Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Pillar Point Harbour

Public harbour run by the San Mateo County Harbor District at Princeton-by-the-Sea, 25 miles south of San Francisco, with 369 berths behind a double breakwater.

Point San Pablo Harbor

Public harbour on the western tip of Point San Pablo, Richmond, at the entrance to San Pablo Bay.

San Rafael Yacht Harbor

Marina at 557 Francisco Boulevard East in San Rafael, on the south bank of the San Rafael Canal, north San Francisco Bay.

Sandestin's Baytowne Marina

Resort marina on Choctawhatchee Bay at Sandestin, Miramar Beach, on Florida's Emerald Coast.

Sandpiper Bay Marina

Marina on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River at Port St. Lucie, Florida, attached to the Club Med Sandpiper Bay all-inclusive resort.

Sandspit Marina

Municipal marina on the Patchogue River in Patchogue, New York, run by the Village and the Town of Brookhaven.

Sandusky Boat Basin

Small public boat basin on the downtown Sandusky waterfront, Sandusky Bay, between Paper District Marina and Jackson Street Pier.

Sandusky Sailing Club

Member-owned sailing club founded in 1932 on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie, adjacent to Battery Park Marina in Ohio.

Sandusky Yacht Club

Private member yacht club founded in 1894 on Sandusky Bay, with a 180-berth marina on the south shore.

Sandwich Marina

Town marina just inside the east entrance of the Cape Cod Canal at Sandwich, Massachusetts, a former harbour of refuge on Cape Cod Bay.

Sandy Beach Yacht Club

Private member-owned yacht club on the west channel of the Upper Niagara River, Grand Island, 8 km upstream of Niagara Falls.

Sandy Hook Bay Marina

Marina on the Highlands waterfront where the Shrewsbury River opens into Sandy Hook Bay, in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Sandy Hook Yacht Club

Private residents' marina at the south tip of Whidbey Island, on Cultus Bay opposite Possession Point, Washington.

Sandy Point Marina

Small HOA-run marina inside the canal network of the Sandy Point spit, on the north shore of Lummi Bay in Whatcom County, Washington.

Sanibel Harbour Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club at Punta Rassa, on San Carlos Bay near the Sanibel causeway, around three minutes' run from the Gulf of Mexico.

Santa Barbara

Open roadstead off the Santa Barbara waterfront in California, anchoring on a sand bottom east of the harbour.

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Santa Barbara Yacht Club

Private members club on the east side of Santa Barbara Harbor breakwater, founded 1872, with one 76 ft reciprocal end tie.

Santa Cruz Harbor

Same facility as the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, the Port District site at 135 Fifth Avenue accommodating over 800 boats from small craft to commercial fishing vessels.

Santa Cruz Small Craft Marina

Municipal harbour at the north end of Monterey Bay, built 1962 on the former Woods Lagoon site, with around 1,200 wet berths and 275 dry berths.

Santa Cruz Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the south basin of Santa Cruz Harbour, on the north shore of Monterey Bay. The only yacht club in Santa Cruz.

Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club

Private members yacht club founded in 1941, on Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles.

Sanzari Marina

Marina with a fuel berth at 666 Lake Avenue, Bay Head, at the northern end of Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.

Sarasota Yacht Club

Private yacht club with a deep-water marina inside Big Pass, on Sarasota Bay, at 1100 John Ringling Boulevard.

Sassafras Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at Georgetown on the Sassafras River, in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with 200 berths on floating docks and covered sheds.

Saugatuck Harbor Yacht Club

Private member yacht club at the mouth of the Saugatuck River in Westport, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

Saugatuck Yacht Service

Boatyard and marina of about 50 slips on the Kalamazoo River, a short walk from downtown Saugatuck, Michigan.

Saunderstown Yacht Club

Private club founded in 1927 at 25 Waterway Extension, on the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown.

Sausalito Yacht Harbor

Downtown Sausalito marina on Richardson Bay, at 501 Humboldt Avenue along Bridgeway, with views across to the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Savannah Bend Marina

Full-service marina on the Wilmington River at Thunderbolt, Georgia, on the Atlantic ICW near mile 582.

Savannah Boathouse Marina

Marina on Wilmington Island, Georgia, at the foot of the Bull River bridge, opened in 2021, combining in-water berths and dry stack storage.