Does anyone have any idea what the population of US based sailors is? Perhaps measured by number of sailboats in the US?
Population of US Sailors
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Absolutely! A boat isn't the measure of a sailor. Sailors are the people who are drawn to master the skills necessary to harness the wind and ride the waves. I have a dozen crew who rightfully call themselves sailors, yet don't own a sailboat. I'm their wind-pimp.
Judging by the 5 posts, and with my post added, I can safely say there is at least six U.S. sailors so far............
And there are some
Who have boats and have had for years, who do not have enough confidence to do an overnight offshore hop without someone else they trust aboard.
Who have boats and have had for years, who do not have enough confidence to do an overnight offshore hop without someone else they trust aboard.
I jokingly told my son that our boat was going to sink itself in protest if we don't get out there and start sailing more.
So with a bit of shame, let's raise the count now to 8 1/2 sailors in the United States.
:-(
So with a bit of shame, let's raise the count now to 8 1/2 sailors in the United States.
:-(
Then let's get a count of 'Active' sailors. I see many nice boats sitting idle. I'm sure the owner once wanted to be a sailor, or else its just a status symbol, but if you don't sail you can at best be called a former sailor.
I would be interesting to know the number of sailboats vs the number of active sailors. I bet it's at least 3:1.
I would be interesting to know the number of sailboats vs the number of active sailors. I bet it's at least 3:1.
I would think sailing when you have the opportunity certainly counts. We can't all go sailing all the time, then it would be too crowed out there for me. I'm sure there are a lot of folks that know how to sail, having done it as a kid or young adult, but no longer do. Gee, I'm starting to think the best way to nail it down is if you went to the effort and expense to buy a sailboat and you at least learned enough to go out as the skipper then you are a 'sailor'.
What about looking at asa101 graduates?
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And then there are those of us who used to blue water sail regularly and then suffered a major debilitating injury (Not boating related). I'm working on rehabing to the point that I can at least poke Intuition's nose out of the inlet!
And then there are those of us who used to blue water sail regularly and then suffered a major debilitating injury (Not boating related). I'm working on rehabing to the point that I can at least poke Intuition's nose out of the inlet!
500 thousand. I'm not going to judge who is a real sailor according to varying definitions. I think there are a half million people in the US who either own a sailboat, crew on one, used to own one, or are looking to buy one. That's one in 600 people in the US. It's just my guess.
Getting back to the OP's question:
The NMMA notes that there are an estimated 17 million boats in use in the United States.
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Of the 231.5 million adults living in the United States in 2010, 32.4 percent - or 75 million - participated in recreational boating, according to findings from the National Marine Manufacturers Association's annual Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract.
That does not differentiate between power boats and sailboats, but it does start giving us numbers to consider.
Source:
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/511279-nmma-report-more-boaters-fewer-sales-in-2010
The NMMA notes that there are an estimated 17 million boats in use in the United States.
And
Of the 231.5 million adults living in the United States in 2010, 32.4 percent - or 75 million - participated in recreational boating, according to findings from the National Marine Manufacturers Association's annual Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract.
That does not differentiate between power boats and sailboats, but it does start giving us numbers to consider.
Source:
http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/home/511279-nmma-report-more-boaters-fewer-sales-in-2010
This is good. I have made a lot of money out of this type of sailor.
Sometimes they have continued "on", other times.........I have brought them back...
Irregardless, at least we sailed.
BTW, I do not disparage this group one iota. For a lot of people, I mean a LOT, sailing offshore can be a very intimidating experience. Sometimes it just takes that cool-headed skipper to let them get their feet wet, and realize that the "sea-monster" is not gonna get 'em..
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