Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Menemsha Bight

Anchorage in Menemsha Bight on the north-west shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, about 2.5 miles east of Gay Head, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Middle Bay

Anchorage on the New York shore of Lake Champlain, north of Plattsburgh, with a sand bottom and shelter from every quarter.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Mystic Seaport Museum

Working maritime museum on the east bank of the Mystic River in Connecticut, with visitor dockage for boats calling at the museum.

Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina

Full-service marina on America's Cup Avenue in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with the hotel of the same name on its quay.

Norwalk River anchorage

Anchorage on the Norwalk River off South Norwalk, Connecticut, behind the Norwalk Islands on the north shore of Long Island Sound.

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

North Pomeroy Rock

Anchorage off the Fore River near Back Cove, north of the Portland peninsula, Maine. Mud bottom, all-round shelter.

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

Norwalk Cove Marina

Full-service marina with over 400 berths on the Norwalk River at East Norwalk, Connecticut.

Oyster Bay anchorage

Anchorage in Oyster Bay on the north shore of Long Island, off Centre Island, opening onto Long Island Sound.

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

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Port Clyde

Anchorage at the southern tip of the St. George peninsula in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Port Jefferson Yacht Club

Sailing club on Port Jefferson Harbour, a deep-water harbour on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York.

Ram Island

Anchorage in Smith Cove, on Cape Rosier across the Bagaduce River from Castine, in eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Sag Harbor Bay

Anchorage off the village of Sag Harbor, on Shelter Island Sound at the eastern end of Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Sandy Neck Lighthouse

Anchorage off Beach Point at the tip of Sandy Neck, the barrier beach at the entrance to Barnstable Harbour, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Sheep Island

Mooring in Castine Harbor at the mouth of the Bagaduce River, head of Penobscot Bay, Maine, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Sheepsco River

Anchorage on the Sheepscot River in midcoast Maine, on a mud bottom, sheltered from north through to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Shelter Cove Marina

Marina at the eastern end of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island, the largest salt pond in the state.

Sloop Bay

Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

South Bristol Harbor

Anchorage in The Gut, the narrow tidal passage that separates Rutherford Island from the mainland at South Bristol, Maine.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Spragues Cove

Anchorage in Sippican Harbour off Marion, Massachusetts, at the head of Buzzards Bay, with a mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Stage Island

Anchorage inside Stage Island in Wood Island Harbour, near Biddeford Pool, in Maine, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island

Anchorage at Burnt Coat Harbour, Swans Island, in outer Blue Hill Bay, Maine, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from NW through E round to SE.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Threemile Harbor

Anchorage in Three Mile Harbor at East Hampton, New York, sand bottom, sheltered from the west but exposed to winds from the south-west to north-west.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Warren XOVE

Temporary anchorage in the southern reach of Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, off Warren Avenue between Plymouth Beach and Rocky Point.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Watch Hill Boat Yard

New England boatyard and marina on Pasadena Avenue at Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island, with summer dockage and moorings.

Watch Hill Yacht Club

Yacht club managing around 72 moorings in Watch Hill Cove, on Little Narragansett Bay at Westerly, Rhode Island.

West Harbor

West Harbor on the north side of Fishers Island, New York, the island's main harbour with the ferry landing and a broad mooring field.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Newport

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.

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

Oak Bluffs

Town marina on the north shore of Martha's Vineyard, with 81 berths and 50 moorings.

Onset Bay

Anchorage in Onset Bay on Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, just west of the Cape Cod Canal and the village of Onset.

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