Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Cove Landing Marine

Full-service boatyard in the inner cove of Hamburg Cove, off the Connecticut River in Lyme, about 5 miles up from Long Island Sound.

Cove Marina

Marina on the north bank of the Merrimack River at Salisbury, Massachusetts, just west of the Route 1 Newburyport bridge.

Crocker's Boatyard

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Thames River in Shaw's Cove, downtown New London, Connecticut.

Crystal Cove Marina

Marina of 118 berths in Winthrop, on the northern edge of Boston inner harbour, Massachusetts.

Darien Boat Club

Members' boat club founded in 1948 at Pear Tree Point in Darien, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

Davis Park Marina

Town-run marina at Davis Park, on the west end of Fire Island, New York, on the Great South Bay.

Deauville Marina

Small marina on Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, on the bay's south shore.

Dering Harbor

Mooring harbour on the north-west shore of Shelter Island, New York, with direct access to Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Devon Yacht Club

Private member-owned yacht club on Gardiner's Bay at Napeague, between Amagansett and Montauk on Long Island's South Fork. It has a small private marina.

Diamond Point Yacht Club

Long-established members' yacht club in Paerdegat Basin, Brooklyn, a tidal channel off Jamaica Bay.

Dick's Marina

Family-run full-service boatyard marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut.

Dickerson's Marina

Family-run marina in Apponaug Cove at the head of Greenwich Bay, off Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island.

DiMeglio Marina

Full-service marina on Jamaica Bay in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, with around 100 berths for sailing and motor boats.

DiMillo's Marina

Marina at Long Wharf in Portland's Old Port, Casco Bay, with around 130 floating berths and a fuel berth, open year round.

Safe Harbor Pilots Point

Large full-service marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut, on the Long Island Sound shore. The Dock dockage is part of this Pilots Point complex.

Dolphin's Cove Marina

Family-run marina and seafood restaurant at 421 Seaview Avenue, on the east side of Bridgeport Harbour, on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Dorchester Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on Dorchester Bay near the mouth of the Neponset River, south of Boston.

Drenckhahn Boat Basin

Full-service marina on the Mianus River at Cos Cob, Connecticut, with around 114 berths.

Dutch Harbor Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard and mooring field on the West Passage of Narragansett Bay, between Dutch Island and Jamestown, Rhode Island.

Dutch Wharf Boat Marina

Family-run boatyard marina on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, just off Long Island Sound.

Dysart's Great Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at the head of Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, gateway to Acadia National Park.

E&P Marine Services

Small marina and haul-out yard at 1 Violet Road, Mastic Beach, New York, on the Forge River off Moriches Bay.

East Boston Yacht Club

Family boating and social club on the East Boston waterfront at 1 Rice Street, on the inner side of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts.

East End Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club on the east side of Bridgeport Harbour, on Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Around 200 berths on floating pontoons.

East Gloucester Marine

Marina and boatyard at Gloucester on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on a sheltered inlet off the inner harbour.

East Greenwich Marina

Marina in Greenwich Cove at East Greenwich, on the western shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

East Greenwich Marina North Yard

Northern section of East Greenwich Marina, in Greenwich Cove on the western side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

East Greenwich Yacht Club

Private yacht club on Greenwich Cove, an arm of Narragansett Bay in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Harbor Marina of East Hampton

Marina at the first basin inside the Three Mile Harbor channel entrance, East Hampton, with over 90 berths.

East Lake Marina

Marina on East Lake Drive on the eastern shore of Lake Montauk, the easternmost harbour of Long Island, New York.