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Boat Storage Industry Statistics

Boat Storage Industry stats for 2025 highlight a $1.2 billion US market with 92% North America occupancy, yet 22% of the 35 million registered recreational boats still need off season storage. You will see who drives demand and why, from 6.2 months of average storage and Q4 winter peaks up to 85% to the tech shift where 42% of facilities use AI and 67% rely on renewals, forcing owners to choose between dry stack maintenance savings and premium space where high net worth vessels take 32% of the best slots.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Boat Storage Industry Statistics
Aisha OkonkwoWritten by Aisha Okonkwo·Edited by Claire Beaumont·Fact-checked by Nikolas Papadopoulos
Published ·Updated
How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The boat storage industry at a glance

The global dry-stack boat storage market was estimated at $1.25 billion in 2024 and is forecast to expand at a 12.2% CAGR through 2030, supported by 11.7 million U.S. registered recreational vessels.

$1.25B[49]
Global market size, 2024
12.2%[49]
Forecast CAGR, 2024–2030
11.7M[65]
U.S. registered vessels, 2024
138[22]
Safe Harbor marinas, 2025
Market size
The global dry-stack boat storage market was estimated at $1.2539 billion in 2024. The U.S. demand base includes 11,674,073 registered recreational vessels in 2024, including 10,852,992 mechanically propelled vessels.[49][65]
Forecast & CAGR
Grand View Research forecasts the global dry-stack boat storage market to reach $2.4863 billion by 2030 from $1.2539 billion in 2024, implying a 12.2% CAGR from 2024 to 2030. Its published estimate for 2026 is $1.3958 billion.[49]
Market share & regions
The U.S. Coast Guard recorded 11,674,073 recreational vessels nationally in 2024. California accounted for 596,703 registrations, while the dry-stack market report identifies North America and Europe as important markets associated with recreational boating and marina infrastructure.[65][49]
Segmentation
Dry-stack storage is segmented by storage type into custom rack storage and open rack storage, and by application into marine, private dock and shipyard uses. Facilities also commonly differentiate covered, partially covered and uncovered storage, although the published global market estimate uses the dry-stack category rather than all boat-storage formats.[49][66]
Key players & concentration
Safe Harbor Marinas was identified by Blackstone as the largest U.S. marina and superyacht servicing business, operating 138 marinas across the United States and Puerto Rico in 2025. The available sources do not provide a reliable market-wide concentration ratio for boat storage.[22]
Pricing
Published 2025 examples show substantial regional and service variation: Manatee Marina listed dry storage from $300 per month for boats up to 20 feet, while Holden Beach Marina listed annual covered dry-stack storage at $16.50 per foot for non-top boats and $17.50 per foot for boats with T-tops or cabins. Clark Island Marina listed dry-stack storage at $22 per foot per month in 2025.[67][66][68]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is supported by recreational boating participation, marina infrastructure expansion and demand for out-of-water storage; the global dry-stack market is forecast to grow at 12.2% annually through 2030. Challenges include regional water-level constraints, as falling levels at Lake Powell have forced marina relocations and contributed to an estimated $73.4 million marina-access project.[49][69]
Consumer behavior & competition
The U.S. market served 11,674,073 registered recreational vessels in 2024, creating a large installed base for storage providers. Competition is differentiated by access speed, security, covered versus uncovered protection, boat length limits and bundled launch, service and maintenance offerings; Hidden Cove Marina, for example, advertises 96 dry-stack spaces, daily forklift launching and 24-hour video surveillance.[65][40]
M&A
Blackstone Infrastructure agreed in February 2025 to acquire Safe Harbor Marinas from Sun Communities for $5.65 billion. Safe Harbor operated 138 marinas across the United States and Puerto Rico at announcement, making the transaction a significant consolidation event for marina and boat-storage assets.[22][62]
Regulation
In the United States, recreational vessels equipped with propulsion machinery generally must be registered in the state of principal use, with state-specific requirements. Boat-storage and marina operators may also face stormwater permitting obligations when maintenance, painting, fueling, lubrication or equipment-cleaning activities create regulated discharges.[65][70]
Latest news
The most significant recent transaction identified was Blackstone Infrastructure's announced $5.65 billion acquisition of Safe Harbor Marinas in February 2025. In 2026, marina operators continued publishing updated storage schedules; Town Creek Marina reported rates effective April 30, 2026, and Surfside Marina published 2026–2027 dry-storage rates effective April 1, 2026.[22][71][72]

02 Ranking

Top 6 Companies in the Boat Storage Industry

The leading companies in the boat storage industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

D-Marin leads Gitnux's 2026 boat storage ranking with an Overall score of 9.9, with 26 marinas, 14,000 berths, and 2,000+ dry dock spaces. Premier Marinas is the highest-ranked marina dry-stack storage provider at 8.9, driven by operating 22 UK locations after acquiring Boatfolk, including dry-stack facilities.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in marina berths and dry docks

    D-Marin

    TR

    Ranked #1 · 9.9 · Marina berths and dry docks

    Why we picked it: It pairs marina berths with dry-dock capacity across Europe and the Middle East segment.

