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BOAT SHOWS IN GERMANY
GERMANY is listed in the NMMA Power Boat International Resource Guide
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Overview
Germany’s coasts on the Baltic Sea and the North Sea around the Frisian Islands and the East German coastline, including the Island of Fehmarn, cover approximately 3,600 kilometers (2,265 miles) and provide excellent opportunities for boating. There are also numerous waterways and inland lakes, most notably in the east of Germany (around Berlin) and especially in the south (Bavaria): Lake Constance (Bodensee), Europe’s largest inland boating location, and Starnberger See near Munich. The waterways of Germany cover around 10,000 kilometers (6,250 miles).
Market
Germany’s water sports market was worth €1.77 billion in 2011 and €1.75 in 2012, and is slowly recovering from the slump to €1.649 billion in 2009. Compared to the same period last year, exports of power boats in the first half of 2013 decreased by 13.6 percent. At the same time, turnover of sailing yachts increased by 5 percent. A total of 644 sail boats with a total value of €68.6 million were exported in the first half of 2012. For the same period, exports of motor boats hit 631 units with a total value of €59.1 million. Imports of motor boats declined by 12.8 percent in 2012, totaling 1,966 boats valued at €119.7 million. However, 377 sail boats were imported in 2012, making up a total value of €29.94 million. Sales of marine equipment for the pleasure boat industry decreased 1.5 percent in 2012 (to €199.5 million), according to the German Marine Federation.
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