Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Port of Rochester Marina

Public marina at the mouth of the Genesee River where it meets Lake Ontario, about 7 miles north of downtown Rochester.

Port of Salisbury Marina

Municipal marina at the head of navigation of the Wicomico River, in downtown Salisbury, Maryland.

Port of the Islands Marina

Inland marina on the Faka Union Canal, south of Naples, Florida, the main boating gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Port of Toledo Marina

Public port and boatyard on Depot Slough off the Yaquina River, 7 miles inland from the Oregon coast.

Port Regalle Yacht Club

Private marina serving the Port Regalle condominium community at Great Kills Harbour, Staten Island, New York.

Port Royal Anchorage

Anchorage in Battery Creek off the town of Port Royal, between the creek and the Beaufort River in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Port Royal Marina A California Yacht Marina

Private marina inside King Harbor, Redondo Beach, on the South Bay coast of Los Angeles County, California.

Port Sanibel Marina

Wet-slip and dry-stack marina at Punta Rassa Cove, off San Carlos Bay near the Sanibel Causeway, in south-west Florida.

Port Sanilac Marina

Full-service private marina on the west shore of Lake Huron at Port Sanilac, Michigan, immediately north of the municipal harbour.

Port Sanilac Municipal Harbor

Public harbour of refuge on the Michigan shore of Lake Huron, one block from downtown Port Sanilac, classed as a safe haven by the State of Michigan.

Port Sonoma-Marina

Marina at the mouth of the Petaluma River where it opens into San Pablo Bay, north of San Francisco.

Port Tarpon Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard near channel marker 39 at the mouth of the Anclote River, Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Port Townsend

Anchorage off the Port Townsend waterfront on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N

Port Washington Marina

Municipal marina of 280 berths on the Lake Michigan shore at Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Port Wing Marina

Small marina at the mouth of the Port Wing River where it meets the south shore of Lake Superior, at 9130 Beach Road, Port Wing, Wisconsin.

Porter's Seneca Marina

Full-service marina inside the mouth of Seneca Creek at Middle River, with direct access to the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Portland Yacht Services

Full-service boatyard and shipyard on Portland's working waterfront, Maine, at 100 West Commercial Street, founded in 1981.

Portobello Marina

Small Oakland marina on the Embarcadero waterfront in the estuary, around 60 berths for boats up to 18 metres with a fuel berth on site.

Portofino Harbour Marina

Dockominium marina at 1 Portofino Plaza, Clear Lake Shores, Texas, on Clear Lake about half a nautical mile from Galveston Bay.

Portside Marina

Marina of 115 berths in downtown Kelleys Island on the south shore, Lake Erie, accommodating boats up to 24 m length and 6 m beam.

Portside Marine

Marina at Oceanside on Long Island's South Shore, on a channel inside the East Rockaway Inlet system.

Portsmouth Boating Center

Full-service marina on Scotts Creek off the Elizabeth River at Portsmouth, Virginia, at Mile 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Portsmouth Harbor Cruises

Tour-boat landing at 64 Ceres Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, home berth of the M/V Heritage.

Potter Cove, Prudence Island

Sheltered anchorage on the north end of Prudence Island, in the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Poulsbo Yacht Club

Members-only yacht club marina of 152 berths on the east shore of Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, in operation since 1956.

Powrplnt

Anchorage on the Cumberland River in Kentucky near a power plant, mud bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Prairie Harbor Yacht Club

A private marina of 151 berths on the Lake Michigan shore at Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, minutes north of the Illinois state line.

Precision Marine At Peos Bay

Engine and hull yard at Peos Bay on the St. Lawrence River, at Cape Vincent in northern New York.

Prescott Park Municipal Dock

Public floating dock on the Piscataqua River in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with 10 berths, 8 of them for visiting boats.

Presque Isle Marina

City marina on the Lake Superior shore of Marquette, Michigan, set beside Presque Isle Park at the northern edge of the harbour.