Interesting.
* More than 70,000,000 Americans enjoy recreational boating each year. (U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
* Annual boat registrations have increased steadily from just over 10 million in 1988 to nearly 13 million in 2005. (U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
* Outboard boats accounted for nearly half of all boats in use with more than 8.5 million on the water in 2006. (National Marine Manufactures Association)
* Nearly one-third of U.S. adults went boating in 2006, up nearly two percent from the previous year. . (National Marine Manufactures Association)
* There were approximately 12,073 marinas in operation in the U.S. in 2006, accounting for nearly 875,000 total slips throughout the U.S. The average marina had 72 slips. (National Marine Manufactures Association)
* Florida was the top state for marinas, followed by New York, Michigan, Vermont and California. The top five states account for nearly half of the marinas in the U.S. (49 percent) and four out of 10 slips. (National Marine Manufactures Association)
