Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Converse Bay Sud

Anchorage in Converse Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, near Charlotte, Vermont, with a bottom of mud and weed.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Cooper River Yacht Club

Member-owned dinghy sailing club on the south bank of the Cooper River in Cooper River Park, Collingswood, New Jersey, 7 miles inland from the Delaware River.

Coquina Marina

Marina of 61 berths on the west bank of the Halifax River in central Daytona Beach, just south of the Seabreeze Bridge.

Coral Bay Marina

Full-service boatyard and marina on the Florida Bay side of Islamorada, at 601 Mastic Street, in operation since 1983.

Core Creek Marine

Boatyard on Core Creek along the Intracoastal Waterway near Beaufort, North Carolina.

Corinthian Yacht Club

Member yacht club at Wildwood on the back bays behind the barrier island, in southern New Jersey. The club traces back to 1913.

Corinthian Yacht Club

Private club marina on Smith Creek near Point Lookout, in the lower Potomac, Maryland, with quick access to the Chesapeake Bay.

Cornwall Yacht Club

Private member-owned club on the west bank of the Hudson River at the foot of Storm King Mountain, 5 miles north of West Point.

Cortez Cove Marina

Marina with wet berths and dry storage at the fishing village of Cortez, Florida, on the canal off Sarasota Bay.

Cortez Village Marina

Dry-storage marina with a fuel berth at the historic village of Cortez, Florida, on the Bradenton mainland a third of a mile east of the Bradenton Beach bridge.

Cos Cob Marina

Berthing on the Mianus River at Cos Cob, Greenwich, Connecticut, off the western end of Long Island Sound.

Newfound Harbor anchorage

Anchorage in the lower Florida Keys off Big Pine Key, near the Newfound Harbor Keys and Coupon Bight.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Coupeville Wharf

Historic timber wharf in Penn Cove, on the north side of Whidbey Island. The only public moorage on the cove.

Cove Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at Rockport with direct access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Aransas Bay.

Cove Island Marina

Small-boat marina inside Cove Island Park, an 83-acre park on Long Island Sound at the Cove section of Stamford, Connecticut.

Cove Landing Marine

Full-service boatyard in the inner cove of Hamburg Cove, off the Connecticut River in Lyme, about 5 miles up from Long Island Sound.

Cove Marina

Marina on the north bank of the Merrimack River at Salisbury, Massachusetts, just west of the Route 1 Newburyport bridge.

Cove Sound Moorings

Mooring field and small marina at Cortez, Florida, on Anna Maria Sound behind Anna Maria Island.

Coveland

Anchorage at the head of Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, Washington, on the site of the former Coveland settlement.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Covesail Marina

Marina with floating docks on the Shrewsbury River at 1250 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, New Jersey.

Coyote Point

County-run marina on the west shore of San Francisco Bay at San Mateo, with 425 wet berths for boats up to 75 feet.

Coyote Point Marina

Public marina on the western shore of San Francisco Bay at San Mateo, sheltered behind Coyote Point.

Cranberry Inlet Marina

Full-service marina on Bayside Terrace at Seaside Heights, on the barrier island off Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, founded in 2001.

Crazy Sister Marina

Full-service marina at the south end of the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk, in the tidal creek behind the inlet jetties in South Carolina.

CRC Marinas

Operator of four marinas inside Newport Harbor, totalling 455 berths between Bayside, Balboa, Bayshore and Villa Cove. Main office at 1137 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar.

Crescent City Harbor District

Port of refuge on the far north coast of California, the only deep-water harbour between San Francisco and Coos Bay in Oregon.

Crew's Nest

Private members club with dockage on the west side of Put-in-Bay harbour on South Bass Island, Ohio.

Cricket Cove Marina

Marina off the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 345 in Little River, South Carolina, the closest Myrtle Beach area marina to Little River Inlet.

Crocker's Boatyard

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Thames River in Shaw's Cove, downtown New London, Connecticut.

Crosswinds Marine Service

Full-service marina and boatyard on the south shore of White Lake at Whitehall, Michigan, at 302 S Lake Street.