Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Arlington Marina

Locally run marina on the St. Johns River at Arlington, a few minutes east of downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

Atlantic Point Yacht Club and Marina

Marina on the St. Lucie River at Stuart, Florida, set on the Treasure Coast a short walk from the downtown waterfront.

Bahia Mar Yachting Center

Megayacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, steps from the Atlantic beach and Las Olas Boulevard, 1.5 miles north of Port Everglades.

Bal Harbour Anchorage

Anchorage off Bal Harbour at the north end of Biscayne Bay, near Baker's Haulover Inlet, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Bal Harbour Marina

Residents' marina on the Windemere waterfront in Bal Harbour, on the Intracoastal Waterway north of Miami.

Bay Pines Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at St. Petersburg, in Boca Ciega Bay, with wet berths and dry stack storage.

Bayfront Yacht Works and Marina

Boatyard and marina off Little Sarasota Bay on Siesta Key, with deep-water wet slips and dry storage south of the Sarasota area.

Bayshore Landing

Marina on the Coconut Grove waterfront in Miami, with 111 wet berths on the west side of Biscayne Bay.

Bayside Marina

City marina in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay, with around 125 wet slips set against the Bayside Marketplace waterfront.

Belle Harbour Marina

Small marina on the Anclote River at Tarpon Springs, Florida, with wet berths and dry stack storage.

Belle Hatchee Marina

Do-it-yourself boatyard and marina on the Caloosahatchee River at LaBelle, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Best Key West Charters

Sport-fishing charter base on Stock Island, just east of Key West, among the island's working fishing and shrimping docks.

Big Pine Key

Anchorage off Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys, between Big Pine, the Torch Keys and Ramrod Key, around Newfound Harbor.

Bill Bird Marina

County-run marina in Haulover Park, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway at 10800 Collins Avenue, north Miami Beach.

Bill Dye Marina

Waterfront marina on the Trout River, a tributary of the St Johns River, in the Northside area of Jacksonville, Florida.

Billfish Marina

Gated marina and boatyard at 2965 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, on the New River about 7 miles inland.

Bird Key (E)

Anchorage in the Manatee River off Snead Island, near the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from all directions.

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

Bird Key Harbor

Anchorage in Dry Tortugas National Park, about 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida.

Bird Key Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club with a 42-berth marina on the edge of Sarasota Bay, at 301 Bird Key Drive, Sarasota.

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 Creek Marina

Marina on Black Creek at Green Cove Springs, 1 nm off the St Johns River south of Jacksonville, Florida.

Black Point Boat Launch

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

Blenker Boatworks & Marina

Family-run repair marina at the mouth of the Manatee River in Bradenton, by channel markers 7 and 8.

Blowing Rocks Marina

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

Blue Pelican Marina

Marina at Hernando Beach on Florida's Nature Coast, on the main canal with direct Gulf access.

Blue Waters Marina Of Tavernier

Liveaboard and transient marina at Tavernier in the upper Florida Keys, minutes off the Atlantic.

Bluepoints Marina

Marina at Port Canaveral with 26 wet berths and a large dry-storage operation, on Scallop Drive in the harbour basin.

Boathouse Marine Center

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

Boathouse On Longboat

Covered dry-storage marina on the south end of Longboat Key, on Sarasota Bay, at 410 Gulf of Mexico Drive.