A glance contained in the nation’s largest leisure boating advocacy, companies and security group
SPRINGFIELD, Va., July 30, 2025 – The job of the nation’s largest leisure boating advocacy, companies and security group, Boat House owners Affiliation of The US (BoatUS), is to make boating higher for America’s leisure boaters. To assist perceive how they do it, right here’s an annual take a look at some noteworthy numbers behind the boating group that has greater than 740,000 dues-paying members.
BoatUS Membership
740,645: Whole variety of BoatUS members nationwide
$25: BoatUS annual Primary Membership dues
26: The variety of advantages and companies included with BoatUS annual membership, together with 24/7 towing dispatch, advocacy for boating points, boating-safety training, BoatUS Journal subscription and reductions on gasoline, transient slips and journey
$0: The associated fee for BoatUS members to get a Maritime Cell Service Id (MMSI) quantity, the distinctive nine-digit quantity that’s assigned to vessels and programmed into DSC-VHF radios to assist present a swift rescue in an emergency ($25 for nonmembers)
1,254: BoatUS Accomplice Community companies that present reductions to BoatUS members for a variety of companies and items together with transient slips at marinas, gasoline, guides, sort out retailers and extra
363: BoatUS Accomplice Community marinas throughout america that provide BoatUS members as much as 10 cents off per gallon of gasoline
41: The variety of nationwide financial savings companions together with West Marine, The Moorings, Avis, Price range, Waterway Information, Dockwa, SiriusXM Marine and extra that provide BoatUS members unique reductions and particular provides on items and companies
BoatUS Journal
583,958: Circulation of BoatUS Journal, the nation’s largest leisure boating publication
520: The variety of pages BoatUS Journal revealed final yr, loaded with award-winning boating tales, options, experiences, updates, information and data
90: The variety of Boating Writers Worldwide (BWI) writing excellence awards bestowed on BoatUS Journal writers since 1997
61,579: The variety of hours boaters spent watching BoatUS movies on YouTube in 2023
42: The variety of years BoatUS has been serving to members keep away from boating errors by boat-damage avoidance content material
18: The variety of BoatUS editors, contributors, publishing, artwork and design workers that work to supply every subject of BoatUS Journal
On-Water, On-Highway Towing and Help
336: The variety of TowBoatUS towing port areas throughout North America
668: The variety of towboats within the TowBoatUS towing fleet, the nation’s largest
$109 / $175: The price of an annual BoatUS on-water Limitless Freshwater / Saltwater Towing Membership (respectively), a financial savings of as much as $74 when in comparison with a nationwide competitor
54%: Requests for on-water help calls attributed to mechanical breakdown (e.g., engine, transmission, drives), the No. 1 trigger for leisure boat breakdowns. Operating aground accounted for 12% of calls (No. 2); 9% for battery/electrical points and for suspected gasoline points tied for No. 3; and engine overheating, 5% (No. 4)
111,928: Annual variety of requests from leisure boaters throughout the nation for TowBoatUS on-water towing and help companies.
$1,091: The nationwide common value paid out of pocket for on-water towing companies supplied to non-BoatUS members
$0: Quantity BoatUS members paid for lined companies with an Limitless Towing Membership
42: TowBoatUS towing port areas within the Nice Lakes area, from Clayton, New York, to Bayfield, Wisconsin
17: TowBoatUS towing port areas in California
5: TowBoatUS towing port areas on the Decrease Colorado River in Nevada, California and Arizona
15: TowBoatUS Pacific Northwest towing port areas from Oregon to British Columbia, Canada.
7,688: The variety of tows supplied by TowBoatUS Aquia over her greater than 30 yr profession responding to boater requests for on water help in New York and Maryland, simply one among greater than 650 TowBoatUS response vessels in a nationwide TowBoatUS fleet.
$25,521: The quantity raised by 5 TowBoatUS firms for October Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month and donated to the Nationwide Breast Most cancers Basis.
100: Miles that BoatUS Limitless Trailer Help will haul a ship trailer and its tow car to the closest restore store or protected space with no out-of-pocket expense to the member (annual payment: $15)
9,033: Roadside-assistance firms throughout america and Canada which have the specialised tools to deal with boat trailer breakdowns and supply 24/7 service to BoatUS Limitless Trailer Help service members
44%: Requests for roadside Trailer Help service to the BoatUS 24-hour dispatch facilities attributed to flat tires/no spare, the No. 1 motive. Wheel bearing failure (21%) had been second, adopted by trailer axle (11%), trailer failure (6%) and tow car failure (5%)
Authorities Advocacy
1: Nationwide boat-owner organizations with a full-time authorities affairs workers (BoatUS)
45: Particular person legislative and boating group points, together with U.S. Coast Guard funding, Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Belief Fund, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, boating-access points, aids to navigation, funding for small harbors, leisure fishing, and boating-safety training, that BoatUS Authorities Affairs labored on in a mean yr.
