University of Washington Sea Grant added October and November DOL registration data to their Recreational Boat Sales Dashboard last week. Year-to-date (Jan – Nov) new boat registrations are 4,684 compared to 4,967 in 2024 for a decrease of 5.7%. The YTD value of new registration is $430.2M compared to $391.1M in 2024 for a 10.0% increase. Brokerage YTD registrations are 3,308 compared to 2,922 in 2024 for a 13.2% increase. The value of YTD brokerage registrations is 273.1M compared to $228.2M in 2024 for a 19.7% increase.
Below are bar graphs from the Recreational Boat Sales Dashboard that show new boat registrations (units and value) by month for 2025 and 2024.
