Demand Remains High
February registrations continued to soar. NMMA says builders âare shipping approximately
20,000 new boats monthly and operating at 13 percent above normal levelsâ
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Apr 26, 2021
Preliminary data from just over half of the U.S. boat market showed what was largely expected: February’s registration numbers continued to ascend, with little sign of plateauing, according to Statistical Surveys, a Michigan firm that tracks new-boat registrations.
With 29 states reporting approximately 56 percent of the U.S. boating market registrations in February were up 16 percent in the main powerboat categories and 19 percent on a year-over-year basis in those segments. “What we’re seeing is there’s still high demand,” says Statistical Surveys sales director Ryan Kloppe. “As long as [manufacturers] can continue to build boats, there’s people waiting to buy them.”
Safe Travels: Advice for the novice Upstate New York boat owner for a fun, safe outing
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Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series that features things to do in Upstate New York while we still experience the Covid-19 pandemic. Before venturing out, please take proper precautions and check for availability and any changed business hours of marinas and boat launch sites. Safe travels!
This year’s Upstate New York recreational boating scene, which traditionally kicks off Memorial Day weekend, will see a host of first-timers on the state’s waters.
The reason? Boat sales skyrocketed last year across the state and the country during the pandemic and the trend is expected to continue into 2021, according a boat manufacturers group. Many families, unable to take vacations, decided to purchase boats instead as a way to get outdoors, officials said.
Nearly 320K Boats Sold in 2020
NMMA says new-boat sales are at their highest level in 12 years, with all powerboat segments up 8 to 22 percent.
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Feb 26, 2021
The National Marine Manufacturers Association reported that retail sales of new boats reached nearly 320,000 units last year, up 13 percent from 2019 and the highest level since 2009.
NMMA said all powerboat segments were up, ranging from 8 to 22 percent. The data is compiled in its
“New-boat sales continued to be elevated through the latter part of 2020, up 40 percent September through December from 2019, an indication that consumers are snatching up boats as soon as they’re coming off the production line,” director of business intelligence Vicky Yu
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Boat dealerships ‘slammed’ with interested buyers
METRO DETROIT From a low of leaving a show after just a day to a high of months of great sales, the boating industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than other industries, likely because its product is designed to be used in the relative safety of outdoors.
Almost a year ago, Dennis Anderson was at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Novi Boat Show.
“The boat show opened up on Thursday and got shut down on Friday,” said Anderson, of Anderson’s Boat Sales, 36301 Jefferson Ave. in Harrison Township, regarding the March 2020 event. “After setting up a boat show and filling a building full of product, it was quite traumatic.”