250: Teams, organizations, authorities companies, and legislative leaders BoatUS works with in a mean yr to help boaters’ pursuits
207: Federal and state company conferences, boating coalition conferences and occasions BoatUS Authorities Affairs workers attended to advocate for the pursuits of boat homeowners
20: Official letters despatched to companies and authorities officers to acknowledge and help leisure boat proprietor pursuits on a variety of federal points together with gasoline coverage and native boating entry
$36.8 billion: The financial affect of “boating/fishing,” the biggest typical exercise for the nation as a complete, surpassing RVing, motorcycling, looking, and snow actions
BoatUS Basis for Boating Security and Clear Water
501(c)(3): The federal tax code designation for the non-profit BoatUS Basis, the boating security and clear water sister group of Boat House owners Affiliation of The US that’s funded primarily by BoatUS member donations in addition to U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA Marine Particles Program grants.
2,910,371: College students who’ve taken the BoatUS Basis’s free on-line Boating Security Course so far, which supplies the required boating security certification for leisure boaters in 37 states
$13 million: How a lot American boaters save yearly by getting access to the free on-line Boating Security Programs supplied by the BoatUS Basis
212: The variety of attendees, together with the boating and recycling trade, environmental company workers, enterprise leaders, and group members who heard from 30 consultants over three days on the first-ever BoatUS Basis’s “Turning the Tide On-line” summit concerning the challenges and options for lowering marine particles resembling boat shrink wrap, derelict fishing gear and recycling deserted and derelict vessels (ADVs)
22: The variety of On-Water Coaching associate areas throughout the nation that provide reasonably priced BoatUS Basis On-Water Coaching programs taught below the watchful eye of U.S. Coast Guard-licensed instructors that provide sensible on-water powerboat dealing with expertise and enhance confidence behind the helm
615: Areas throughout america the place you possibly can borrow child-sized life jackets without spending a dime from the BoatUS Basis’s Youngsters Life Jacket Loaner Program
$1: The price of the extremely standard BoatUS Basis nautical “Guidelines of the Highway” sticker now obtainable on-line, which, for greater than 40 years, has helped boaters on the helm navigate with confidence
half-hour: The typical period of time boaters take to finish the free S.C.A.N. accident avoidance micro course which focuses on lowering distracted boating
3,687: Marina workers educated by the free BoatUS Basis “Spill Prevention Coaching for Marinas” on-line course
38,492: The variety of boaters and crew who’ve relied upon an Emergency Place-Indicating Rescue Beacon (EPIRB) or Private Locator Beacon (PLB) from the BoatUS Basis EPIRB Rental Program to offer them peace of thoughts with the power summon rescuers in an emergency.
1,013: The whole size in ft of all boats donated to the BoatUS Basis Boat Donation Program final yr. The typical size of a donated boat was 29.8 ft
Employees
28: Volunteer (unpaid) positions held by BoatUS administration on exterior boating-related advisory boards, skilled associations and philanthropic organizations
About Boat House owners Affiliation of The US (BoatUS):
Celebrating almost 60 years, BoatUS is the nation’s largest advocacy, companies and security group with greater than 740,000 dues-paying members. BoatUS is the boat homeowners’ voice on Capitol Hill, preventing for his or her rights. The TowBoatUS® fleet is on the market 24/7 to help our members on the water when boats break down or run aground with some 600 vessels and 300-plus areas throughout North America, bringing our members safely again to the launch ramp, marina or dock. On the street, we’re The Boat House owners Auto Membership™, serving to guarantee roadside trailer and tow car breakdowns gained’t sluggish you down. BoatUS provides GEICO boat insurance coverage insurance policies that give boat homeowners reasonably priced, specialised protection and the superior service they want. Award-winning BoatUS Journal is the biggest circulation leisure marine publication within the U.S. with partaking content material that speaks to the fervour for boat possession, whereas our 501(c)(3) nonprofit BoatUS Basis for Boating Security and Clear Water provides the nation’s solely free on-line boating security course and plenty of different applications that maintain boaters protected and our waters clear. Go to BoatUS.com.
