Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Balboa Marina

Private CRC marina on the Balboa side of Newport Harbor, at 201 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California.

Baldwin Harbor Marine Center

Marina and boatyard on Eastern Boulevard in Baldwin, New York, on the South Shore back bays.

Balfour's Marina

Marina near Russell Island in the North Channel of the St. Clair River, in Clay Township, Michigan.

Ballard Marina

Private freshwater marina on Salmon Bay in Seattle's Ballard district, about one mile east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.

Ballard Mill Marina

Family-run freshwater marina on Salmon Bay, next to the Ballard Bridge and opposite Fishermen's Terminal, less than half a mile from the Ballard Locks.

Baltic Marina LLC

Full-service marina at Waretown on the western shore of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

Baltimore Boating Center

Full-service marina on Frog Mortar Creek off Middle River, at Essex on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay.

Baltimore Inner Harbor Marina

135-berth marina at the head of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, on the Patapsco River.

Baltimore Yacht Basin

170-berth marina on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River, by the Hanover Street Bridge in South Baltimore.

Barbour River Club

Private membership marina on the Barbour River at Goulds Landing, Townsend, Georgia, beside the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

Barden's Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard on Sippican Harbour at Marion, Massachusetts, off Buzzards Bay.

Barefoot Marina

Resort marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, across the channel from Barefoot Landing.

Barker's Island Marina

Large marina on Barker's Island in Superior Bay, on the Wisconsin shore of the Twin Ports harbour, sheltered from Lake Superior.

Barnegat Bay Marina

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at the Mantoloking Bridge, in Brick Township, New Jersey.

Barred Islands

Anchorage in Penobscot Bay near Islesboro, Maine, on a mud bottom giving good holding.

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Barrett Boat Works

Full-service marina on Spring Lake at Spring Lake, Michigan, set on the Grand River channel a short run inland from Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.

Barrington Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Tyler Point, on the Barrington River in Rhode Island, off upper Narragansett Bay.

Barrons Boatyard

Boatyard and mooring field on City Island, in the Bronx, New York, between City Island and Hart Island.

Bass Haven Marina

Family-run marina on East Harbor opposite East Harbor State Park, Lake Erie, in business since 1962. Around 468 floating berths for craft from PWC up to 45 ft.

Bay Boat Works

Full-service boatyard and marina on Hances Point Road, on the North East River at North East, Maryland.

Bay Center Marina

Small marina of the Port of Willapa Harbor at Bay Center, geographic centre of Willapa Bay between the Palix River and the bay. About 40 berths shared with the local oyster fleet.

Bay Club Marina

Private 37-berth marina on the bayfront at Ocean City, New Jersey, on floating pontoons for boats up to 50 feet.

Bay Colony Private Marina

Private 250-berth condominium marina on the southern shore of Indian River Bay in Sussex County, about 4 nautical miles west of the Indian River Inlet.

Bay Front Boat Basin

Small boat basin on the north side of Yaquina Bay along Newport's Historic Bayfront, central Oregon coast.

Bay Front Marina

Private marina on the Morro Bay Embarcadero, slips for boats up to about 18 metres in the lee of Morro Rock.

Bay Harbor Lake Marina

Marina set in Bay Harbor Lake, a sheltered inner basin connected to Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, west of Petoskey, Michigan.

Bay Harbor Yacht Club

Private yacht club marina on Little Traverse Bay, west of Petoskey on the Lake Michigan shore of northern Michigan.

Bay Park Marine Services

Family-run full-service marina at 3346 Royal Avenue, Oceanside, New York, on the East Bay canals behind Long Beach.

Bay Pines Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at St. Petersburg, in Boca Ciega Bay, with wet berths and dry stack storage.

Bay Point Marina

Large marina on the Little Creek inlet at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, Virginia.