    See in ranking ↓Visit d-marin.com ↗

  2. Leader in marina dry-stack storage

    Premier Marinas

    GB

    Ranked #2 · 8.9 · Marina dry-stack storage

    Why we picked it: It consolidates UK marina, dry-stack and boatyard operations after Boatfolk acquisition.

    See in ranking ↓Visit premiermarinas.com ↗

  3. Leader in marina indoor dry storage

    PORT 32

    US

    Ranked #4 · 8.5 · Marina indoor dry storage

    Why we picked it: It focuses on indoor dry storage supply across Florida and the Southeast.

    See in ranking ↓Visit port32marinas.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 6 companies in the boat storage industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

D-Marin

Marina berths and dry docks · TR

9.9
2

Premier Marinas

Marina dry-stack storage · GB

8.9
3

Southern Marinas

Marina dry-stack storage · US

8.8
4

PORT 32

Marina indoor dry storage · US

8.5
5

MDL Marinas

Marina dry-stack storage · GB

8.0
6

Rarytas Boat Storage

Indoor heated boat storage, Poland · PL

7.1

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Aisha Okonkwo. (2026, February 13). Top 6 companies in the boat storage industry. In Boat Storage Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/boat-storage-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

Hybrid facilities offering some combination of self-storage, container and vehicle parking (United States)

Texas leads with 3,832.

Texas3,832
California2,179
Florida1,969
North Carolina1,190
Georgia1,037
source-verifiedtoystoragenation.com

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

The section ties automation and AI use to higher operational efficiency and real-time tracking, while also noting low digitization coverage: 49% digitized 50% or fewer processes in November 2024.

Digital Transformation in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across surveyed freight forwarders and logistics providers, 49% had digitized 50% or fewer of business processes or transactions in November 2024.[1]
  • Across surveyed freight forwarders and logistics providers, 23% had digitized more than 75% of business processes or transactions in November 2024.[1]
  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 51% identified high costs as a challenge to digitalizing logistics operations in 2025.[2]
  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 69% expected digitalization to improve efficiency in 2025.[2]
  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 63% expected digitalization to enhance customer experience in 2025.[2]

Technology Adoption in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across transportation and logistics executives surveyed in Europe and North America, 44% were using AI for transportation planning and optimization in 2025.[3]
  • Among 2026 transportation-management survey respondents, 19% of shippers reported using AI at scale.[4]
  • Among 2026 transportation-management survey respondents, 15% of logistics service providers reported using AI at scale.[4]
  • Across transportation and logistics organizations, 53% were partially or fully deploying AI to reduce workloads in 2024.[4]
  • Across transportation and logistics organizations, 53% were partially or fully deploying automated real-time shipment tracking to address knowledge-worker shortages in 2024.[4]

Cloud Computing in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across travel, transportation and logistics companies surveyed globally, 84% had increased AI and machine-learning investment during the preceding one to two years.[5]
  • Across travel, transportation and logistics companies surveyed globally, 75% said cloud was crucial to their organization’s future in 2023.[5]
  • Across travel, transportation and logistics companies surveyed globally, 85% said leadership viewed cloud as a long-term investment in 2023.[5]
  • Across travel, transportation and logistics companies surveyed globally, 89% planned to increase AI and machine-learning investment during the following one to two years.[5]

Big Data in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 49% expected digitalization to improve data visibility in 2025.[2]
  • 45% of surveyed multinational logistics and supply-chain organizations said in 2024 that they were using logistics data to its full potential, according to a survey of 60 organizations.[6]
  • 12.5% of transportation and storage enterprises used both cloud computing and big-data analytics, according to the OECD’s 2026 sectoral comparison of enterprise technology adoption.[7]
  • 38% of surveyed GCC logistics organizations used structured data, while 20% recognized a systematic link between data and business insights, according to a 2023 study.[8]
  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 34% identified data analytics, including cloud platforms and AI-powered solutions, as the most critical technology in 2025.[2]
  • 9.5% of transportation and storage enterprises used big-data analytics alone in the OECD’s 2026 cross-sector comparison, based on the latest available enterprise data.[7]

