Best anchorages and harbours in New England

North Shore Yacht Club

Sailing club with a mooring field on the north shore of Manhasset Bay at Port Washington, New York.

Northeast Harbor

Town harbour on the south shore of Mount Desert Island in Maine, at the gateway to Acadia National Park, sheltered north of Bear and Sutton islands.

Northport Yacht Club

Private yacht club with moorings on Northport Harbour, Long Island Sound, on Bluff Point Road.

Northport Yacht Club

Yacht club on Northport Harbour, off Long Island Sound at Northport, New York, with moorings serviced for its members.

NorthWick Boatyard

Boatyard and marina on Mill Cove in Wickford, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Norwalk Yacht Club

Members' sailing club with a guest mooring field in Wilson Cove, near the entrance to Norwalk Harbour, Connecticut.

Norwest Marine

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Pawcatuck River at Pawcatuck, near the river mouth and Little Narragansett Bay.

Norwoods Marina Inc

Marina on the Saco River at Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, near the river mouth on Saco Bay, about 16 miles south of Portland.

Oakdale Yacht Club

Large full-service marina on the Connetquot River at Oakdale, Long Island, feeding into Great South Bay near Fire Island.

Oaklands Marina

Marina and waterfront restaurant on Dune Road at Hampton Bays, New York, beside Shinnecock Inlet on Shinnecock Bay.

Ocean House Marina

Marina of around 90 berths on Ninigret Pond at Charlestown, Rhode Island, reached from the ocean through the Charlestown Breachway.

Old Greenwich Yacht Club

Member yacht club inside Greenwich Cove at Greenwich Point, on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound.

Old Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at the eastern end of Clinton Harbor, in Clinton, Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

Old Lyme Marina

Full-service marina on the lower Connecticut River near Calves Island, Old Lyme, about 3 miles up from Long Island Sound.

Old Man's Boat Yard

Boatyard in Mount Sinai Harbour on the north shore of Long Island, formerly the Davis Island Boatyard.

Old Mill Yacht Club

Private boating club on Shellbank Basin at Howard Beach, Queens, on the north shore of Jamaica Bay.

On-Shore Marina

Private 65-berth dockominium on Thames Street, in the heart of Newport Harbour, Rhode Island.

Open Bay Marina

Full-service marina on Merrick Bay at Merrick, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.

Orchard Creek Marina

Family-run marina on a deep-water canal off Orchard Neck Creek at 57 Ocean Avenue, Center Moriches, on the north shore of Moriches Bay.

Orient Yacht Club

Members' yacht club at the foot of Village Lane in Orient, on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

Orienta Yacht Club

Member yacht club in the East Basin of Mamaroneck Harbour on Long Island Sound, in Mamaroneck, New York.

Ossining

Anchorage on the east bank of the Hudson River off the village of Ossining, in Westchester County about 30 miles north of Manhattan.

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Outboard Service Corp

Boat repair yard and small marina on East Bedell Street in Freeport, New York, on Freeport Creek beside Rick's Marine.

Oyster Bay Marine Center

Full-service marina and boatyard in Oyster Bay Harbour, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Oyster Bend Yacht Club

Yacht club and marina with 75 berths on the Norwalk River at Norwalk, Connecticut.

Paerdegat Squadron Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the north-east bank of Paerdegat Basin in Brooklyn, off Jamaica Bay.

Palmer Point Marina

Full-service marina on the Mianus River at Cos Cob, in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Palmers Cove Marina

Marina and boatyard at 1023 Groton Long Point Road in Groton, Connecticut, in the sheltered water of Palmer Cove off Fishers Island Sound.

Parker Marine

Family-run marina at the southern tip of Lake Winnipesaukee, in the village of Alton Bay, New Hampshire.

Pastures Campground

Riverside campground with boating access on the Connecticut River at Orford, New Hampshire, the only privately owned campground on this stretch of river.