Recreational Boating Market Report by Product Type (Inboard Boats, Outboard Boats, Inflatable, Sail Boats, Personal Watercrafts), Activity Type (Watersports and Cruising, Fishing), Material Type (Aluminum, Fiberglass, Wood, and Others), Size (Less Than 30

Recreational Boating Market Report by Product Type (Inboard Boats, Outboard Boats, Inflatable, Sail Boats, Personal Watercrafts), Activity Type (Watersports and Cruising, Fishing), Material Type (Aluminum, Fiberglass, Wood, and Others), Size (Less Than 30 Ft, 30 to 59 Ft, 60 to 79 Ft, 80 to 99 Ft, More Than 100 Ft, Full Custom), Power Source (Engine Powered, Human Powered, Sail Propelled), and Region 2024-2032


The global recreational boating market size reached US$ 23.2 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 36.1 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% during 2024-2032.

Recreational boating is a leisure activity wherein boat is used to travel on water. It includes boat racing, campaigning, sailing, fishing, and other sports games, such as kayaking and sports fishing. It is caried out using recreational boats that are man, sail, or engine powered. Some of the commonly used boats for recreational boating include towboats, runabouts, fishing boats, sailboats, sterndrive powerboats, pontoon boats, jet boats, propulsion systems, personal watercraft, and cabin cruisers.

Recreational Boating Market Trends:

Significant expansion of the watersports tourism industry around the world represents one of the key factors propelling the growth of the market. Apart from this, rising attraction towards outdoor recreational activities and watersports, especially among millennial and post-millennial populations, is positively influencing the market. This can also be accredited to a wide range of diversified advantages associated with recreational activities, which include reducing stress, developing personal growth, enhancing life satisfaction, and improving physical health, self-esteem, and self-reliance. In addition, leading market players are introducing electric personnel boats for clean and silent recreational activities. They are also investing in land-based private islands that enable cruise lines to provide customers with exclusive beach time as an extension of the onboard experience. This, along with several technological advancements in boats and engines to provide a safe and pleasant experience to individuals worldwide, is creating a favorable market. Besides this, there is a rise in the popularity of sport fishing and motorized watersports, such as sailing, jet-skiing, and yachting activities, across the globe. This, in confluence with the increasing initiatives undertaken by governing agencies of various countries to promote water sports, is projected to drive the market.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global recreational boating market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country levels from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, activity type, material type, size and power source.

Breakup by Product Type:
  • Inboard Boats
  • Outboard Boats
  • Inflatable
  • Sail Boats
  • Personal Watercrafts
Breakup by Activity Type:
  • Watersports and Cruising
  • Fishing
Breakup by Material Type:
  • Aluminum
  • Fiberglass
  • Wood
  • Others
Breakup by Size:
  • Less Than 30 Ft
  • 30 to 59 Ft
  • 60 to 79 Ft
  • 80 to 99 Ft
  • More Than 100 Ft
  • Full Custom
Breakup by Power Source:
  • Engine Powered
  • Human Powered
  • Sail Propelled
Breakup by Region:
  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Baja Bound Insurance Services Inc., Brunswick Corporation, Catalina Yachts, Chaparral Boats Inc. (Marine Products Corporation), Edenton Boatworks LLC, Grady-White Boats Inc., Hobie CAT Company, MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc., Maverick Boat Group Inc. (Malibu Boats), Polaris Inc., White River Marine Group (Bass Pro Shops) and Yamaha Motor Company Limited.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:
  • How has the global recreational boating market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global recreational boating market?
  • What are the key regional markets?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the product type?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the activity type?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the material type?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the size?
  • What is the breakup of the market based on the power source?
  • What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
  • What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
  • What is the structure of the global recreational boating market and who are the key players?
  • What is the degree of competition in the industry?


