Spain’s National Association of Nautical Companies (ANEN) has announced that the country’s recreational craft registrations grew by 6.2% year-on-year to 3,489 units in the first half of 2019.

Sailing boat registrations expanded by a robust 40.5% in the first six months of this year, the Madrid-based association said in a statement.

From January to June 2019, registrations of boats up to 6m (20ft) in length rose to 2,378 units, up 5.4% compared with the same period a year earlier. From 6m-8m (20ft-26ft), registrations decreased by 3.2% to 673 craft.

The largest increase was reported in the segment comprising craft from 8m-12m (26ft-39ft), with registrations expanding by 66.3% year-on-year to 296 units. Registrations of craft from 12m-16m (39ft-52ft) fell 8.6% to 106 units, and in the segment of more than 16m (52ft) they were down 12.2% year-on-year to 36 units.

In the first half of this year, the Balearic Islands continued to lead registrations in the Spanish recreational craft market with a share of 20.26%, followed by Catalonia at 18.88%, according to ANEN.

Source: https://www.ibinews.com/market-intelligence/spanish-boat-registrations-up-62/34407.article