bay side, Florida.

Tarpon Pointe Marina

Marina on the Manatee River at Bradenton, Florida, with 220 wet berths and 200 dry-storage spaces.

Casey Key Marina

Marina on Blackburn Bay at Osprey, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Sarasota and Venice, behind Casey Key.

Twin Dolphin Marina

Marina of 225 wet berths in a walled harbour on the Manatee River at downtown Bradenton, Florida.

Riviera Dunes Marina

Marina set in a man-made basin off the Manatee River at Palmetto, Florida, dredged to 5.5 metres and enclosed for storm shelter.

Point Ogden

Anchorage off Point Ogden on the Manatee River near Palmetto, Florida, close to the Bradenton-Palmetto waterfront on the route to Tampa Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

N E Taylor Boat Works

Full-service boatyard at the fishing village of Cortez, Florida, on the canal off Sarasota Bay.

Cortez Cove Marina

Marina with wet berths and dry storage at the fishing village of Cortez, Florida, on the canal off Sarasota Bay.

Parrot Cove Marina

Gated wet-slip marina on the south shore of Palma Sola Bay at Cortez, Florida, mixing liveaboard berths with transient stays.

Cortez Village Marina

Dry-storage marina with a fuel berth at the historic village of Cortez, Florida, on the Bradenton mainland a third of a mile east of the Bradenton Beach bridge.

Bradenton Beach Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on Anna Maria Island at Bradenton Beach, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Cove Sound Moorings

Mooring field and small marina at Cortez, Florida, on Anna Maria Sound behind Anna Maria Island.

Cut's Edge Harbor Marina Inc

Full-service marina and boatyard on a 14-acre peninsula at Palmetto, between Terra Ceia Bay and the Manatee River in Florida.