Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Spinnaker Marina

Marina on a residential canal off Biscayne Bay in North Miami, at 1940 NE 135th Street.

Spinnaker Yacht Club

Private club founded in 1967, sharing the San Leandro Marina basin with the public marina and the San Leandro Yacht Club.

Spirit Lake Marina

Marina of around 100 berths on the St Louis River at Duluth, Minnesota, about 8.5 miles upstream of Lake Superior.

Spitzer Riverside Marina

Full-service marina on the Black River in Lorain, Ohio, upstream of the Charles Berry Bascule Bridge, opening to Lake Erie at the south shore.

Split Rock Point

Anchorage off a rocky headland on the New York shore of Lake Champlain, about four miles south-east of Essex.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Sportsman's Marina

Bayside dockage on Long Beach Island near Ship Bottom, on the New Jersey back bay along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Sportsmans Marina

Bayfront marina at 20th Street in North Beach Haven, Long Beach Island, on the New Jersey back bay.

Sportsmen Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the San Joaquin River side of the Delta near Oakley, with the 1894 ferryboat Sausalito moored as historic clubhouse.

Spray Beach Yacht Club

Members' yacht club with bayside dockage at Spray Beach on Long Beach Island, on the New Jersey side of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Spring Garden Marina

Family-run marina on the Maurice River at Millville, New Jersey, the furthest navigable reach upstream from Delaware Bay.

Spring Point Marina

Large full-service marina at the entrance of Portland Harbour, in South Portland, Maine.

Squalicum Harbor Office

Main marina of the Port of Bellingham on the north shore of Bellingham Bay, 1,386 berths serving recreational and commercial craft up to about 30 metres.

Squantum

Mooring buoy off Squantum, a peninsula of Quincy in Massachusetts, bordered by Dorchester Bay and Quincy Bay south of Boston Harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Squeteague Harbor Marine

Small boatyard at Squeteague Harbor in Cataumet village, Bourne, on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

St Andrews Marina

City-owned marina in the St Andrews district of Panama City, on St Andrews Bay along Florida's Gulf coast.

St Augustine

Anchorage and mooring area on the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, around the Bridge of Lions in the historic city centre.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

St Christopher's Marina

Marina in the centre of Port O'Connor on Matagorda Bay, at the south-west corner of the bay.

St Clair City Boat Harbor

Municipal harbour of 132 berths on the St Clair River, at the mouth of the Pine River in south-east Michigan.

St Ignace Marina

Municipal 136-berth marina on the north side of the Straits of Mackinac, at the south end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with Mackinac Island 4.5 NM to the east.

St James Marina

Marina of 155 wet berths and 320 dry stacks on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at mile 315, in the St James Plantation community near Southport, North Carolina.

St James Marina

Full-service marina at St James Plantation near Southport, North Carolina, with 155 wet berths and 320 dry-stack spaces.

St. Joseph River Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the St. Joseph River at St. Joseph, Michigan, just inside the Lake Michigan pier heads.

St. Augustine Shipyard

Marina and dry-storage facility on the west bank of the San Sebastian River at St. Augustine, Florida, about a 10-minute run from the inlet.

St. Charles Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the Caloosahatchee River at Iona, south Fort Myers, set on a 145-acre site at mile marker 146 with a sheltered cove marina.

St. Croix Marina

Transient and resident marina at Hudson, Wisconsin, on the St. Croix River where it widens into Lake St. Croix, at river mile 16.3.

St. Helens Marina

Marina on the Columbia River at St. Helens, Oregon, north end of Sauvie Island, alongside the historic Old Town district.

St. Joe Isle Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Marina Island in the St. Joseph River, a short run up from the Lake Michigan harbour entrance.

St. Michaels Marina

Transient marina on the town side of St. Michaels harbour, on the Miles River off Maryland's Eastern Shore.

St. Pete Municipal Marina

City-run marina in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on the Tampa Bay waterfront beside the St. Pete Pier.

SPYC Pass-A-Grille Station

Pass-A-Grille station of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, on Pass-a-Grille Way in St. Pete Beach, Florida, with close access to the Gulf of Mexico.