IoT in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among global logistics decision-makers, 18% identified IoT as the most impactful technology in 2025.[2]
  • 72% of surveyed transportation respondents said they currently had IoT deployed for fleet management in Verizon’s 2025 IoT market survey.[9]
  • 39% of transport-sector respondents had deployed shipment or supply-chain tracking in 2024, compared with 20% that had deployed cold-chain tracking.[10]
  • 72% of transport and logistics businesses had fully deployed at least one IoT project in 2021, while 29% had completed a deployment during the preceding 12 months.[11]
  • 88% of surveyed transport respondents had developed or were developing an IoT strategy in 2024, up from 46% with a completed formal strategy in 2021.[10]
  • 48% of transport-sector respondents had adopted vehicular tracking and route optimization in 2024, according to Viasat’s State of IoT survey.[10]

Innovation in the boat storage industry

  • 3.1% growth in U.S. marina-industry revenue was recorded in 2024, reaching $6.9 billion amid technological advancements and new marina operating models.[12]
  • 37,200 workers were employed by U.S. marina businesses in 2024, according to an industry market review.[12]
  • 11,180 U.S. marina businesses operated in 2024, reflecting the scale of the market for storage, slips and related services.[12]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

We see strong software penetration in marina operations historically: 91% used software for billing in 2020, and platforms are expanding reporting capacity, including 80+ built-in reports in 2026.

Business intelligence in the boat storage industry

  • 31% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used cloud-based software in 2020.[13]
  • 91% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used software for billing in 2020.[13]
  • 59% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used an on-site software platform in 2020.[13]
  • More than 80 built-in operational and financial reports were offered by Storable Marine’s platform for marina and dry-storage operators in 2026.[14]
  • 85% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used software for accounting in 2020.[13]
  • 27% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used technology for security or time-clock integration in 2020.[13]

Data analytics in the boat storage industry

  • More than 500,000 messages were exchanged between boaters and marinas on Dockwa during the 2025 reporting year.[15]
  • 44% of reservations on Dockwa were made through its mobile app in the 2025 boater trends report.[15]
  • 15% of surveyed U.S. boaters found their most recent booking through a booking website in 2026.[16]
  • 650 U.S. boaters who rented a boat or kept one at a marina participated in Storable Marine’s September 2026 survey.[16]
  • More than 1 million marina and boat-rental reservations were included in Storable Marine’s aggregated platform data for its 2026 booking report.[16]
  • 13% of surveyed U.S. boaters found their most recent booking through an AI assistant in 2026.[16]

Data Quality in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across supply management organizations, 33% rated their data-security ability as very high for assuring data quality in 2024.[17]
  • Across supply management organizations, 67% said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[17]
  • Across transportation and logistics shippers, 33% identified data quality as a top barrier to scaling artificial intelligence in 2026.[4]
  • Across supply management organizations, 49% rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024.[17]

Data Governance in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across supply management organizations, 61% had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[17]
  • Across supply management organizations with a data-governance function, 47% housed it in a center of excellence in 2024.[17]
  • Across supply management organizations with a data-governance program, 81% found the program useful in 2024.[17]
  • 33% of 3PL respondents said their supply chain governance maturity was running ahead, meaning proactive and predictable, in the 2024 global survey.[18]
  • 39% of 3PL respondents said their supply chain governance maturity was running in place, with no noticeable progress, in the 2024 global survey.[18]
  • 49% of shipper respondents said their supply chain governance maturity was running in place, with no noticeable progress, in the 2024 global survey.[18]

KPIs in the boat storage industry

  • 59.8% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities stored up to 200 boats in 2020.[13]
  • 59.4% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities employed one to five people dedicated to launching boats in 2020.[13]
  • 46.4% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities stored boats measuring 27 to 34 feet in 2020.[13]
  • 28.91% of U.S. marina survey respondents reported increased dry-storage revenue in the 2025 survey.[13]
  • 8.2% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities could store more than 400 boats in 2020.[13]
  • 92% was the median occupancy rate reported by U.S. marina survey respondents in 2025.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Dry-stack facility scale and occupancy anchor the discussion, including a 92% median occupancy rate reported for 2025 and $5.65 billion Safe Harbor acquisition announced in February 2025.

