Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Rose marina

Full-service marina at 16A Crosby Street in Center Moriches, on a creek off the north shore of Moriches Bay, Long Island.

Mooring near South Bristol

Anchorage on the mid-coast of Maine, in the South Bristol and Boothbay region. Rock bottom, with fresh water available.

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Rye Harbor State Marina

State-run harbour at Rye, New Hampshire, set inside two stone breakwaters, with a public landing and pontoon at the head of the basin.

S & S Marine

Family-run marina and boatyard at Old Saybrook, with a marina on Riverside Avenue minutes from the mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound.

Safe Harbor Bruce & Johnsons

Full-service marina on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, part of the Safe Harbor network on Long Island Sound.

Safe Harbor Capri

Full-service marina on Manhasset Bay at Port Washington, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Safe Harbor Cove Haven

Full-service marina on Bullock Cove at the head of Narragansett Bay, in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Safe Harbor Dauntless

Marina on the west bank of the Connecticut River at Essex, at 9 Novelty Lane, a short run upriver from Long Island Sound.

Safe Harbor Deep River

Full-service marina on the Connecticut River at Deep River, part of the Safe Harbor network, near Hamburg Cove.

Safe Harbor Essex Island

Marina set on its own 13-acre island in the Connecticut River at Essex, reached by the marina's own ferry.

Safe Harbor Ferry Point

Marina on the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, 29 Essex Road, in a basin sheltered from wind and wash near the river mouth at Long Island Sound.

Safe Harbor Fiddler's Cove

Marina in a sheltered cove off Megansett Harbour, on the Buzzards Bay side of North Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Safe Harbor Glen Cove

Full-service marina on Glen Cove Creek inside Hempstead Harbour, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Safe Harbor Green Harbor

Marina inside Green Harbor at Marshfield, on the Massachusetts coast between Boston and the Cape Cod Canal.

Safe Harbor Greenport

Marina in Stirling Basin at Greenport, on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

Safe Harbor Greenwich Bay

Full-service marina on Greenwich Bay at Wharf Road, Warwick, Rhode Island, one of the better-sheltered inlets of Narragansett Bay.

Safe Harbor Island Park

Full-service marina on the west side of the Sakonnet River entrance at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, with 76 berths and 50 moorings.

Safe Harbor Jamestown Boatyard

Boatyard and marina on the East Passage shore of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Safe Harbor Marina Bay

Full-service marina on Dorchester Bay at North Quincy, about 7 miles south of Boston.

Safe Harbor Mystic

Large full-service marina on the Mystic River at Stonington, Connecticut, within walking distance of downtown Mystic.

Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

Full-service marina and boatyard in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, on the east shore of Narragansett Bay.

Safe Harbor Onset Bay

Year-round full-service marina on Onset Bay, just off the western end of the Cape Cod Canal, in Wareham, Massachusetts.

Safe Harbor Pilots Point

Large full-service marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut, on the Long Island Sound shore. Part of the Safe Harbor network since 2012.

Safe Harbor Pilots Point Marina

Large full-service marina and shipyard on Long Island Sound at Westbrook, Connecticut.

Safe Harbor Plymouth

Full-service marina at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the south-west shore of Cape Cod Bay.

Safe Harbor Post Road

Full-service marina and working boatyard in the East Basin of Mamaroneck Harbour, on Long Island Sound in New York.

Safe Harbor Sakonnet

Deep-water marina at 222 Narragansett Boulevard in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on the east side of the Sakonnet River.

Safe Harbor Silver Spring

Marina at the head of Point Judith Pond in Wakefield, Rhode Island, part of the Safe Harbor network.

Safe Harbor Stirling

Full-service marina in Stirling Basin at Greenport, on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

Safe Harbor Stratford

Large marina on the west bank of the Housatonic River, about 1.5 miles up from Long Island Sound, in Stratford, Connecticut.