Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Everett Marina Guest Dock 9

Transient pontoon inside Port of Everett Marina on the east side of Possession Sound, north of Seattle. Used as visitor moorage within the largest public marina on the US West Coast.

Everett Yacht club

Members' yacht club guest dock inside the Port of Everett Marina, in Possession Sound at the mouth of the Snohomish River, northern Puget Sound.

Evers Marina

Marina on Eastchester Bay at 1470 Outlook Avenue in the Bronx, close to City Island in the western reaches of Long Island Sound.

F. Grant Moore Municipal Marina

Town-run marina of 46 berths at the east end of Lake Charlevoix in Boyne City, Michigan, with Lake Michigan about 15 miles down the lake.

Fair Harbor Marina

Marina on the north-west side of Case Inlet in south Puget Sound, at Grapeview in Mason County, Washington, halfway between Bremerton and Shelton.

Fair Haven Marine

Marina on Little Sodus Bay at Fair Haven, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, with floating pontoons aimed at sailing yachts.

Fair Haven Yacht Club

Private member-run yacht club in the south-west corner of Little Sodus Bay, on the south shore of Lake Ontario between Rochester and Oswego.

Fair Point Marina

Marina and RV resort on the west shore of Little Sodus Bay, opening onto Lake Ontario at Fair Haven, New York.

Fairfax Yacht Club

Condominium marina on the Occoquan River near Lorton, Virginia, where the slips are individually owned rather than club-run.

Fairhaven Shipyard Companies

The largest boatyard in Massachusetts, at 32 Water Street in Fairhaven, inside the working harbour of New Bedford on Buzzards Bay.

Fairport Harbor Port Authority

Public transient docking at the mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie, run by the Village of Fairport Harbor port authority alongside a deep-draught commercial harbour.

Fairview Marina

Small service marina in Wall Cove off Rock Creek at Pasadena, near the mouth of the Patapsco River.

Falgout Canal Marina

Fishing marina on the Falgout Canal in the Dularge area south of Houma, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish.

Fan Pier Marina

Floating marina on the Boston waterfront in the Seaport District, fronting Boston Harbor opposite the city centre.

Farm River State Park Marina

Small gated marina on the Farm River estuary in East Haven, inside the 62-acre Farm River State Park on the eastern shore of New Haven Harbour.

Fayerweather Yacht Club

Yacht club founded in 1919 on Black Rock Harbour in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with access to Long Island Sound.

Federal Point Yacht Club

Residential marina in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin, North Carolina, with 110 floating berths for vessels from 30 to 54 feet, the largest up to 90 feet.

Ferry Dock Marina

Marina on Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington, Vermont, run by Lake Champlain Transportation alongside its ferry terminal.

Ferry Point Marina

Full-service marina on La Trappe Creek, off the Choptank River near Trappe in Talbot County, Maryland.

Fidalgo Marina

Small private marina near the entrance to Anacortes, Washington, with 55 sublet berths from 50 to 110 feet for member boats only.

Fiddlehead Marina

Family-run marina at the southern tip of Puget Sound, on Budd Inlet in downtown Olympia, with 75 plus berths and monthly moorage only.

Fifth Street Yacht Club

Member yacht club on the Root River at Marquette Street in Racine, Wisconsin, set back from Lake Michigan.

Fins Marina

Marina on the Indian River Lagoon at Sebastian, on the Florida east coast, directly across the waterway from Sebastian Inlet.

First Buffalo River Marina

Marina on the lower Buffalo River, just inside the harbour entrance, in Buffalo, New York.

Wabasha Fuel Stop

Fuel and dockage at Wabasha on the Upper Mississippi, with Mississippi Parkside Marina and Wabasha Marina and Boatyard the two operators in town.

Fish Island Marina

Small marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida, just south of the State Road 312 bridge.

Fish Trap Marina

Marina on Fish Trap Bay, off Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Fisher Island

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off South Beach, just inside Government Cut, with a sand bottom.

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Fisherman's Wharf

Marina at 107 Anglers Road in Lewes, beside the canal drawbridge near where Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic.

Fisherman's Wharf Marina

Largest marina inside Rudee Inlet at Virginia Beach, with 75 berths on floating docks.