Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Varuna Boat Club

Private members' boat club on Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, south Brooklyn, the oldest club on the bay.

Vella's Marina & Boat Works

Marina and repair yard at 3555 Bartz Street, Oceanside, New York, on the canals off East Bay south of the town.

Venice Marina

Full-service marina at 3939 Emmons Avenue on the south shore of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

Viking Marina

Full-service marina at the head of the Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, a few miles from open water.

Village Marina

Renovated marina on the Housatonic River in Milford, Connecticut, with quick access downstream to Long Island Sound.

Walkers Marina

Private marina off Stonington Harbour, Connecticut, established in 1958, with around 135 berths and dock depth near 14 feet.

Wantagh Park Marina

County-run marina inside Wantagh Park, a 111-acre Nassau County park on the South Shore of Long Island, New York.

Watch Hill Cove

Anchorage off Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island, on the edge of Little Narragansett Bay. Sand bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Water Street Public Dock

Sailing club on Bullock Cove between Riverside and Barrington, at the northern end of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Waterfront Marina

Marina at the top of Main Street in Sag Harbor, on the South Fork of Long Island, with 77 berths for vessels from 20 to 200 feet.

Waterview Marina

Small marina at East Rockaway on Long Island's South Shore, on a creek off Hewlett Bay.

Waucoma Yacht Club

Yacht club founded in 1907 on the Quinnipiac River at Front Street, New Haven, the third yacht club established in the city.

Well Rock anchorage

Anchorage in the outer waters off Cohasset Harbour, on the Massachusetts coast south of Boston, on a sand bottom.

Safe Harbor Wentworth By The Sea

Full-service marina at New Castle on Little Harbor, New Hampshire, with 170 floating berths and around 100 reserved for visitors.

Wentworth By The Sea Marina

Full-service marina on New Castle Island, New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth.

West Island Marina

Family-run marina on West Island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on the Nasketucket Bay side of Buzzards Bay.

West Islip Marina And Beach

Town of Islip bayfront park on the Great South Bay at West Islip, with seasonal berths, a launch ramp and a swimming beach.

West Sayville Boat Basin

Marina at 138 Atlantic Avenue in West Sayville, on the Great South Bay shore of Long Island, New York.

West Wind Marina

Marina on Waite's Wharf in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with 60 berths, 50 of them for visitors.

Westbrook Marine Center

Full-service marina at Westbrook on the Patchogue River, close to the eastern Long Island Sound shore in Connecticut.

Westerly

Anchorage off Watch Hill in Westerly, the south-westernmost point of Rhode Island, sheltered by Napatree Point at the entrance to Little Narragansett Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Western Cove

Anchorage in Penobscot Bay off Eggemoggin Reach, Maine, on a mud bottom giving good holding.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Westhampton Yacht Squadron

Private sailing and yacht club on Moriches Bay at Remsenburg, New York, on the bay's north shore.

Westlake Marina

Marina on the west side of Lake Montauk, in a sheltered basin near the harbour entrance, Montauk, New York.

Westport Yacht Club

Member yacht club on the East Branch of the Westport River, with limited transient moorings.

Westward Shores Marina

Small marina on the north-west shore of Ossipee Lake at West Ossipee, New Hampshire, part of a lakeside resort.

Wetmore's Marina Dockage

Small-boat marina on the Patchogue River at Westbrook, Connecticut, with direct access to Long Island Sound.

Whaler's Cove Yacht Club

Members' yacht club in the inner part of Cold Spring Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Whaling City Marina

Marina on Pope's Island in New Bedford harbour, Massachusetts, on the Acushnet River inside the hurricane barrier.

Wickford Marina

Marina on Wickford Harbour in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, about half a mile from the historic village.