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Recreational Boating Overview

Recreational Boating Overview. Presentation to HRSP May 2010 Susan Shingledecker. Overview. Who is BoatU.S.? Overview of recreational boating/boaters How do rec boaters interact with NOAA? Hydrographic needs of rec boaters Recreational boating in Hawaii. Who is BoatU.S.?.

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Recreational Boating Overview

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  1. Recreational Boating Overview Presentation to HRSP May 2010 Susan Shingledecker

  2. Overview • Who is BoatU.S.? • Overview of recreational boating/boaters • How do rec boaters interact with NOAA? • Hydrographic needs of rec boaters • Recreational boating in Hawaii

  3. Who is BoatU.S.? • Boat Owners Association of the United States • Over half a million members • Membership, Insurance, Towing, Consumer Protection, Government Affairs and BoatU.S. Foundation

  4. Who are recreational boaters? • 17 million recreational boats in the U.S. • 1 in 10 U.S. households owns a boat. • In 2009 75 Million adults, or 32% of all adults went boating • 79% of boat owners - average household income of less than $100,000 (Source: NMMA Policy Brief)

  5. Recreational Boating and the Economy • In 2009 $30.8 billion spent on sales and service alone • Boat-related spending totaled 10.8 billion in 2009, boating trip spending in 2007 totaled 21.1. billion • In 2007 rec boating impacted 337,758 jobs with a labor income of $10.4 billion. Nearly 19,000 boating businesses employ more than 154,000 US workers (Source: NMMA Policy Brief)

  6. Registered Boats in the U.S. 7%

  7. Boats under 16 ft

  8. Boats under 16 ft

  9. Boats 16-26 ft

  10. Boats 16-26 ft

  11. Boats 16-26 ft

  12. Boats 26-40 ft

  13. Boats 26-40 ft

  14. Boats 40 ft + Boats 40 ft +

  15. Boats 40 ft + Boats 40 ft + Boats 40 ft +

  16. Rec boaters & NOAA • NESDIS - COSPAS – SARSAT – EPIRB activation and boating safety • NMFS – recreational fishing and protected species • NWS – Marine forecasts and hurricane forecasts • OOAR – El Nino/La Nina, Invasive species, hurricane research and observing systems

  17. Rec boaters & NOAA NOS Charts, tides, currents, water levels, ocean observing systems, marine protected areas, marine spatial planning, oil spills, marine debris Depending on the size of your boat – charts and navigation may or may not be an issue. Weather and water observations – vital.

  18. Rec boaters in Hawaii • Roughly 15,000 registered recreational boats in Hawaii. (less than .1% of all U.S. rec boats) • Boating infrastructure is in disrepair • Boats are older and larger than national average most in the 20 – 55 ft range with most around 30 -36 ft • Deep water, open ocean, fewer safe harbors, requires more experience

  19. Hawaii boaters and NOAA Water gets deep quickly, charting is pretty good with the exception of a few small harbors NOAA does a great job with tsunami warnings. This year 8 hours of notice to get boats out of the harbor.

  20. Questions? Susan Shingledecker AVP & Director of Environmental Programs BoatU.S. Foundation 147 Old Solomons Island Rd., Ste 513 Annapolis, MD 21401 sshingledecker@boatus.com (703) 461-2878 x8358

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