Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour

Condominium marina on the north shore of the Bohemia River near Chesapeake City, Maryland. Over 300 berths in a sheltered basin, vessels from 35 to 65 ft.

Bohicket Marina

Marina on Bohicket Creek between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands, South Carolina, with 200 wet berths and 90 dry storage spaces.

Bokeelia

Anchorage off Bokeelia, the village at the northern tip of Pine Island, looking onto Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound on the Florida Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bolivar Yacht Basin

Small marina on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, on the bay side of Bolivar Peninsula near Port Bolivar, Texas.

Bonefish Marina

Private 48-berth marina on Fat Deer Key at Coco Plum, Marathon, in the Florida Keys.

Bonfouca Marina LLC

Marina on Bayou Liberty at Slidell, Louisiana, set back from the road about 1.5 miles from Lake Pontchartrain.

Bonita Bay Marina

Full-service marina on the Imperial River at the south end of Estero Bay, in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Bonnie Castle Yacht Basin Inc

Resort marina on the St. Lawrence River at Alexandria Bay, New York, with views of Boldt Castle on Heart Island.

Boones Ferry Marina

Members marina on the Upper Willamette River at Wilsonville, Oregon, with a public boat launch sharing the 3.6 acre park, exit 282 off Interstate 5.

Boothbay Harbor Marina

Marina on Wharf Street in downtown Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on the west side of the harbour.

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

Yacht club on the west side of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, with one of the better protected mooring fields on the coast.

Bootleggers Cove Marina

Full-service marina in Wilson Harbor on the south shore of western Lake Ontario, at the outflow of Twelve Mile Creek, New York.

Borden Light Marina

Large full-service marina on the Taunton River at Fall River, Massachusetts, at the head of Narragansett Bay.

Bordentown Yacht Club

Boating club on Crosswicks Creek at Bordentown, New Jersey, near the foot of Farnsworth Avenue.

Boston Harbor Marina

Small marina at the north end of Budd Inlet, around 7 nautical miles north of Olympia, with a public fuel berth and a 24 hour launch ramp.

Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina

Full-service marina at Jeffries Point in East Boston, on the site of the former East Boston shipyard.

Boston Harbor, Barking Crab Marina

Small marina in Fort Point Channel, Boston, behind the Barking Crab seafood restaurant, between the Northern Avenue Bridge and the Evelyn Moakley Bridge.

Boston Yacht Club

Yacht club station in Marblehead Harbour, on the Massachusetts North Shore, with moorings, pontoon berths and a fuel berth on the waterfront.

Bow to Stern

Boating centre and sailing school on Smith Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, near ICW mile 181 on the Neuse River.

TNT Marine Center

Dry stack and wet slip marina on Little Arch Creek in North Miami, off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bowen's Wharf Marina

Deep-water marina on Bowen's Wharf, a 1760s commercial wharf in the centre of Newport, Rhode Island.

Bowleys Marina

Member-owned ten-acre marina on Bowleys Point at the mouth of Middle River, Maryland, with direct access to the upper Chesapeake Bay.

Bradenton Beach Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on Anna Maria Island at Bradenton Beach, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bradenton Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Manatee River on Snead Island in Palmetto, near where the river meets Tampa Bay.

Bradford Marine

Superyacht repair yard and marina on the New River at Fort Lauderdale, in the Marina Mile yachting corridor.

Bradley Creek Marina

Member-owned marina at the head of Bradley Creek in Wilmington, North Carolina, minutes from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Masonboro Inlet.

Braintree Yacht Club

Members' yacht club at the head of the Weymouth Fore River, in Braintree, Massachusetts, in the most sheltered waters of Boston Harbour.

Branched Oak Marina

Marina on Branched Oak Lake, the largest lake in eastern Nebraska, inside Branched Oak State Recreation Area near Raymond.

Brands Dry Dock Marina

Indoor rack-storage division of Brands' Marina, on the Portage River at Port Clinton on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie.

Brands' Marina

Family-run full-service marina on the Portage River at Port Clinton, Ohio, near where the river meets Lake Erie.