Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Sunset Marina

Full-service marina at 231 Front Street in South Portland, on the western shore of Portland Harbour, Maine.

Spragues Cove

Anchorage in Sippican Harbour off Marion, Massachusetts, at the head of Buzzards Bay, with a mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calf Islands

Day anchorage off the Calf Islands in Captain Harbor, fronting the Byram shore of Greenwich, Connecticut, in western Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Carry Bay

Anchorage in Carry Bay off North Hero on Lake Champlain, Vermont, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Bar Harbor moorings

Fifteen town moorings managed by the harbourmaster in Bar Harbor, on Frenchman Bay at the northeast corner of Mount Desert Island.

Landings Marina

Full-service marina in inner Rockland Harbour on the west side of Penobscot Bay in mid-coast Maine, one block from the downtown waterfront.

Hamburg Cove

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

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

Manana Island

Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, the channel between Monhegan Island and smaller Manana Island, about 12 nautical miles off the Maine coast. Mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Casey's Marina

Full-service marina on Spring Wharf in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with 35 berths and a fuel berth.

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Port Jefferson

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Sloop Bay

Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Watch Hill Boat Yard

New England boatyard and marina on Pasadena Avenue at Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island, with summer dockage and moorings.

Ebenecook Harbour, Southport

Anchorage in Ebenecook Harbour on Southport Island, Maine, off the Sheepscot River, on a mud bottom with shelter from most directions.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Pulpit Harbor

Almost landlocked anchorage on the north-west shore of North Haven island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom with very good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

South Bristol Harbor

Anchorage in The Gut, the narrow tidal passage that separates Rutherford Island from the mainland at South Bristol, Maine.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Eaton's neck lighthouse

Anchorage off Eatons Neck at the entrance to Huntington Bay on Long Island Sound, New York. Mud bottom.

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

Harpswell harbor - Stover's point bay

Anchorage off Stover's Point in Harpswell, Maine, set among the islands of Casco Bay on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Watch Hill Yacht Club

Yacht club managing around 72 moorings in Watch Hill Cove, on Little Narragansett Bay at Westerly, Rhode Island.

Blue Hill Inner Harbor

Inner harbour at the head of Blue Hill Bay in Maine, separated from the outer harbour by Parker Point and Sculpin Point.

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

Burlington

Mooring field off the Burlington waterfront on the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, with a sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Cementon Dock

Small creek-side dock on the Hudson River at Cementon, a hamlet of the Town of Catskill in Greene County, New York.

Isle of Shoals

Anchorage at the Isles of Shoals, a small archipelago about 6 miles off the New Hampshire and Maine coast. Gosport Harbour lies between Star, Cedar and Smuttynose islands.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Charlestown Marina

Marina set in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard on Boston Harbor, occupying berths on Piers 6 and 8 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Cedar Island Marina

A large family-owned marina with about 400 berths on Clinton Harbour, Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

Pease Ledge

Anchorage off Pease Ledge in the north-western approach to Cuttyhunk, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The ledge itself uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Port Clyde

Anchorage at the southern tip of the St. George peninsula in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Shelter Cove Marina

Marina at the eastern end of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island, the largest salt pond in the state.

Newport

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.

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

Nyack Boat Club

Member sailing club on the west bank of the Hudson River at Nyack, New York, between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Hook Mountain.