Best anchorages and harbours in South-west Florida

Sarasota Yacht Club

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

Shell Point Marina

Family-run marina at the mouth of the Little Manatee River in Ruskin, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay.

Skip's Marina

Small marina on Rocky Creek off Lemon Bay at Englewood, on Florida's Gulf coast, opposite Stump Pass.

Snell Isle Marina

Deep-water marina of about 291 berths in the Snell Isle district of St. Petersburg, on the north shore of the city's waterfront.

Snook Bight Marina

Marina at the southern end of Estero Island, Fort Myers Beach, on Estero Bay with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Southpointe At Windstar Marina

Deep-water marina inside the gated Windstar community on Naples Bay, Florida, with 72 individually deeded slips.

Speckled Trout Marina

Family-run marina at 343 Bayshore Drive in the village of Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St. Joseph Sound off Florida's Gulf coast.

St. Charles Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the Caloosahatchee River at Iona, south Fort Myers, set on a 145-acre site at mile marker 146 with a sheltered cove marina.

St. Pete Municipal Marina

City-run marina in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on the Tampa Bay waterfront beside the St. Pete Pier.

SPYC Pass-A-Grille Station

Pass-A-Grille station of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, on Pass-a-Grille Way in St. Pete Beach, Florida, with close access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Stump Pass Marina

Full-service marina near Gulf Intracoastal Waterway mile 40, on Lemon Bay at Grove City, on Florida's Gulf coast.

Sweetwater Landing Marina

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River at Fort Myers Shores, known locally as Marina 31, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Tampa Convention Center Marina

Transient marina on Seddon Channel at the foot of the Tampa Convention Center, in downtown Tampa.

Tarpon Club Marina

Floating-pontoon marina with 140 berths on the Isles of Capri, between Naples and Marco Island, with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club

Private members' club marina on the Cocohatchee River at North Naples, Florida, about one mile inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

Tarpon Point Marina

Full-service marina at Cape Coral with around 216 to 225 berths, set in a waterfront village just off the Intracoastal Waterway near marker 92.

Tarpon Pointe Marina

Marina on the Manatee River at Bradenton, Florida, with 220 wet berths and 200 dry-storage spaces.

Tarpon Springs Yacht Club

Private yacht club with a marina on Tarpon Bayou, at the foot of the Beckett Bridge in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

The Marina at Edison Ford

Marina of 45 berths on the Caloosahatchee River at Fort Myers, beside the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

The Pointe Marina at Harbour Island

Full-service marina on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa, on Seddon Channel, with floating and fixed berths for vessels of all sizes.

Tierra Verde

Anchorage off Tierra Verde in Florida, in a sheltered basin opening onto Boca Ciega Bay near St. Petersburg, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Turtle Cove Marina

Marina at the west end of the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks, on the Anclote River in Florida, about 15 minutes from open Gulf water.

Twin Dolphin Marina

Marina of 225 wet berths in a walled harbour on the Manatee River at downtown Bradenton, Florida.

Uncle Henry's Marina

Marina at the north end of Gasparilla Island near Placida, on Gasparilla Sound in south-west Florida, with 58 wet berths.

Venice Yacht Club

Private yacht club and marina on Roberts Bay at Venice, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway minutes from the Venice inlet.

Viage Marina on Bayshore

Full-service marina and boat dealership on Bayshore Drive in Naples, Florida, with slip rentals and on-site fuel.

Walker's Coon Key Marina

Full-service marina on Blue Hill Creek at Goodland, on the south-east corner of Marco Island, Florida, at the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands.

White Horse Key

Anchorage off White Horse Key, a mangrove and sand island in the Ten Thousand Islands of south-west Florida.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW