{"id":1169,"date":"2020-05-01T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T18:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seatow.com\/blog\/what-can-we-expect-for-this-summers-boating-season\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T19:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:06:05","slug":"what-can-we-expect-for-this-summers-boating-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seatow.com\/what-can-we-expect-for-this-summers-boating-season\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can We Expect for This Summer&#8217;s Boating Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/seatow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sea-tow-forecasting-summer-boating-2020.webp\" alt=\"sea tow forecast for summer boating in 2020\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seatow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sea-tow-forecasting-summer-boating-2020.webp 664w, https:\/\/seatow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sea-tow-forecasting-summer-boating-2020-195x300.webp 195w, https:\/\/seatow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sea-tow-forecasting-summer-boating-2020-500x771.webp 500w, https:\/\/seatow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sea-tow-forecasting-summer-boating-2020-259x400.webp 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To better understand what the summer boating season will bring as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked our members, what actions you\u2019ll be taking.<\/p>\n<h3>Our survey found that almost all boaters who participated (93%) consider boating a good social distancing activity.<\/h3>\n<p>Additionally, 37% replied that they are going to greatly increase or somewhat increase their boating frequency this summer with another 47% not changing their boating frequency at all.<\/p>\n<p>The results also confirm that a significant portion of boaters plan on continuing to implement socially responsible actions and habits while boating this summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>54% plan to maintain distance at boat ramps, marinas, and fuel docks<\/li>\n<li>35% will boat only with those in their household or those they have been quarantining with<\/li>\n<li>32% will \u201cexpand their quarantine circle\u201d to include more family and close friends boating with them<\/li>\n<li>31% will stay in local waters with no travel to other marinas, cities, etc.<\/li>\n<li>30% will not raft up with other boats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, 59% of boaters who had non-boating-related vacation plans said they have canceled those plans, but only 24% of those with boating-based vacation plans canceled them. Additionally, 28% responded that they plan to, or are thinking about, adding vacations on\/by boat this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Transient overnight boat stays at marinas, for those where applicable, will largely remain the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>60% said their quantity of transient overnight stays will \u201cnot\u201d change at all<\/li>\n<li>27% said they are decreasing transient overnight stays<\/li>\n<li>13% said they will increase transient overnight stays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur survey results indicate that individuals and families are looking to social distance naturally, and what\u2019s better for that than boating!\u201d Sea Tow President, Kristen Frohnhoefer said. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see that people still want to get out on the water and even plan to boat more often; all while taking action to stay safe this boating season. The boating community as a whole has an exciting summer of boating to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5>UNMATCHED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS<\/h5>\n<p>Sea Tow has been the premier leader in on-water boating assistance since 1983. With Sea Tow, you pay one annual rate and receive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seatow.com\/marine-services\/\">the most comprehensive member benefits<\/a>\u00a0available. Membership includes a full suite of on-water assistance services for every boat you own, rent, charter, lease or borrow. Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seatow.com\/membership\/\">our membership options<\/a>\u00a0today. To find the Sea Tow closest to you, use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seatow.com\/service-locator\/\">our service locator<\/a>\u00a0or call our Customer Care Center at\u00a0<a href=\"tel: 800-473-2869\">800-4-SEATOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To better understand what the summer boating season will bring as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we asked our members, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insider-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What to Expect from the Upcoming Boating Season | Sea 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