Best anchorages and harbours in New England

Wickford Shipyard

Boatyard and marina at 125 Steamboat Avenue, on the corner of Wickford Harbour, North Kingstown, on the west side of Narragansett Bay.

Wickford Yacht Club

Private club founded in 1938 on Pleasant Street, in Wickford Harbour on the west side of Narragansett Bay.

Willow Point Marina

Full-service marina at Cape Vincent, New York, where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario.

Winni Landing

Dock and valet facility on Lake Winnisquam at Tilton, New Hampshire, part of Winnisquam Marine.

Winnisquam Marine

Family-run boat dealer and marina at Tilton on Lake Winnisquam, the fourth-largest lake wholly within New Hampshire at 4,214 acres.

Winthrop Boat Ramp

Public launch ramp at the Winthrop Town Landing, 707 Shirley Street, on Winthrop Harbour northeast of Boston.

Woodmere Bay Yacht Club

Member-owned yacht club on Hewlett Harbor at East Rockaway, on the south shore of Long Island.

Woods Hole Marine

Working marina with slips and moorings in Great Harbor and Eel Pond at Woods Hole, on the south-west tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Woods Hole Yacht Club

Private members' club in Great Harbor at Woods Hole, on the south-west tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

World's Fair Marina Pier 1

Pier 1 of the World's Fair Marina in Flushing Bay, Queens, on the northern edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

World's Fair Marina

Public marina in Flushing Bay, Queens, at the northern edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, near Citi Field and LaGuardia Airport.

Wright Island Marina

Full-service marina in the Lower Harbour of New Rochelle, on western Long Island Sound, operating since 1982.

Yachtsmen's Cove

Marina at 696 South Main Street, Freeport, bordering Freeport Bay on the south shore of Long Island.

Yankee Landing Marina

Three-acre marina and boatyard on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, opposite Carr Island and minutes from the town centre.

Yankee Marina & Boat Yard

Family-run full-service marina on six acres along the west bank of the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine.

York Harbor

Tidal anchorage on the York River, southern Maine, sheltered from most directions but open to the south-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SW, W

York Harbor Marine Service

Full-service marina on Harris Island in York Harbour, southern Maine, with slips, valet rack storage and a fuel berth.

Zecco Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Wareham River, near the western entrance of the Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts.