Best anchorages and harbours in South-east Florida

Biscayne Bay

Daytime anchorage in Biscayne Bay near the Venetian Islands, off Miami, with the city skyline to the west.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Boca Chita Key

Anchorage off Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, 22 miles south of Miami, with a mud and sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Black Point Boat Launch

County-run public marina and boat ramp at Cutler Bay, south of Miami, Florida, opening onto Biscayne Bay.

Blowing Rocks Marina

Family-run marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Tequesta, Florida, facing Jupiter Island a short run north of the Jupiter Inlet.

Boathouse Marine Center

Indoor dry-stack marina and service yard at 599 S Federal Highway in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Boca Marina Yacht Club

Gated residential boating community on the Intracoastal Waterway near Highland Beach and Boca Raton, where homes have private docks behind them.

TNT Marine Center

Dry stack and wet slip marina on Little Arch Creek in North Miami, off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bradford Marine

Superyacht repair yard and marina on the New River at Fort Lauderdale, in the Marina Mile yachting corridor.

Castaways Marina

Marina on the Loxahatchee River at Jupiter, Florida, at 1111 Love Street, close to the Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse.

City Marina

Small municipal marina on the Three Islands Waterway off the Intracoastal Waterway, at Hallandale Beach in Broward County, Florida.

City Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach, with 24 rental berths set in landscaped grounds.

Cocoplum Yacht Club

Private members' marina at 6500 Prado Boulevard on the Islands of Cocoplum in Coral Gables, on the west shore of Biscayne Bay south of Coconut Grove.

Cypress Island Marina

Gated marina at 2775 Cypress Island Drive in Palm Beach Gardens, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Often used as a hurricane hole that needs no evacuation.

Dania Beach Marina

Municipal marina run by the City of Dania Beach on the Dania Cut-off Canal, south of Port Everglades and formerly the SeaFair Marina.

Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair

Superyacht refit and repair yard on the Dania Cut-off Canal at Dania Beach, Florida.

Delray Harbor Club Marina

Private marina of 46 deep berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Delray Beach, three quarters of a mile south of Atlantic Avenue.

Elliott Key Harbor

Park-run harbour on the bay side of Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, only reachable by boat.

Fisher Island

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off South Beach, just inside Government Cut, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE

Freedom Boat Club - Pompano - Oceanside

Members-only boat club at 1333 S Ocean Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Las Olas Marina

City of Fort Lauderdale yacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway off Seabreeze Boulevard, between Hall of Fame Marina and Bahia Mar in Florida.

Gateway Marina Boat Storage

Dry-storage marina and service centre on the Intracoastal Waterway at Hypoluxo, Florida, a quarter-mile north of the Boynton Inlet.

Grove Harbour Marine Sales

Full-service marina at 2640 South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, Miami, in the Dinner Key basin off Biscayne Bay.

Grove Isle Marina

Deepwater marina on Grove Isle, a private 20-acre island off Coconut Grove on Biscayne Bay, with around 85 slips for boats up to 120 ft.

HAULOVER

Dry-stack marina on the Intracoastal Waterway just north of Bakers Haulover Inlet, North Miami Beach, Florida.

Hi-Lift Marina

Full-service marina with wet berths and dry storage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Aventura, north of Miami, Florida.

Hidden Harbour Marina

Dry-stack marina at 2315 NE 15th Street in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway, with a fuel berth.

Hollywood Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Florida, between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, in a residential district.

Island Gardens

Superyacht marina on Watson Island in Miami, between downtown and Miami Beach, with around 50 berths.

Jib Yacht Club & Marina

The only public marina on Jupiter Island, at Tequesta, Florida, on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway just north of the Jupiter Inlet.

Juno Ridge Anchorage

Anchorage in the lagoon off Old Port Cove, on Lake Worth at North Palm Beach, Florida, just inside the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW