Best anchorages and harbours in 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.

Universal Marine Center

Refit and repair yard at 2700 SW 25th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, on the Dania Cutoff Canal within the Marina Mile district.

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.

Village Marina

Small marina on the Indian River Lagoon at Fort Pierce, in St Lucie County, a few minutes from the Fort Pierce Inlet.

Vista Clara Marina

Full-service marina on the Hillsboro Canal at Deerfield Beach, Florida, with wet and dry storage.

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.

Waterline Marina

Marina of 92 berths in a naturally protected harbour off the ICW at Eau Gallie, in Melbourne, Florida.

Waterway Marina

Marina on the St. Lucie River at Stuart, Florida, owned by HMY Yachts, within walking distance of historic downtown Stuart.

Weeki Wachee Marina

Small marina on a canal off the Mud River in Hernando Beach, Florida, about 10 minutes by car from the Weeki Wachee spring.

West island mooring

Mooring buoy off Dinner Key in Coconut Grove, on Biscayne Bay, Miami. Part of the city mooring facility, sheltered from N and NE.

• Sheltered N, NE

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

White Marlin Resort and Marina

Small private marina on a 2.5 acre island in Bonefish Bay, at the eastern end of Marathon in the Florida Keys.

Williams Island Marina

Marina of 106 wet berths on the Ojus Canal off the Intracoastal Waterway at Aventura, between Maule Lake and Dumfoundling Bay, Florida.

Windward Adventure Yacht Harbor

Sheltered marina on the Halifax River at Wilbur-by-the-Sea, about 3 miles north of Ponce Inlet and 100 yards off the Intracoastal Waterway.

World Wide Sportsman Bayside Marina & Boardwalk

Marina on the Florida Bay side of Islamorada at Mile Marker 81, attached to the World Wide Sportsman store and boardwalk.

Yankeetown Marina

Marina on the Withlacoochee River at Yankeetown, about 2 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico.