Every man and his dog buying boats in USA due to Covid .....

[Baggywrinkle]

Is this being repeated in the UK? .... Croatia is busy in summer and you need to go off the beaten track to find peace and tranquility, but this year was very quiet - the harbour in Cres was deserted when we visited and we had anchorages to ourselves on a number of occasions - quite a freaky feeling - when I arrive at what is normally a busy anchorage and there is no-one there, the first thing I do is double check the weather forecast.

'Everyone is buying boats' during the pandemic, and it's causing a short supply .....

Everyone, indeed. Families have shunned airlines, hotels, cruises and other crowded vacation options this summer. Instead, they have opted for more personal transportation choices that make it easier to fend off the coronavirus, whether it is recreational vehicles, bicycles or in this case, boats.

Total new boat sales – from personal watercraft to yachts – in May were the highest in a decade, and June was strong as well, reports the National Marine Manufacturers Association,based on the latest sales figures available.

When it comes to new power boats alone, the 115,000 sold in May and June combined represented a 30% increase over the same two months last year.

Boat slips are in demand. Boating destinations, such as Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, saw higher demand for moorings in July than the same month a year ago. And the market for used boats has been so tight that yacht brokers are left scraping for new listings.

And oh, are they busy.

Coronavirus: Boat sales are increasing during the COVID pandemic

.... ? .... and this is my idea of hell on water ....

... but is there going to be oversupply and a glut of sales when the realities of boat ownership kick in?

 

[Deleted member 36384]

I think your last point will be true, near future, year or two, over supply and glut of yachts in the USA. Will this translate to UK market, don't know, but don't think so, because we are broke, love our Motorhomes and sailing is still an expensive sport when all other matters are taken into account. Good story line for a Zombie Apocalypse novel, carnage in the anchorage.