Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Fisher’s Landing

Anchorage on the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands, between Clayton and Alexandria Bay, New York.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Wando River anchorage

Anchorage on the Wando River near Charleston, South Carolina, above the river's junction with the Cooper River.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Liberty Bay

Anchorage in Liberty Bay, a sheltered arm of Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington, off the town of Poulsbo.

• Sheltered NE, W, SW

Arabella's Landing Marina

Private marina of 135 berths in downtown Gig Harbor, on the east shore of the inlet.

Sanibel

Anchorage off the east end of Sanibel Island in San Carlos Bay, south-west Florida, on a weed bottom, protected from N through W winds.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Schaefers restaurant & Canal bar

Transit marina on the north bank of the C&D Canal at Chesapeake City, Maryland, on the Intracoastal Waterway between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay.

Venice

Anchorage in Roberts Bay at Venice, Florida, just inside the Venice Inlet on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with a sand bottom and shelter on all sides.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Cedar Island Marina

A large family-owned marina with about 400 berths on Clinton Harbour, Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

CSR Marine Des Moines

Full-service boatyard at the Des Moines Marina, on the east side of East Passage in Puget Sound, Washington.

Onancock Wharf & Marina

Town marina at the head of Onancock Creek, about four miles up from the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Pease Ledge

Anchorage off Pease Ledge in the north-western approach to Cuttyhunk, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The ledge itself uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Port Clyde

Anchorage at the southern tip of the St. George peninsula in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Shelter Cove Marina

Marina at the eastern end of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island, the largest salt pond in the state.

Town creek

Sheltered creek anchorage off Solomons Island, at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S

Matanzas Bay

Mooring buoy field in Matanzas Bay off the historic centre of St. Augustine, Florida, on a mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Newport

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Nyack Boat Club

Member sailing club on the west bank of the Hudson River at Nyack, New York, between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Hook Mountain.

Samsing Cove

Remote anchorage in south-east Alaska on the inland side of Baranof Island, in the Alexander Archipelago.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Sitka

Anchorage off Sitka, on the west coast of Baranof Island in Sitka Sound, south-east Alaska.

• Sheltered NW, NE, E, SE

Vero Beach City Marina

Municipal marina and mooring field on the Indian River Lagoon at Vero Beach, Florida, just north of the Merrill Barber Bridge on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Georgetown Yacht Basin

Full-service marina on the Sassafras River at Georgetown, on Maryland's upper Chesapeake Bay, with around 300 berths and a large boatyard.

Melbourne Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the south side of Melbourne Harbor, at the mouth of Crane Creek where it meets the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.

Mobjack Bay Marina

Full-service marina on Green Mansion Cove off the North River, in Mobjack Bay on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

North Cove Marina

Marina at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City, Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York.

Back Harbor (Sandy Bay)

Anchorage in Sandy Bay off Rockport, Cape Ann, with a sand bottom and the Sandy Bay Yacht Club 0.2 nm to the south-east.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Blake Island

Anchorage in Puget Sound, Washington, off Blake Island, on a sand bottom, with fresh water available.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Matinicus Harbor

Harbour on the east side of Matinicus Island, the most seaward inhabited island of Penobscot Bay, Maine, 22 nm from Rockland.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Mill Creek

Sheltered creek off the Patuxent River at Solomons, in Calvert County, Maryland, a much used anchorage on the lower Chesapeake.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE

Regent Point Marina

Marina and boatyard on Locklies Creek, off the Rappahannock River in the lower Chesapeake Bay, at Topping, Virginia.

Rockland Harbor

Working harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay, Maine, sheltered by a granite breakwater nearly a mile long.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW