[C320-list] Recent traffic

[Mtpoodles]

Maryland does not have personal property tax so we are free from that demon.

Over the years the marinas have raised rates for annual/seasonal slipholders and also for transients. Many marinas charge the equivalent of a hotel room for a slip and require two or three nights for a reservation, especially on weekends and holidays. Many people cannot pay those prices and while many choose to anchor out, doing this with children is even harder if there is no way to get off the boat and stretch legs.

Speaking of children on boats, I see very few in the marina where my boat is docked. Pictures of cruise groups show primarily gray-haired folks on boats. If families are not on boats, children will not experience the joy of boats.

Today's younger people may have huge burdens for college loans and that is not conducive to buying a boat unless it is a kayak or a canoe.

I believe that the cost of boating has become so high that it is not affordable.

Diane




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> On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:52 AM, Martin Rosenberg <martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In the Raritan Bay, NJ area, many of the marinas raised their rates, some
> substantially, to cover their Sandy losses. Some boaters have gone to yacht
> clubs and others have sold their boats.
> Martin Rosenberg
> Avalon  #823
> 
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 9:49 AM, Tharrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Where are you located Chris?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Oct 29, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Seeing the same trends in our region.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris Burti
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Warren Updike" <wupdike at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: ‎10/‎28/‎2015 9:33 PM
>>> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic
>>> 
>>> We here on the Chesapeake Bay are experiencing something of a phenomenon
>> re. boating. Some years ago, marinas were experiencing pressure for
>> seasonal slips to the extent they began to run short of transient slips.
>> Obviously, a season rental beats occasional transients. It was getting hard
>> to find available slips, especially on week ends. Then the recession of
>> 2008.
>>> 
>>> Just in the past year or so, we are noticing many marinas with empty
>> slips. Our own marina with over 300 sailboats usually with a waiting list
>> now has maybe 20-25% empty slips. I asked the manager what he thought was
>> happening in the industry (in Maryland.) He said they would like to know
>> and are wondering where all the boats have gone that were previously in the
>> empty slips. Good question.
>>> 
>>> What are y'all seeing in other parts of the sailing world? Anything what
>> I describe?
>>> 
>>> Warren and Pattie Updike
>>> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: argates2nd at comcast.net [mailto:argates2nd at comcast.net]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:02 PM
>>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic
>>> 
>>> A 320 seller took a deposit this week on South Shore of Boston.
>>> Turnover is not a bad thing. Rollie #182
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> 
>>> From: "John Meyers" <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
>>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:53:20 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Recent traffic
>>> 
>>> AND there are 5 of them for sale with a broker here on Lake Michigan.
>>> 
>>> John Meyers
>>> Muskegon, MI
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> WOW! Traffic has really been light lately. Where is everyone?
>>>> 
>>>> Can anyone remember a period when there were so many 320's on the
>> market?
>>>> There are 2 more at a broker in Havre de Grace, MD
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Warren and Pattie Updike
>>>> 
>>>> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
>>