Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

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.

Sterling Marina

Canal-side marina at Hernando Beach on Florida's Nature Coast, with wet berths on two canals.

Stock Island Yacht Club & Marina

Deep-water marina on Stock Island, between the Atlantic and Boca Chica Channel, about 5 miles from downtown Key West.

Stump Pass Marina

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

Sugarloaf Marina

Public marina on Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17 of the Overseas Highway, in the lower Florida Keys.

Sunrise Marina

Marina and dry-storage yard at Port Canaveral, the closest marina in the harbour to the Atlantic entrance, on Glen Cheek Drive.

Sunset Harbour Yacht Club

Marina of 125 wet berths in the Sunset Harbour district of Miami Beach, on Biscayne Bay.

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.

Tavernier Creek Marina

Working marina on Tavernier Creek in the upper Florida Keys, operating since 1936 with access to both Florida Bay and the Atlantic.

Tavernier Key

Anchorage on the Atlantic side of Tavernier Key, an uninhabited mangrove island in the Upper Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Taylor Creek Marina

Marina at the head of Taylor Creek, in the north-west corner of Fort Pierce Inlet on Florida's Treasure Coast.

The Bluffs Marina Association, Inc.

Private dockominium marina at 1320 Tidal Pointe Boulevard in Jupiter, on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway north of Donald Ross Road, about three miles from the Jupiter Inlet.

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.

Thunderboat Marine Service Center

Dry-storage and service marina on the Dania Cut-Off Canal, at 1451 Old Griffin Road, Dania Beach, Florida.

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

Tiger Point Marina

Full-service boatyard on the north end of Amelia Island at Fernandina Beach, near the St. Marys River inlet.

Titusville Marina

Municipal marina on the Indian River at Titusville, Florida, on the ICW opposite Cape Canaveral.

Town of Palm Beach Marina

Municipal superyacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach, Florida, with 84 berths along four floating docks.

Treasure Coast Marina

Full-service marina on the Indian River Lagoon at ICW marker 35, in Grant on Florida's Space Coast, about 4.5 miles north of Sebastian Inlet.

Turnberry Marina

Private marina on North Miami's Intracoastal Waterway at Aventura, near mile marker 1075.8 of the AIWW, in Florida.

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.