Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

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.

Sarasota Yacht Club

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

Scorpion Marine

Owner-run boatyard and marina at Port Canaveral, on Mullet Drive in the harbour basin, in business since 1976.

Sea Bird Marina

Family-run marina at mile marker 69.5 on Long Key, between Islamorada and Layton in the Florida Keys.

Sea Ranch Marina

Small marina at Hudson on Florida's west coast, with 26 wet berths inside a sheltered basin off Sea Ranch Road.

Seafarers Marina

Marina on the Trout River near its mouth on the St. Johns River, on the north side of Jacksonville, Florida.

Seahaven Superyacht Marina

Superyacht marina in Dania Beach, Florida, with 2,400 linear feet of dockage for vessels over 200 ft.

Sebastian Inlet Marina

Recently built marina on the Indian River Lagoon at Micco, near Sebastian Inlet State Park on Florida's Treasure Coast.

Sebastian River Marina & Boatyard

Marina and boatyard on the Indian River Lagoon at Sebastian, about 3 miles west of Sebastian Inlet on Florida's Treasure Coast.

Sebastian Saltwater Marina and Lodge

Marina, restaurant and lodge on the Indian River Lagoon at Sebastian, directly across from Sebastian Inlet on Florida's Treasure Coast.

Seminole Marine

Do-it-yourself boatyard on the Intracoastal Waterway at Riviera Beach, Florida, a short run from the Lake Worth Inlet.

Seven Seas Marina

Marina and do-it-yourself boatyard on the Halifax River at South Daytona, with a 66-bay dry-storage stackhouse and wet berths.

Shell Point Marina

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

Sigsbee Marina

Navy MWR marina on Dredgers Key at Sigsbee Park, on the north side of Key West, reserved for military and eligible patrons.

Skeleton Key Marina

Small marina at Hudson on Florida's Nature Coast, beside Hudson Beach, with direct Gulf access for Pasco, Pinellas and Hernando boaters.

Skip's Marina

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

Smuggler's Cove Marina

Marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on the Florida Bay side of Snake Creek, with 40 berths.

Snake Creek Marina

Oceanside marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on Snake Creek beside the drawbridge, with about 20 berths.

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.

Snipe Key

Anchorage off Snipe Key in the Lower Florida Keys, about 16 nm north-east of Key West, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

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.

South Basin

Anchorage and county mooring field on the south side of the Rickenbacker Causeway, off Key Biscayne in Biscayne Bay, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

South Beach

Anchorage off the southern tip of South Beach, Miami Beach, near the Government Cut inlet in Florida.

• Sheltered NE

Southpointe At Windstar Marina

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

Soverel Harbour Marina

Marina of 146 berths off the Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, just north-west of the PGA Boulevard bridge.

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.

Spinnaker Marina

Marina on a residential canal off Biscayne Bay in North Miami, at 1940 NE 135th Street.

St Augustine

Anchorage and mooring area on the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, around the Bridge of Lions in the historic city centre.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

St. Augustine Shipyard

Marina and dry-storage facility on the west bank of the San Sebastian River at St. Augustine, Florida, about a 10-minute run from the inlet.

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.