Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Senix Marine

Full-service marina of 125 slips on Senix Creek in Center Moriches, a few minutes from Moriches Inlet on the south shore of Long Island.

Sequoia Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Redwood Creek at the Port of Redwood City, founded in 1939.

Sergeant Marina

Marina on the Kalamazoo River one block from downtown Saugatuck, Michigan.

Seven Seas Marina

Marina and do-it-yourself boatyard on the Halifax River at South Daytona, with a 66-bay dry-storage stackhouse and wet berths.

Severn Sailing Association

Member-run one-design racing club on Spa Creek in the Eastport neighbourhood of Annapolis, Maryland.

Severn Yachting Center

Full-service marina on the Severn River off Mobjack Bay, at Hayes in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Seymour's Boatyard

Family-run boatyard and mooring field on Northport Harbour, off Long Island Sound, in business since 1923.

SF Boatworks

Working boatyard and chandlery on the western shore of Mission Bay, at 835 Terry A. Francois Boulevard in San Francisco, next to Oracle Park.

Shalimar Yacht Basin

Boatyard marina in a sheltered harbour on Garnier Bayou at Shalimar, off Choctawhatchee Bay in the Florida Panhandle.

Shark River Beach and Yacht Club

Member yacht club marina with 170 berths on the Shark River at Neptune Township, New Jersey, formed in 1971.

Shark River Municipal Marina

Town-run marina at 149 South Riverside Drive on the Shark River, Neptune Township, New Jersey.

Shaw's Boat Yard Inc

Year-round boatyard and marina on the Taunton River at Dighton, Massachusetts, inland from Mount Hope Bay.

Shawcrest Marina

Marina on Shawcrest Road in Wildwood, on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, part of the Shawcrest community.

Shaws Cove

Small rocky cove on the Laguna Beach shore in California, within the Laguna Beach State Marine Reserve.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Sheboygan Yacht Club

Year-round club marina inside Sheboygan harbour on Lake Michigan, on the Wisconsin shore.

Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club

Member-run boat club on Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, holding the largest waterfront plot among the bay's clubs.

Sheffield island

Anchorage off Sheffield Island, the southernmost of the Norwalk Islands on northern Long Island Sound, in Connecticut, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Shelburne Ship Yard

Historic shipyard and marina in Shelburne Bay, Lake Champlain, on a site where boatbuilding has been documented since 1797.

Shell Morgan Landing

Commercial fuel dock on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Intracoastal City, near Abbeville, Louisiana.

Shell Point Marina

Family-run marina at the mouth of the Little Manatee River in Ruskin, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay.

Shellfish Marine

Family-run marina and boatyard on West Avenue in West Sayville, on the Great South Bay shore of Long Island, New York.

Shelter Bay Yacht Club

A 35-berth yacht club at Kings Point on Manhasset Bay, Long Island Sound, New York.

Shelter Cove Harbour & Marina

Deep-water marina off Broad Creek on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the largest on the island with 178 berths for boats up to 145 feet.

Shelter Cove Marina

Marina with 178 berths in America's Cup Harbour, on the north-west end of Shelter Island in San Diego.

Shelter Harbor Marina

Marina at 1000 North Bay Avenue in Beach Haven, on the Long Beach Island back bay facing Little Egg Harbor.

Shelter Island Marina

Marina at the Island Palms Hotel on Shelter Island, San Diego Bay, geared towards larger yachts up to 58 metres.

Sheltered Cove Marina

Full-service marina at Tuckerton, New Jersey, on the protected backbay behind Little Egg Harbor, with floating docks and bay-to-ocean access.

Shem Creek

Tidal creek at Mount Pleasant on Charleston Harbour, lined with the local shrimp fleet and waterfront restaurants.

Sherer's Boat Basin

Full-service marina on Barnegat Bay at Barnegat, opposite Barnegat Inlet and Long Beach Island in New Jersey.

Sherman Lake Marina

Small marina on the south shore of Sherman Lake, a flooded former farm island at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.