Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Fairlee Creek

Well-protected creek on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Foggy Bay

Anchorage on the east shore of Revillagigedo Channel, about 50 miles north of Prince Rupert, on the Inside Passage route to Ketchikan.

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

KKMI Richmond

Working boatyard and dock facility on the south side of Point Richmond in San Francisco Bay, on Brickyard Cove, opposite Angel Island.

Loggerhead Marina – Hollywood

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Florida, set in a protected basin just south of the Port Everglades inlet.

Ram Island

Anchorage on the Grand River just inland of the Fairport Harbor entrance to Lake Erie, in Ohio, on a mud bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Safe Harbor Regatta Pointe

Marina on the south bank of the Manatee River at Palmetto, Florida, near the river mouth on Tampa Bay.

Safe Harbor Zahnisers

Full-service marina and boatyard on Back Creek at Solomons, on the Patuxent River near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Smugglers Island

Anchorage off a small wooded island in the St. Lawrence River, near Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island, New York.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

St. Augustine Municipal Marina

City-run marina in the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida, just south of the Bridge of Lions, with 96 slips and 100 moorings.

Bay Bridge Marina

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

Buck's Harbor Marina

Full-service marina in a deep-water harbour at the head of Eggemoggin Reach, near South Brooksville on the Maine coast.

Champlin's Marina

Large marina on the Great Salt Pond at Block Island, one of New England's main offshore yachting destinations.

Windley Key

Anchorage off Snake Creek on the bayside of Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, in the Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Cap Sante Marina

Large public marina operated by the Port of Anacortes on Fidalgo Bay, at the edge of downtown Anacortes and the main jumping-off point for the San Juan Islands.

Eau Gallie Yacht Basin

Marina of 60 berths on the Eau Gallie River, on the west side of the ICW within the Eau Gallie Arts District of Melbourne, Florida.

Hartge Yacht Harbor

Family-run marina and boatyard on the West River off Chesapeake Bay, in Galesville, Maryland. Around 270 berths plus mooring buoys in a well-sheltered harbour.

Indian Point anchorage

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Cocoa Village, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from every direction.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Oak Bluffs

Town marina on the north shore of Martha's Vineyard, with 81 berths and 50 moorings.

Port Superior Marina

Marina set in Pikes Bay, two miles south of Bayfield, Wisconsin, at the entrance to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.

Tierra Verde Marina

Wet-slip marina on Tierra Verde, near the southern entrance to Boca Ciega Bay, with quick access to the Gulf through Pass-a-Grille.

Cape Elizabeth - Little Cove

Small open cove on the Cape Elizabeth shore at the southern edge of Casco Bay, Maine, on a sand bottom with shelter from NW through W round to S.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Chagrin Lagoons Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the lower Chagrin River, in Timberlake near the river's mouth into Lake Erie, north-east of Cleveland.

Cocoa Village Marina

Marina of 117 berths on the west bank of the Indian River at Cocoa, on the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 897.5.

Dana Cove

Designated anchorage in the west basin of Dana Point Harbor, on the Orange County coast of California.

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

Green Turtle Bay

Resort marina at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, on Lake Barkley near the point where it meets Kentucky Lake in the Land Between the Lakes.

Mystic Shipyard

Marina at Cape Vincent, New York, near the entrance of the St. Lawrence River off Lake Ontario.

Noroton Yacht Club

Private family sailing club founded in 1928 on Noroton Bay at Darien, Connecticut, just west of Long Neck Point.

Port Annapolis

Full-service marina and boatyard of over 250 berths on Back Creek, in the Eastport district of Annapolis, Maryland.

Portsmouth Yacht Club

Member yacht club at New Castle, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, with visitor moorings and a public fuel berth.

Spa Creek end

Anchorage at the head of Spa Creek, off downtown Annapolis on the Severn River, Maryland.

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