Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Port Clinton Marina

A 140-berth marina at the mouth of the Hammonasset River in Clinton, Connecticut, looking out over Clinton Harbour and Cedar Island.

Port Jefferson Marina

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

Safe Harbor Port Milford

Full-service marina on Milford Harbor in Milford, Connecticut, a short walk from the town centre.

Port Niantic

Full-service marina on the west bank of the lower Niantic River at East Lyme, Connecticut, at the head of Niantic Bay.

Port Norfolk Yacht Club

Members' boating club on the Neponset River at Port Norfolk in Dorchester, south of Boston.

Port of Egypt

Full-service marina on a 6-acre site in a protected basin off Southold Bay, on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

Portland Yacht Services

Full-service boatyard and shipyard on Portland's working waterfront, Maine, at 100 West Commercial Street, founded in 1981.

Portside Marine

Marina at Oceanside on Long Island's South Shore, on a channel inside the East Rockaway Inlet system.

Portsmouth Harbor Cruises

Tour-boat landing at 64 Ceres Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, home berth of the M/V Heritage.

Potter Cove, Prudence Island

Sheltered anchorage on the north end of Prudence Island, in the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Prescott Park Municipal Dock

Public floating dock on the Piscataqua River in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with 10 berths, 8 of them for visiting boats.

Prime Marina Southampton

Full-service marina with a fuel berth on the Shinnecock Canal at Hampton Bays, since rebranded Shagwong Marina.

Providence Marina

The only marina in downtown Providence, at 17 Bridge Street on the Providence River, Rhode Island.

Providence Point

Open anchorage off the Bristol shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with a bottom of rock and mud.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Quonset Davisville Navy Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on Allen Harbor at Quonset, North Kingstown, on the western shore of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Ragged Rock Marina

Marina and yard on Ragged Rock Creek off the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Rainbow Marine Services

Marina and boatyard at 185 Sumpwams Avenue in Babylon, on a creek off the Great South Bay, Long Island.

Ralph's Fishing Station

Family-run marina on the north side of Mount Sinai Harbour, on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York.

Ram Island Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club on the Noank waterfront, at the entrance of the Mystic River, Groton, Connecticut.

Ram Point Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard at the north end of Point Judith Pond, in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Remsenburg Marina

Family-run full-service marina on Moriches Bay at Remsenburg, New York, on the bay's north shore.

Rhode Island Mooring Services

Service marina occupying Little Allen Harbor, next to Allen Harbor in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Rick's Marine Corporation

Family-run marina and boatyard on East Bedell Street in Freeport, New York, near the mouth of Freeport Creek.

Riley's Yacht Club

Private boating club on Shellbank Basin at 99-62 Russell Street, Howard Beach, Queens, on the north shore of Jamaica Bay.

Ring's Island Marina

Marina on Ring's Island, on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River, opposite Newburyport in Massachusetts.

Riveredge Marina, Ashland

Squam Lake's largest marina, on the Squam River at Ashland, New Hampshire.

Riverfront Marina

Family-run marina on the Parker River at Newbury, Massachusetts, taken over by Riverfront Marine in 1991.

Rivers Edge Marina

44-berth marina on the west side of the Sakonnet River entrance at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, about 6 miles from Newport.

Riverscape Marina

Small marina on River Road, on the Mianus River at Cos Cob, Connecticut.

Riverside Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the eastern shore of Cos Cob Harbour, near the mouth of the Mianus River in Riverside, Connecticut.