Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Smithtown Bay Yacht Club

Private yacht club and marina on the north shore of Long Island at St James, New York, on Stony Brook Harbour off Smithtown Bay.

Smokey's Marina

Small marina at Reeds Beach in Middle Township, New Jersey, on the Delaware Bay shore of the Cape May peninsula.

Smuggler's Cove Marina

Marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on the Florida Bay side of Snake Creek, with 40 berths.

Smugglers Cove Marina

Small marina at Parker, east of Panama City, on the Intracoastal Waterway along Florida's Gulf coast.

Snake Creek Marina

Oceanside marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on Snake Creek beside the drawbridge, with about 20 berths.

Sneads Ferry Marina

Marina on the New River at Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, near the Intracoastal Waterway and New River Inlet.

Snell Isle Marina

Deep-water marina of about 291 berths in the Snell Isle district of St. Petersburg, on the north shore of the city's waterfront.

Snipe Key

Anchorage off Snipe Key in the Lower Florida Keys, about 16 nm north-east of Key West, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Snook Bight Marina

Marina at the southern end of Estero Island, Fort Myers Beach, on Estero Bay with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Snoring Bay

Small cove on the south-east side of Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington, within Sucia Island Marine State Park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Snows Cut Marina

Marina of 54 berths at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, at the junction of Snows Cut and the Cape Fear River.

Snows Marina

Small family marina on Cattaraugus Creek at Sunset Bay, on the south-east shore of Lake Erie in Irving, New York.

Snug Harbor Marina

Family-run full-service marina on Pentwater Lake at Pentwater, Michigan, in business under the same owners since 1979.

Snug Harbor Marina

Marina on Ocean Drive in Cape May Harbor, New Jersey, reached from the Atlantic through the Cape May Inlet.

Snug Harbor Marina & Service Center

Full-service marina on the west shore of Chautauqua Lake near Prendergast Point, in the town of Chautauqua, New York. Chaparral, Bennington, Cobalt and Robalo dealer.

Sohr's Harbor Shores

Family-run inner-harbour marina on the Oconto River at Oconto, on the Green Bay shore of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin.

Solano Yacht Club

Member yacht club on the east side of Suisun City Marina, on Suisun Slough in the upper San Francisco Bay delta, California.

Solomons Island Yacht Club

Private club marina on Solomons Island, at the mouth of the Patuxent River on Chesapeake Bay's western shore in Maryland.

Solomons Yachting Center

Marina on Back Creek at Solomons, on the Patuxent River near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Somers Cove Marina

The largest single marina on the Chesapeake Bay, in Crisfield, Maryland, with 515 slips and immediate access to Tangier Sound.

Somerset Cove Marina

Full-service marina at 1810 Somers Point Road, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on the waters off Great Egg Harbor Bay.

Somerset Marina & Yacht Sales

Family-run full-service marina on the Taunton River at Somerset, Massachusetts, near the head of Mount Hope Bay.

Sommerset Pointe Yacht Club & Marina

Marina on the south-west shore of Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan, on a low promontory of the lake.

Son Rise Marina

Hoty Marine facility in Sandusky Bay at 1535 First Street, with 220 floating berths and indoor winter storage.

South Basin

Anchorage and county mooring field on the south side of the Rickenbacker Causeway, off Key Biscayne in Biscayne Bay, Florida.

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

South Bay Marina

Gated marina at Palacios on Tres Palacios Bay, the north-eastern arm of Matagorda Bay in Texas.

South Bay Marine Service

Full-service boatyard and marina on South Ketcham Avenue in Amityville, on the Narrasketuck Creek leading to the Great South Bay.

South Beach

Anchorage off the southern tip of South Beach, Miami Beach, near the Government Cut inlet in Florida.

• Sheltered NE

South Carolina Yacht Club

Private yacht and social club inside the locked Windmill Harbour Marina, northwest Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

South Channel Yacht Club

Private marina on the south shore of Harsens Island, on the South Channel of the St. Clair River delta, north of Lake St. Clair.