1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Recreational Boating Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Product Type
6.1 Inboard Boats
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Outboard Boats
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Inflatable
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Sail Boats
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
6.5 Personal Watercrafts
6.5.1 Market Trends
6.5.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Activity Type
7.1 Watersports and Cruising
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Fishing
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Material Type
8.1 Aluminum
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Fiberglass
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Wood
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Others
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Size
9.1 Less Than 30 Ft
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 30 to 59 Ft
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 60 to 79 Ft
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 80 to 99 Ft
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 More Than 100 Ft
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
9.6 Full Custom
9.6.1 Market Trends
9.6.2 Market Forecast
10 Market Breakup by Power Source
10.1 Engine Powered
10.1.1 Market Trends
10.1.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Human Powered
10.2.1 Market Trends
10.2.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Sail Propelled
10.3.1 Market Trends
10.3.2 Market Forecast
11 Market Breakup by Region
11.1 North America
11.1.1 United States
11.1.1.1 Market Trends
11.1.1.2 Market Forecast
11.1.2 Canada
11.1.2.1 Market Trends
11.1.2.2 Market Forecast
11.2 Asia-Pacific
11.2.1 China
11.2.1.1 Market Trends
11.2.1.2 Market Forecast
11.2.2 Japan
11.2.2.1 Market Trends
11.2.2.2 Market Forecast
11.2.3 India
11.2.3.1 Market Trends
11.2.3.2 Market Forecast
11.2.4 South Korea
11.2.4.1 Market Trends
11.2.4.2 Market Forecast
11.2.5 Australia
11.2.5.1 Market Trends
11.2.5.2 Market Forecast
11.2.6 Indonesia
11.2.6.1 Market Trends
11.2.6.2 Market Forecast
11.2.7 Others
11.2.7.1 Market Trends
11.2.7.2 Market Forecast
11.3 Europe
11.3.1 Germany
11.3.1.1 Market Trends
11.3.1.2 Market Forecast
11.3.2 France
11.3.2.1 Market Trends
11.3.2.2 Market Forecast
11.3.3 United Kingdom
11.3.3.1 Market Trends
11.3.3.2 Market Forecast
11.3.4 Italy
11.3.4.1 Market Trends
11.3.4.2 Market Forecast
11.3.5 Spain
11.3.5.1 Market Trends
11.3.5.2 Market Forecast
11.3.6 Russia
11.3.6.1 Market Trends
11.3.6.2 Market Forecast
11.3.7 Others
11.3.7.1 Market Trends
11.3.7.2 Market Forecast
11.4 Latin America
11.4.1 Brazil
11.4.1.1 Market Trends
11.4.1.2 Market Forecast
11.4.2 Mexico
11.4.2.1 Market Trends
11.4.2.2 Market Forecast
11.4.3 Others
11.4.3.1 Market Trends
11.4.3.2 Market Forecast
11.5 Middle East and Africa
11.5.1 Market Trends
11.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
11.5.3 Market Forecast
12 SWOT Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Strengths
12.3 Weaknesses
12.4 Opportunities
12.5 Threats
13 Value Chain Analysis
14 Porters Five Forces Analysis
14.1 Overview
14.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
14.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
14.4 Degree of Competition
14.5 Threat of New Entrants
14.6 Threat of Substitutes
15 Price Analysis
16 Competitive Landscape
16.1 Market Structure
16.2 Key Players
16.3 Profiles of Key Players
16.3.1 Baja Bound Insurance Services Inc.
16.3.1.1 Company Overview
16.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.2 Brunswick Corporation
16.3.2.1 Company Overview
16.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.2.3 Financials
16.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.3 Catalina Yachts
16.3.3.1 Company Overview
16.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.3.3 Financials
16.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.4 Chaparral Boats Inc. (Marine Products Corporation)
16.3.4.1 Company Overview
16.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.5 Edenton Boatworks LLC
16.3.5.1 Company Overview
16.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.6 Grady-White Boats Inc.
16.3.6.1 Company Overview
16.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.7 Hobie CAT Company
16.3.7.1 Company Overview
16.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.8 MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.
16.3.8.1 Company Overview
16.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.8.3 Financials
16.3.9 Maverick Boat Group Inc. (Malibu Boats)
16.3.9.1 Company Overview
16.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.10 Polaris Inc.
16.3.10.1 Company Overview
16.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.10.3 Financials
16.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
16.3.11 White River Marine Group (Bass Pro Shops)
16.3.11.1 Company Overview
16.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.12 Yamaha Motor Company Limited
16.3.12.1 Company Overview
16.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
16.3.12.3 Financials
16.3.12.4 SWOT Analysis

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