Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Federal Point Yacht Club

Residential marina in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin, North Carolina, with 110 floating berths for vessels from 30 to 54 feet, the largest up to 90 feet.

Fisherman's Wharf Marina

Largest marina inside Rudee Inlet at Virginia Beach, with 75 berths on floating docks.

FishWater

Anchorage on Lake Murray, South Carolina, near the lake's southern shore close to Lexington.

• Sheltered NW, N, SW, S, SE

Folly Boat RAMP

Public concrete boat ramp on the Folly River at Folly Beach, South Carolina, managed by Charleston County.

Forest Sound Marina

Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Topsail Island, near Hampstead in North Carolina, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW

Fort McAllister Marina

Full-service marina on the Great Ogeechee River near Richmond Hill, Georgia, about seven miles off the Atlantic ICW near marker 98.

Freeport Marina

Marina on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, the main landing point for an island reached only by boat, with no road bridge to the mainland.

Friendfield Marina

Deep-water marina on the Sampit River just off the Intracoastal Waterway at Georgetown, South Carolina, used as a hurricane hole.

Fripp Island Marina

Resort marina on Old House Creek at Fripp Island, South Carolina, off Fripp Inlet north of Port Royal Sound.

Frog Island Marina

Small marina and boat ramp on the Pasquotank River side, in Shiloh near Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Galley Stores & Marina

Marina of 25 berths on the Neuse River at New Bern, with diesel and petrol on the fuel berth and a chandlery shop on site.

Georgetown Drystack Marina

Dry stack and wet berth marina on the Sampit River waterfront at the end of Saint James Street, Georgetown, South Carolina.

Georgetown Landing Marina

Full-service marina on the Sampit River at Georgetown, South Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway near Mile 403.

Gottschalk Marina

Military recreation marina on the New River at Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina, open to authorised patrons only.

Grande Dunes Marina

Full-service marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the only ICW marina within the city.

Grande Harbour Marina

Dry-stack marina and boatyard on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Little River, South Carolina, north of the Little River swing bridge.

Hague Marina

Public marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Socastee, near statute mile 368.5, in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina.

Halfmoon Marina

Small marina on the North Newport River, about six miles off the Atlantic ICW near mile 622.5, in Liberty County, Georgia.

Hampton River Marina

Full-service marina on the Hampton River at the northern tip of St Simons Island, Georgia, and the departure point for Little St Simons Island.

Harbor Oaks Marina

Private residential marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Socastee, off Peachtree Road near the swing bridge, in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina.

Harborwalk Marina

Floating-dock marina on the Sampit River in downtown Georgetown, South Carolina, a boardwalk away from the historic district.

Harbour Point Yacht Club

Residential marina at the north end of the Carolina Beach boat basin, North Carolina, at ICW mile 295.

Harbour Town Yacht Basin

Resort marina at The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Calibogue Sound with 100 berths.

Harbour Village

Large marina at Hampstead, on the mainland side of the Atlantic ICW opposite Topsail Island, North Carolina.

Harbourgate Marina Club

Resort marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, built around a condo-hotel near the Little River swing bridge.

Hazzard Marine

Marina and boatyard on the Sampit River at Georgetown, South Carolina, on the ICW route along Winyah Bay.

Heritage Plantation Marina

Deep-water marina on the Waccamaw River reach of the Intracoastal Waterway, about 6 miles north of Georgetown at Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Hidden Harbor Yacht Club

Long-term marina on Troupe Creek near Brunswick, Georgia, just off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Hogans' Marina

Marina on Turner's Creek off Wassaw Sound, on Wilmington Island near Savannah, Georgia, geared mainly to motor boats and dry stack storage.

Holden Beach Marina

Full-service marina on the mainland side of Holden Beach, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Brunswick County, North Carolina.