Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Black Creek Marina

Marina on Black Creek at Green Cove Springs, 1 nm off the St Johns River south of Jacksonville, Florida.

Black Point Boat Launch

County-run public marina and boat ramp at Cutler Bay, south of Miami, Florida, opening onto Biscayne Bay.

Blenker Boatworks & Marina

Family-run repair marina at the mouth of the Manatee River in Bradenton, by channel markers 7 and 8.

Blowing Rocks Marina

Family-run marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Tequesta, Florida, facing Jupiter Island a short run north of the Jupiter Inlet.

Blue Pelican Marina

Marina at Hernando Beach on Florida's Nature Coast, on the main canal with direct Gulf access.

Blue Waters Marina Of Tavernier

Liveaboard and transient marina at Tavernier in the upper Florida Keys, minutes off the Atlantic.

Bluepoints Marina

Marina at Port Canaveral with 26 wet berths and a large dry-storage operation, on Scallop Drive in the harbour basin.

Boathouse Marine Center

Indoor dry-stack marina and service yard at 599 S Federal Highway in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Boathouse On Longboat

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

Boca Chica Marina

Military marina on the west side of Boca Chica Key, part of Naval Air Station Key West, about four miles east of Key West.

Boca Marina Yacht Club

Gated residential boating community on the Intracoastal Waterway near Highland Beach and Boca Raton, where homes have private docks behind them.

Bokeelia

Anchorage off Bokeelia, the village at the northern tip of Pine Island, looking onto Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound on the Florida Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bonefish Marina

Private 48-berth marina on Fat Deer Key at Coco Plum, Marathon, in the Florida Keys.

Bonita Bay Marina

Full-service marina on the Imperial River at the south end of Estero Bay, in Bonita Springs, Florida.

TNT Marine Center

Dry stack and wet slip marina on Little Arch Creek in North Miami, off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bradenton Beach Marina

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

Bradenton Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Manatee River on Snead Island in Palmetto, near where the river meets Tampa Bay.

Bradford Marine

Superyacht repair yard and marina on the New River at Fort Lauderdale, in the Marina Mile yachting corridor.

Bristol Harbor Marina

Marina in Massalina Bayou, downtown Panama City, off the Intracoastal Waterway on Florida's Gulf coast.

Brooks Bridge Marina

Family-run marina at the foot of Brooks Bridge on Okaloosa Island, between Destin and Fort Walton Beach in the Florida Panhandle.

Cabbage Creek

Mangrove creek anchorage off Little Harbor near Ruskin, on the east shore of Tampa Bay, Florida, on a mud bottom with all-round protection.

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

Caladesi Island State Park Marina

Bayside marina inside Caladesi Island State Park, on a barrier island off Dunedin, Florida, fronting St. Joseph Sound.

Caloosa Cove Marina

Protected marina at mile marker 73.5 in Islamorada, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys.

Cape Coral Yacht Basin

Municipal marina at Cape Coral on the Caloosahatchee River, beside the Yacht Club Community Park.

Cape Crossing Marina

Marina at Cape Crossing Resort on Merritt Island, on the Canaveral Barge Canal linking the Indian River and Banana River, in Brevard County, Florida.

Cape Haze Marina

Marina at Marker 8 on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Rotonda West, on the Cape Haze peninsula of Florida's Gulf coast.

Capt. Anderson's Marina

Full-service marina on Grand Lagoon at Panama City Beach, Florida, working since 1957 as a base for deep-sea fishing, dolphin cruises and Shell Island trips.

Casey Key Marina

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

Castaways Marina

Marina on the Loxahatchee River at Jupiter, Florida, at 1111 Love Street, close to the Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse.

Cat Island

Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.

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