Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Navy Sailing Center and Marina

Recreational marina on Coasters Harbor Island at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, reserved for the Navy community.

Punta Arenas

Anchorage off Punta Arenas, known as Green Beach, at the western tip of Vieques, 6.2 NM west of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Rebel Marine Service

Family-run marina and boatyard on Willoughby Bay in Norfolk, Virginia, operating since 1974.

Westpoint Harbor

Privately owned marina at the mouth of Westpoint Slough in Redwood City, California, on the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay.

Linekin Bay Resort

Resort moorings in Lewis Cove on the west side of Linekin Bay, near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

West Palm Beach

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon off downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, along the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand and mud bottom.

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

Atlantic Highlands

Anchorage behind the municipal harbour breakwater at Atlantic Highlands, on Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Marina de Salinas

Marina of 125 berths at the head of Bahía de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico, with a hotel, a restaurant and a fuel berth.

Crandon Park Marina

County-run marina inside Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, on the south-west side of the island facing Biscayne Bay.

Dátiles Beach

Anchorage off Dátiles beach on the west coast of Culebra, 0.4 NM south of Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Hurricane Island

Guest moorings off the east side of Hurricane Island, in the Fox Islands group of Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom, shelter from north-west through south-west.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Seaport Landing Marina

Municipal marina on the Lynnway in Lynn, Massachusetts, on the north shore of Boston harbour about 10 miles north of Boston.

Southport

Anchorage off Southport, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River where it meets the Intracoastal Waterway, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Quai de Falls Park

Free city dock at Vergennes Falls Park, on the south bank of Otter Creek below the falls in Vergennes, Vermont.

No name harbor bay

Natural harbour inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, at the southern tip of Key Biscayne, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Portsmouth Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Piscataqua River in New Castle, New Hampshire, with a public fuel berth and transient moorings off the clubhouse and in Pepperrell Cove across the river in Maine.

Southall Landings Marina

Marina at the Salt Ponds inlet in Hampton, Virginia, on the lower Chesapeake Bay.

Eastern Cove

Anchorage in Eastern Cove on the south side of Mount Desert Island, midcoast Maine. Sand bottom with patches of weed.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Fishing Bay

Sheltered anchorage at the mouth of the Piankatank River, off Deltaville in Virginia, just south of the Rappahannock.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Harborwalk Yacht Club

Private full-service marina at Harborwalk, Hitchcock, Texas, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near West Galveston Bay.

Mill Creek - past Leason Cove

Anchorage on Mill Creek at Solomons, off the Patuxent River in Maryland, beyond Leason Cove. Mud bottom.

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

Port Jefferson Moorings and Launch Service

Visitor mooring field run by a launch service in Port Jefferson Harbour, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

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

Frenchboro

Anchorage and mooring field at Lunt Harbor, Frenchboro, on Long Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine, about 8 nm south of Mount Desert Island.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

New-London waterfront

Mooring field and anchorage on the Thames River off downtown New London, Connecticut.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Oak Harbor Marina

Marina on the north side of Whidbey Island, Washington, opening onto Saratoga Passage, with 420 berths for boats from 20 to 60 feet.

Cooper River Marina

County-run marina on the west bank of the Cooper River at North Charleston, about two miles north of the Ravenel Bridge.

Deltaville Boatyard

Full-service boatyard on Jackson Creek at Deltaville, Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay between the Rappahannock and Piankatank rivers.

Hawaii Yacht Club

Private yacht club inside Ala Wai Boat Harbor at Honolulu, Oahu. Two-storey clubhouse on the south side of the basin.

Lovango Cay

Mooring field off Lovango Cay, a small private island north-west of St. John, home of the Lovango Resort and Beach Club.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Honokohau

State small boat harbour on the Kona coast of Hawaii Island, 4 km north of Kailua-Kona, with 262 berths and an outer basin.