ICOMIA Recreational Boating Industry Statistics Spring update 2026

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations, ICOMIA, has released a spring update of the Recreational Boating Industry Statistics Report 2025.
The update sees the addition of:
- An updated mid-year global snapshot for 2025
- Korea Leisure Boating Industry Guidebook 2026
- Boats Group Quarterly Global Boat Market Report and Market Index
- SailTies Global Recreational Usage Report
As well as providing detailed national data, many Marine Industry Associations have also provided extended national reports. ICOMIA member Korea International Boat Show have recently collaborated on the Korea Makes Waves report, giving a detailed look at the Korean economy and market development.
New for Spring – Supplementary Market Intelligence
We would like to thank Boats Group for their support as a Strategic Leadership Partner of ICOMIA. Their expertise and commitment to the recreational boating industry play an important role in strengthening this report and the insights it provides. We value their partnership and their contribution to advancing informed, data-driven growth across our sector.
Boats Group have provided a quarterly Global Boat Market Report and a 2025 market index detailing boat data for self-report and contracted sold vessels, as well as engagement insights. This data will be of particular interest to brokers, dealers and OEMs looking for an overview of market performance.
In addition, SailTies have provided an insight into worldwide boating activity, sharing Global Recreational Usage patterns collected from their sailing logbook app.
SailTies is a digital boating network. The logbook app has been used by recreational boaters in 180+ countries to log over 13 million nautical miles. The SailTies operator platform has been adopted as a trip and booking management system by commercial boating operators in 10 countries, and surfaces on-water opportunities to potential customers on the new SailTies Adventures marketplace.
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