Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Devon Yacht Club

Private member-owned yacht club on Gardiner's Bay at Napeague, between Amagansett and Montauk on Long Island's South Fork. It has a small private marina.

Diamond Point Yacht Club

Long-established members' yacht club in Paerdegat Basin, Brooklyn, a tidal channel off Jamaica Bay.

Dick's Marina

Family-run full-service boatyard marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut.

Dickerson's Marina

Family-run marina in Apponaug Cove at the head of Greenwich Bay, off Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island.

DiMeglio Marina

Full-service marina on Jamaica Bay in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, with around 100 berths for sailing and motor boats.

DiMillo's Marina

Marina at Long Wharf in Portland's Old Port, Casco Bay, with around 130 floating berths and a fuel berth, open year round.

Delaware River Anchorage, Essington

Mud-bottom anchorage on the Delaware River off Essington, Pennsylvania, on the reach between Philadelphia and Delaware Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, S, SE

District Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club with about 45 slips on the west bank of the Anacostia River in southeast Washington, DC.

Diversey Yacht Club

Member yacht club at Diversey Harbour, set within Lincoln Park behind Lake Shore Drive on Lake Michigan in Chicago.

Diversified Yacht Services Inc

Boatyard and service marina on Fishermans Wharf at Fort Myers Beach, on the San Carlos Island side of Matanzas Pass, in south-west Florida.

Dock of the Bay

Fuel dock and ships store on Kitty Hawk Bay, at the end of Bob Perry Road on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Dock of the Bay Marina

Port of Alsea marina and boat rental on the north shore of Alsea Bay at Old Town Waldport, central Oregon coast.

Dock of the Bay Marina

Downtown Sandusky marina with 174 deep-water berths on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie.

Safe Harbor Pilots Point

Large full-service marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut, on the Long Island Sound shore. The Dock dockage is part of this Pilots Point complex.

Dock Street Marina

Downtown Tacoma marina on the Thea Foss Waterway, in the Museum District facing the city skyline.

Dockside Marina and Resort

Marina on the Indian River Lagoon at South Hutchinson Island, near the Fort Pierce Inlet on Florida's east coast.

Dockside Yacht Club and Marina

Private members marina on the Morehead City waterfront, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway south of the high-rise bridge.

Docksider Marina

Small marina on Bay Boulevard in the Ortley Beach lagoons off Barnegat Bay, near Toms River, New Jersey.

Dockton Park Marina

King County public marina on Quartermaster Harbor, east side of Maury Island, between Vashon Island and the Washington mainland. 30 boat berths and a public boat ramp.

Docktown Marina

Former floating-home community on Redwood Creek in Redwood City, being decommissioned by the city after a 2014 State Lands Commission ruling against residential use.

Tierra Verde anchorage

Anchorage near Tierra Verde and Fort De Soto Park, at the mouth of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Dolphin Cove Marina

Working marina and boatyard on the Ashley River at North Charleston, between buoys 15 and 16, about two miles above the Coast Guard base.

Dolphin Isle Marina - Noyo Harbor

Marina on the Noyo River at Noyo Harbor, Fort Bragg, on the Mendocino coast of northern California.

Dolphin's Cove Marina

Family-run marina and seafood restaurant at 421 Seaview Avenue, on the east side of Bridgeport Harbour, on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Don Parsons Marina

Family-run marina on the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio, also home port of the Mystic Belle river tour boat.

Donaldson Marina

Small marina and fuel berth on the south shore of the Columbia River at NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon.

Dorchester Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on Dorchester Bay near the mouth of the Neponset River, south of Boston.

Double Creek Marina

Small family-run marina on Double Creek at Barnegat, on the western shore of Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.

Downriver Marina and Campground

Marina and campground on US Turnpike Road at South Rockwood, on the lower Detroit River near its outflow into Lake Erie.

Downtown Sanford Marina

Municipal marina on the south shore of Lake Monroe at Sanford, Florida, on the St Johns River, 30 nautical miles from Daytona via the canal and lock system.