Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Presque Isle State Harbor

Michigan DNR state harbour on Lake Huron, 19 miles north of Alpena, in a natural bay rated as the only safe haven between Fort Gratiot and the Straits of Mackinac.

Prieto Marina

Family-run marina of 153 berths on Bayou Castine at Mandeville, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, in operation since 1963.

Prime Marina Southampton

Full-service marina with a fuel berth on the Shinnecock Canal at Hampton Bays, since rebranded Shagwong Marina.

Princess Bay Boatmen's Association

Members' boating club on Lemon Creek at Prince's Bay, on the south shore of Staten Island, New York.

Prisoners Harbor

Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the California Channel Islands, about 23 NM offshore from Santa Barbara.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Private Dock

Private pontoon on Ketchikan waterfront in south-east Alaska, on the Tongass Narrows opposite Pennock Island.

Propeller Basin Marina

Family-run marina on Timber Creek, a tributary of the Salt River at New Baltimore, Michigan, near Anchor Bay in Lake St. Clair. Established 1955.

Providence Marina

The only marina in downtown Providence, at 17 Bridge Street on the Providence River, Rhode Island.

Providence Point

Open anchorage off the Bristol shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with a bottom of rock and mud.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Public Dock

Public visitor pontoon on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina, set into the Harborwalk boardwalk along Front Street, with Harborwalk Marina alongside.

Pultneyville Mariners

Small private sailing club next to the Pultneyville Yacht Club on the south shore of Lake Ontario.

Pultneyville Yacht Club

Private club on the south shore of Lake Ontario at Pultneyville, about 10 miles west of Sodus Bay.

Blackbeards Cove Marina (formerly Pungo Creek Marina)

Marina on Pungo Creek near Belhaven, on the Pungo River along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina. Now operating as Blackbeards Cove Marina.

Punta Gorda

Waterfront town at the mouth of the Peace River where it opens into Charlotte Harbor, on the south-west coast of Florida.

Punta Gorda Marina

Service and storage yard at Solana, on Charlotte Harbor in south-west Florida, on the Peace River side of Punta Gorda.

Put-in-Bay boat docks

Three public docks A, B and C in the downtown harbour of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, Lake Erie, Ohio.

Quantico Marina

Marina on the Potomac River at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, with 150 wet berths for vessels 14 to 50 feet.

Quartermaster Marina

Marina in Quartermaster Harbor, between Vashon and Maury Islands, in southern Puget Sound, Washington.

Quartermaster Yacht Club

Private members' club on inner Quartermaster Harbour, between Vashon and Maury islands south of Seattle.

Quayside Marina

Private deep-water marina serving the Towers of Quayside residential community in Miami Shores, on Biscayne Bay.

Queen Anne Marina

Full-service marina on Price's Creek, Kent Island, on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Queen City Marina

Full-service marina in central Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, on the bay facing Little Egg Harbor. Formerly Morrison's Marina.

Quileute Marina

Tribal marina at La Push, on the Quileute Reservation at the mouth of the Quillayute River. Only harbour of refuge between Neah Bay and Westport, on a 100 nm stretch of Pacific coast.

Quonset Davisville Navy Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on Allen Harbor at Quonset, North Kingstown, on the western shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Racine Yacht Club

Oldest of Racine's three yacht clubs, on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River in Wisconsin.

Racine Yachts Inc

Yacht yard and marina at Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway, near the centre of town.

Radio Island Marina

Full-service marina on Radio Island between Morehead City and Beaufort, North Carolina, at the foot of the US-70 high-rise bridge.

Ragged Rock Marina

Marina and yard on Ragged Rock Creek off the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Rainbow Marine Services

Marina and boatyard at 185 Sumpwams Avenue in Babylon, on a creek off the Great South Bay, Long Island.

Key West Harbour Anchorage

Open anchorage in Key West harbour, southernmost Florida, on a sand bottom about 1.3 miles south-west of the Historic Seaport.