The Year Ahead
December 21, 2022
Here’s what industry leaders see coming in 2023 in the areas of technology, engines, boat sales, political advocacy, mergers and acquisitions, and the workforce.
Here’s what industry leaders see coming in 2023 in the areas of technology, engines, boat sales, political advocacy, mergers and acquisitions, and the workforce.
As the calendar year closes and the 2023 model year launches into boat-show season, dealers across North America continue to report a significant slowdown in retail activity.
Inventories of new and used boats are improving at the retail level but are still considered comparatively lean, according to the results of the monthly Pulse Report survey.
The mood among boat dealers is shifting. Two years on from the historic, Covid-fueled rise in demand for boats, the tide is beginning to turn.
Estimated recreational boat sales increased 6.4 percent in 2016 to an eight-year high of 254,300 units. High-volume outboard boats were up 6.1 percent, followed by
The recreational boat industry had its strongest month this year in May as sales rose in all but two categories and some segments posted double-digit
Brewer Yacht Sales said it has sold 50 brokerage boats for two months in a row.
A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.
The NMMA said the data show that total recreational marine expenditures reached a high of $36 billion in 2016.
Far from slipping into a “lull,” as it did in 2016 after strong March sales, the U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April this year that included double-digit growth in the pontoon category.
Here’s what industry leaders see coming in 2023 in the areas of technology, engines, boat sales, political advocacy, mergers and acquisitions, and the workforce.
As the calendar year closes and the 2023 model year launches into boat-show season, dealers across North America continue to report a significant slowdown in retail activity.
Inventories of new and used boats are improving at the retail level but are still considered comparatively lean, according to the results of the monthly Pulse Report survey.
The mood among boat dealers is shifting. Two years on from the historic, Covid-fueled rise in demand for boats, the tide is beginning to turn.
Estimated recreational boat sales increased 6.4 percent in 2016 to an eight-year high of 254,300 units. High-volume outboard boats were up 6.1 percent, followed by
The recreational boat industry had its strongest month this year in May as sales rose in all but two categories and some segments posted double-digit
Brewer Yacht Sales said it has sold 50 brokerage boats for two months in a row.
A year ago in June, sales of new recreational boats were bouncing back after falling virtually flat during April and May.
The NMMA said the data show that total recreational marine expenditures reached a high of $36 billion in 2016.
Far from slipping into a “lull,” as it did in 2016 after strong March sales, the U.S. recreational boating industry achieved moderate gains in April this year that included double-digit growth in the pontoon category.
