Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Riviera Dunes Marina

Marina set in a man-made basin off the Manatee River at Palmetto, Florida, dredged to 5.5 metres and enclosed for storm shelter.

Roberts Bay Marina

Small marina of 13 deep-water berths on Roberts Bay, Venice Island, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Roberts Bayou

Anchorage on Arnica Bay near Josephine, in Baldwin County on the Alabama Gulf coast, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

Roche Barbor

Anchorage off Roche Harbor on the north-west tip of San Juan Island, Washington, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Rocky Pointe Marina

Marina midway along Multnomah Channel at river mile 14, off Highway 30 near Sauvie Island, west of Portland, Oregon.

Rogers City Yacht Harbor

Municipal marina on the north-west shore of Lake Huron, 92 seasonal and 54 transient berths for boats from 10 to 110 ft.

Rollingview Marina

The only marina on Falls Lake, a 12,400-acre reservoir on the Neuse River north-east of Durham.

Rolly Marine Services Inc

Family-run boatyard at 2551 State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, on the Dania Cutoff Canal in the Marina Mile yachting district.

Romar Marina

Family-run marina on Cotton Bayou at Orange Beach, Alabama, with around 25 wet slips and access to Perdido Pass and the Gulf of Mexico.

Romp's Water Port Marina

Family marina on the Vermilion River, at 5055 Liberty Avenue in Vermilion, Ohio, about 35 miles west of Cleveland on Lake Erie.

Rose City Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club on the Columbia River at Portland, Oregon, with 150 berths on all-concrete pontoons.

Rose marina

Full-service marina at 16A Crosby Street in Center Moriches, on a creek off the north shore of Moriches Bay, Long Island.

Ross Marine

Marina and boatyard on the Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey, on Lamberton Road, with around 40 berths.

Mooring near South Bristol

Anchorage on the mid-coast of Maine, in the South Bristol and Boothbay region. Rock bottom, with fresh water available.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Roy's Point Marina

Marina of 42 berths on Lake Superior, about 2 miles north of Bayfield, Wisconsin, within the Apostle Islands area.

Royal Palm Marina

Full-service marina with wet berths and dry storage on Lemon Bay at Englewood, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club

Private deep-water marina of the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, on the Intracoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida.

Royale Palm Marina

Family-run marina on the Dania Cut-off Canal at Dania Beach, around 2 miles inside the Port Everglades inlet.

Rudee Inlet Station Marina

Marina on Rudee Inlet at Virginia Beach, taking yachts to about 30 metres, with two restaurants on site.

Rye Harbor State Marina

State-run harbour at Rye, New Hampshire, set inside two stone breakwaters, with a public landing and pontoon at the head of the basin.

S & S Marine

Family-run marina and boatyard at Old Saybrook, with a marina on Riverside Avenue minutes from the mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.

Sabine Marina

Marina on Little Sabine Bay at Pensacola Beach, Florida, with access to Santa Rosa Sound and the Gulf.

Sacramento Marina

Public marina of 475 berths on the east bank of the Sacramento River, behind Miller Park at the southern end of Front Street.

Sacramento Yacht Club

Private club on the west bank of the Sacramento River at West Sacramento, founded in the early 20th century and on its current site since the 1970s.

Safe Harbor Aqua Yacht

Large freshwater marina on Pickwick Lake near Iuka, Mississippi, at the north end of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and a common stop on the Great Loop.

Safe Harbor Anacapa Isle

Full-service marina of 438 berths inside Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, taking boats from 20 to 118 ft.

Safe Harbor Angler House

Full-service marina at mile marker 80.5 in Islamorada, set among mangroves on the Gulf side of the Florida Keys.

Safe Harbor Annapolis

Marina of about 200 berths on Back Creek, in the Eastport district of Annapolis, Maryland.

Safe Harbor Beaufort

Downtown marina on the Beaufort River at Beaufort, South Carolina, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Safe Harbor Belle Maer

Full-service marina of about 836 berths on Conger Bay, the Anchor Bay side of Lake St. Clair, at Harrison Township, Michigan.