Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Patchogue Shores Marina

Family-run marina at the mouth of the Patchogue River in East Patchogue, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.

Pattaconk Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club on the west bank of the Connecticut River at Chester, mainly a power boat club.

Pawtuxet Cove Marina

Marina inside Pawtuxet Cove at Cranston, on the Providence River near the head of Narragansett Bay, set against Pawtuxet Village.

Pepperrell Cove

Sheltered mooring field at Kittery Point, Maine, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Fort McClary.

Perley's Marina Repair

Boatyard and marina about one mile up the Rowley River at Rowley, Massachusetts, in the Plum Island Sound estuary.

Pettipaug Yacht Club

Membership yacht club founded in 1934 on the west shore of a tidal basin of the Connecticut River, between Essex and Deep River.

Pettis Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard and marina at the mouth of Pawtuxet Cove, in Warwick, where the cove meets the Providence River and Narragansett Bay.

Petzold's Marine Center

Family-owned full-service marina on the west bank of the Connecticut River at Portland, roughly 20 nautical miles north of Long Island Sound.

Pickering Wharf Marina

Marina on Pickering Wharf in Salem harbour, Massachusetts, set against the shops and restaurants of the historic waterfront.

Pier 65 Marina

Small marina at 65 Margin Street on the Pawcatuck River, near downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.

Pier 7 Marina

Marina at the head of the South Channel in Gloucester Inner Harbor, Cape Ann, Massachusetts.

Pier 76 Marina

Powerboat marina on the west bank of the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut, just north of the Boston Post Road bridge known to local boaters as the Singing Bridge.

Pike Marine

Family-run marina at 80 Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts, on the Essex River in Cape Ann.

Pirate's Cove Marine

Marina in the inner harbour of West Harbor on Fishers Island, New York, in eastern Long Island Sound.

Piscataqua Marina

Small marina on Badgers Island, Kittery, Maine, on the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Plattsburgh Boat Basin

Full service marina on the west shore of Lake Champlain at the mouth of the Saranac River, 5 minutes' walk from downtown Plattsburgh in northern New York State.

Pleasant Street Wharf

Full-service marina in the heart of Wickford Cove, North Kingstown, on the west shore of Narragansett Bay. Slips and moorings for visitors.

Pocasset River Marina

Small town-owned marina on the Pocasset River, off the west side of Buzzards Bay in Bourne, Massachusetts.

Pocasset River Marina

Municipal marina of 17 berths on the Pocasset River, in Bourne on the west side of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Point Au Roche Anchorage

Anchorage on the western shore of Lake Champlain near Plattsburgh, New York. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through north-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Point bay

Anchorage on the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain near Thompson's Point, in the town of Charlotte.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Point Bay Marina

Large family marina on Town Farm Bay, Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, midway between Burlington and the Vergennes basin.

Point Breeze Marina

Full-service marina on Saratoga Lake at Saratoga Springs, in upstate New York, in business since 1975.

Point Judith Marina

Marina in the sheltered waters of Point Judith Pond at Wakefield, Rhode Island, taking vessels up to 110ft.

Point Judith Yacht Club

Volunteer membership yacht club on Salt Pond Road at Wakefield, on Point Judith Pond in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Point of Pines Yacht Club

Family boating club at 28 Rice Avenue in Revere, Massachusetts, on Broad Sound at the mouth of the Saugus River, about 10 miles north of Boston.

Point View Marina

Marina and boatyard near the Galilee channel in the Point Judith harbour at Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Ponaug Marina

Family-run marina on Apponaug Cove in Warwick, off Greenwich Bay in Rhode Island.

Ponquogue Marine Basin

Family-run marina founded in 1970, in a sheltered cove off Shinnecock Bay at Hampton Bays, about 1 nautical mile west of Shinnecock Inlet.

Pope's Landing Marine

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Danvers River at Danvers, Massachusetts, on the North Shore off Route 128.