Best anchorages and harbours in United States

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.

Getaway Marina

Deep-water marina near the north end of Fort Myers Beach, about half a mile north of the Matanzas Pass bridge, geared to sport fishing.

Gibbs Marine Group

Full-service marina on the west bank of the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, south of the O'Rourke Bridge.

Gibson Island Boat Works

Full-service boatyard in Red House Cove on Gibson Island, Maryland, at the mouth of the Magothy River.

Gig Harbor

Almost landlocked bay on the west side of Puget Sound, Washington, with a sand and mud bottom and good all-round shelter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Gilgo Beach Marina

Town of Babylon marina at Gilgo Beach, a barrier beach with Atlantic and Great South Bay frontage south of Babylon, Long Island, New York.

Gingerville Yachting Center

Full-service marina and boatyard on Gingerville Creek, off the South River near Parole, Maryland, close to Annapolis.

glades boat yard

Owner-operated boatyard on the freshwater Okeechobee Waterway at Statute Mile 89, Moore Haven, Florida, about 11 miles west of Lake Okeechobee.

Gladstone City Harbor Master

Town marina at the head of Little Bay de Noc, in the north of Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Roughly 5 transient berths take boats up to 45 feet.

Glen Cove Marina

Marina on the Carquinez Strait near Vallejo, California, set 0.6 miles east of the Carquinez Bridge and 4.6 miles west of the Benicia Bridge.

Glen Island Yacht Club

Private yacht club on New Rochelle Harbor, western Long Island Sound, New York, off Glen Island.

Glorietta Bay Marina

Public marina on Glorietta Bay in Coronado, next to the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego Bay.

Gloucester City Marina

Public marina and boat ramp on the Delaware River at Gloucester City, New Jersey, a few miles south of central Philadelphia.

Goat Island Marina

Marina on the west side of Newport harbour, on Goat Island, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

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

Golden Point Marina

Marina and boatyard on the tidal Delaware River at Essington, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles south of central Philadelphia.

Goodhue Boat Company on Ossipee Lake

Full-service marina on Broad Bay, part of Ossipee Lake in Freedom, New Hampshire. Formerly Ossipee Lake Marina.

Goodhue Boat Company, Meredith

Full-service marina on Lake Winnipesaukee off Meredith Neck Road, on the western side of the lake across from Bear Island.

Goodsell Point Marina

Full-service marina on the Branford River at 65 Goodsell Point Road, Branford, Connecticut, reopened in May 2020 after a full rebuild.

Goodwin Creek Marina

Full-service marina on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, around 3 miles upriver from the ocean at Newburyport.

Goose Bay Marina

Full-service marina and campground on the Port Tobacco River near its mouth on the Potomac, at Welcome in southern Maryland.

Goose Harbor Marina

Eight-acre marina on the northern tip of the Bowleys Quarters peninsula at Middle River, Maryland, on the upper Chesapeake Bay.

Goose Pond Marina

Marina at Goose Pond Colony Resort near Scottsboro, Alabama, on Lake Guntersville along the Tennessee River.

Gooseberry Marina

Marina on the channel linking Point Judith Pond and Potter Pond, off Gooseberry Road in the Snug Harbor area of South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Gorton Pond

Freshwater pond of 58 acres in suburban Warwick, Rhode Island, with a town launch ramp for small craft. Electric motors only, no petrol engines allowed.

Gottschalk Marina

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

Graef Boat Yard Inc

Full-service boatyard and marina at Somers Point, New Jersey, on the Great Egg Harbor Bay shore off state highway 152.

Grafton

Full-service river marina at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, in downtown Grafton, Illinois.

Grand Harbor Marina

Resort marina on Pickwick Lake at Counce, Tennessee, at the junction of the Tennessee River and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, mile 449.7.