Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Montauk Yacht Club

Full-service marina on Star Island in Lake Montauk, at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.

Montrose Harbor

Chicago Harbors marina on Lake Michigan, on the northern edge of Lincoln Park, with 711 berths and mooring cans for boats from 25 to 50 feet.

Monty's Bay Marina

Family-run marina on the west shore of Lake Champlain at West Chazy, New York, 12 NM south of the Canadian border and 8 NM north of Plattsburgh.

Monument Beach Marina

Town-run marina in Phinney's Harbor, Bourne, Massachusetts, in upper Buzzards Bay on the west side of Mashnee Dike.

Moonbeam Gateway

Large marina on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, set between Jamaica Bay and Rockaway Inlet, inside the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Moore Haven City Docks

City-run dockage on the Caloosahatchee Canal in Moore Haven, Glades County, Florida, just west of the Moore Haven Lock on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Moorings Associations

Dock condominium community on New Buffalo harbour, Lake Michigan, in south-west Michigan. The largest boating facility in the harbour with 369 docks.

Mordecai Boat Basin

Family-run marina at Beach Haven on the south end of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, on Little Egg Harbor.

Morgan Marina

Family-run marina on Cheesequake Creek at Sayreville, New Jersey, about 0.6 miles from Raritan Bay.

Morgan Marina

Marina and boatyard on Cheesequake Creek at Morgan, off Raritan Bay in New Jersey, with slips, moorings and hard standing.

Moriches Bay Marina

Family-run full-service marina at Mastic Beach, New York, on Moriches Bay.

Morningstar Marinas

Marina and fuel berth at the mouth of the St Johns River in Mayport, near Jacksonville, north Florida, about 2 miles from both the Atlantic inlet and the ICW.

Morro Bay Boatyard

Only haul-out yard inside Morro Bay harbour, at 261 Main Street, with a sling hoist for repairs, painting and hull maintenance.

Morro Bay Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club inside Morro Bay harbour on the central California coast, with six mooring buoys and a 150 ft visitors dock at 541 Embarcadero.

Moss Landing Harbor District

Working harbour at the head of Elkhorn Slough on Monterey Bay, around 650 berths shared between commercial fishing and pleasure craft.

Moss Marina

Marina in central Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island, on the Matanzas Pass waterfront in south-west Florida.

Mountain view yacht club

Large marina in Saunders Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee, off Weirs Road in Gilford, New Hampshire.

Mounty Bay

Anchorage on Lake Champlain at West Chazy, on the New York shore about 12 miles south of the Canadian border and 8 miles north of Plattsburgh.

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Move Yacht Club

Members' yacht club at 220 Waterview Avenue, on the main Bridgeport Harbour, on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Mount Sinai Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club and marina on Mount Sinai Harbour, east of Port Jefferson on the north shore of Long Island.

Mulberry Cove Marina

Military marina on the St Johns River, on NAS Jacksonville, Florida. Access restricted to active duty, retired military, dependants and DoD personnel.

Murrelle Marine

Working boatyard on the Intracoastal Waterway at Lantana, in southern Palm Beach County, Florida, covering 2.5 acres.

MWR Thamesview Marina

Navy MWR marina on the Thames River at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, with quick access to Long Island Sound.

Myrtle Beach Yacht Club

Marina of 153 berths in Coquina Harbour at Little River, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 346.

Mystic Downtown Marina

Full-service marina on Bullock Cove at the head of Narragansett Bay, in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Mystic Point Marina

Full-service marina on the lower Mystic River at Stonington, Connecticut, opposite Williams Beach Park and facing Mason's Island.

Mystic Ship Yard East

Boatyard marina on the east bank of the Mystic River at Stonington, Connecticut, the eastern of the two Mystic Shipyard yards.

N E Taylor Boat Works

Full-service boatyard at the fishing village of Cortez, Florida, on the canal off Sarasota Bay.

Nabbs Creek

Sheltered creek off Stoney Creek and the Patapsco River near Pasadena, Maryland, lined with marinas and boatyards.

Nacote Creek Marina

Marina at Port Republic, New Jersey, on Nacote Creek less than a mile off the Mullica River, set among open salt marsh.