Anchorage & marina intelligence

Know the anchorage before you drop the hook.

Local knowledge for every anchorage, mooring field and marina — holding and wind protection by direction, plus the things that actually decide your evening: whether you'll get a mooring on a busy weekend, what it costs, and whether there's a launch on Channel 9. Honest reports from cruisers who've been there. Starting with Southern New England.

Why Augusto
Charts get you in. We tell you what you'll find.

Whether you'll get a mooring on a busy weekend, what it costs, if there's a launch on 9 — and how you'll lie when the wind comes up. The local knowledge, for every harbor.

Cruising grounds

Southern New England

Long Island Sound

Connecticut & New York
8 anchoragesGuide $19

Fishers Island Sound & the East End

Connecticut, Rhode Island & New York
8 anchoragesGuide $19

Block Island

Rhode Island
2 anchoragesGuide $15

Narragansett Bay

Rhode Island
5 anchoragesGuide $19

Buzzards Bay

Massachusetts
8 anchoragesGuide $19

Vineyard & Nantucket Sound

Massachusetts
5 anchoragesGuide $19
Flagship anchorages

Where cruisers drop the hook

Great Salt Pond (New Harbor)

Block Island, Rhode Island
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy

Newport Harbor — Brenton Cove

Newport, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy

Cuttyhunk Pond

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy

Hadley Harbor — Naushon Island

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchorageModerate

Oyster Bay Harbor

Oyster Bay, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate

Hamburg Cove — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsModerate
Know the anchorage before you drop the hook. Facts are drawn from public-domain NOAA, NGA and USCG sources; wind-protection ratings are computed from shoreline fetch and cross-checked against Coast Pilot. Editorial and ratings are our own — always verify against current charts before you rely on them.