How many sailboats are there in the US?

Answer 1

about 45,000 sailing plesureboats in the u.s. most in Fort Lauderdale or in south Texas but freshwater is only bout 1,000

I do not think the answer above is accurate. There were over 13 million registered boats in the United States in 2002. I find it doubtful that only 45,000 of them were sailboats.

Here's a quick look at the top 20 states and the total number of boats registered in each:

• 1. California 1,051,606
• 2. Michigan 1,000,337
• 3. Florida 922,597
• 4. Minnesota 834,974
• 5. Wisconsin 650,280
• 6. Texas 624,390
• 7. New York 529,732
• 8. Ohio 413,276
• 9. Illinois 398,431
• 10. South Carolina 383,971
• 11. Pennsylvania 357,729
• 12. North Carolina 353,625
• 13. Louisiana 327,272
• 14. Missouri 325,717
• 15. Georgia 325,135
• 16. Washington 266,717
• 17. Alabama 264,191
• 18. Tennessee 259,235
• 19. Virginia 243,590
• 20. Mississippi 199,037