Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Lauderdale Marina

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, just north of the Port Everglades inlet, home to the 15th Street Fisheries restaurant.

3rd beach

Anchorage off Third Beach at Middletown, Rhode Island, on the west side of the entrance to the Sakonnet River, on sand and mud.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

A1 ‘La playa’ anchorage

Designated weekend anchorage in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin, San Diego Bay, between San Diego and Southwestern Yacht Clubs.

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

Acton Cove

Anchorage on Spa Creek in the Eastport neighbourhood of Annapolis, Maryland, sand bottom, sheltered from most directions but open to the east.

• Sheltered N, NE, S, SW, W, NW

Alamitos Bay Marina

Largest of the three City of Long Beach marinas, on Alamitos Bay between Naples Island and Seal Beach, California.

Amelia Island

Anchorage off Amelia Island on the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

Amelia River

Anchorage on the Amelia River along the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

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

Apostle Islands Yacht Club AIYC

Member-owned sailing club with a small harbour at Bayfield, on the Lake Superior shore of northern Wisconsin and the gateway to the Apostle Islands.

Arabella's Landing Marina

Private marina of 135 berths in downtown Gig Harbor, on the east shore of the inlet.

Ashtabula River

Sheltered anchorage on the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula, Ohio, with a mud bottom and protection from all quarters.

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

Back Harbor (Sandy Bay)

Anchorage in Sandy Bay off Rockport, Cape Ann, with a sand bottom and the Sandy Bay Yacht Club 0.2 nm to the south-east.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Backway to St. Michael

Anchorage in the Miles River off St. Michaels, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Eastern Shore. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from most directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Barcom’s

Full-service marina at the north end of Lake Champlain in Rouses Point, the closest marina to the Canadian border.

Barnegat Inlet

Anchorage just inside Barnegat Inlet on the New Jersey coast, near High Bar Harbor at the north end of Long Beach Island.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Bay Bridge Marina

Full-service marina on Kent Island, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Stevensville, Maryland.

Bay Harbour Marina

Large full-service marina on Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, sheltered by the Presque Isle peninsula on Lake Erie.

Belden Point

Mooring field off the west side of City Island in Eastchester Bay, the Bronx, New York, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Belleair North

Anchorage on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near the Belleair Causeway, off Belleair Beach in Pinellas County, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Benicia Marina

Marina on the Carquinez Strait at Benicia, Solano County, California, on the north shore of the channel linking San Pablo Bay to Suisun Bay.

Blackbeard Creek

Anchorage on Blackbeard Creek between Sapelo and Blackbeard islands on the Georgia coast, mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Blake Island

Anchorage in Puget Sound, Washington, off Blake Island, on a sand bottom, with fresh water available.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Blake Island South

Mooring buoys off the south shore of Blake Island, in Puget Sound about 8 miles south-west of Seattle, Washington.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE

Block Island Hotel

Anchorage off Old Harbor on the east side of Block Island, Rhode Island, an artificial harbour formed by two breakwaters.

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

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

Boston Waterboat Marina

A marina on historic Long Wharf in Boston inner harbour, the city's oldest continuously operating yachting facility.

Boynton Harbor Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Boynton Beach, half a mile south of the Boynton Inlet, in Palm Beach County.

Bull Creek

All-round sheltered anchorage on Bull Creek, a branch of the Waccamaw River between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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

Burlington

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

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Butler Island

Mooring on the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered N, NE, SE, S

Cabbage Creek Dock

Small dock at the mouth of Cabbage Creek, a mangrove tributary on the south-east side of Tampa Bay near Ruskin, Florida.