Growth in the boat storage industry

  • 28.91% of surveyed U.S. marina operators reported increased dry-storage revenue in 2025.[13]
  • 92% was the median occupancy rate reported by surveyed U.S. marinas in 2025.[13]
  • Suntex expanded to more than 100 marinas nationwide and 34 Florida locations after its 2026 merger with Windward Marina Group.[19]

Differentiation in the boat storage industry

  • 130 feet was the height of F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale's automated dry-stack building in 2025.[20]
  • 254 vessels could be accommodated by F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale, described as the world's largest dry-stack marina in 2025.[20]
  • 300 boats could be stored in Premier Trafalgar Wharf's indoor dry-stack facility in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, in 2023.[21]
  • 90% of F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale's revenue came from boat storage in 2025.[20]

Mergers and acquisitions in the boat storage industry

  • $5.65 billion was the announced purchase price for Blackstone Infrastructure's acquisition of Safe Harbor Marinas in 2025.[22]
  • $2.1 billion was the value of Sun Communities' 2020 acquisition of Safe Harbor Marinas.[23]
  • 13 marinas were added to Suntex's network through its 2026 merger with Windward Marina Group.[19]
  • 4 Oakland marinas were acquired by Suntex through its 2024 transaction with Almar Marinas.[19]

Strategic partnerships in the boat storage industry

  • 3 organizations combined resources for the 2025 marina industry survey: Marina Dock Age, the Association of Marina Industries and Storable Marine/Molo.[13]
  • 2 properties comprised the Bain Capital–BlueWater joint venture's initial dry-stack marina portfolio in Florida in 2024.[24]
  • 2 parties—Bain Capital and BlueWater—formed a strategic joint venture in 2024 to acquire and operate storage-centric marinas along the U.S. East Coast.[24]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Work patterns remain mixed: 54% of U.S. remote-capable employees worked hybrid schedules in August 2026, alongside workforce stress reporting in U.S. logistics in 2024.

Remote Work in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. transportation and utilities, 20.3% of workers could work from home in 2024–2025, while 18.6% actually did so, according to annual averages.[25]
  • Among U.S. transportation, logistics, supply-chain and storage hires, 17.0% of hires at small companies were remote during the year ending September 2024.[26]
  • In the U.S. transportation and warehousing industry, 13.9% of wage and salary employees worked from home in January 2025.[27]
  • Across U.S. transportation and utilities occupations, about 11% of workers worked remotely at least sometimes from October 2023 through September 2024.[28]

Hybrid Work in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across transportation and logistics companies surveyed globally, 42% reported a hybrid work arrangement in 2025.[29]
  • Among transportation employers surveyed for the U.S. Job Outlook, 33.3% reported fully hybrid work arrangements in 2024.[30]
  • Globally, 25% of engaged employees were working in hybrid arrangements in 2025, compared with 30% of exclusively remote employees and 17% of on-site, non-remote-capable employees.[31]
  • Among U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked hybrid schedules in August 2026.[31]

Employee Engagement in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across Asia-Pacific transport and logistics organizations, 62% of employees were actively engaged, based on feedback from 30,116 employees in 24 surveys.[32]
  • In U.S. logistics, 71% of frontline workers reported workplace stress in 2024.[33]
  • In U.S. logistics, more than 60% of frontline workers considered their roles long-term career commitments in 2024.[33]
  • Globally, 20% of employees were engaged at work in 2025, while 16% were actively disengaged.[31]
  • In U.S. logistics, 40% of frontline workers wanted to quit in 2024, according to a survey of 500 logistics employees.[33]

Change Management in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among surveyed shippers, 58% reported using a structured change-management framework in the 2025 Third-Party Logistics Study.[34]
  • Among third-party logistics providers using a change-management approach, 33% reported using one of the named frameworks surveyed in 2025.[34]
  • Across supply-chain organizations, only 15% of digital initiatives achieved at least 90% of their targeted benefits in Gartner research published in 2024.[35]
  • Across large logistics organizations, 76% of transformation initiatives failed to meet critical budget, timeline or KPI metrics in a global survey conducted in late 2023.[35]
  • Among surveyed third-party logistics providers, 76% reported using a structured change-management framework in the 2025 Third-Party Logistics Study.[34]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer behavior points toward online retrieval: 69% of U.S. boat renters booked online in 2026, and 64% of marina guests preferred text updates in 2025.

Customer experience in the boat storage industry

  • 34% of surveyed marina guests prioritized seeing and booking open times or slips online, 2025.[36]
  • 30% of surveyed boaters said security matters most at the marina, United States, 2025.[36]
  • 55% of surveyed marina guests expected digital check-in, 2025.[36]
  • 64% of surveyed marina guests preferred text updates, 2025.[36]
  • 36% of surveyed boaters said clean facilities matter most at the marina, United States, 2025.[36]

Customer retention in the boat storage industry

  • 58% was the dry-storage occupancy rate reported for 2025, up from 51% in 2024.[14]
  • 92% was the median occupancy rate reported by surveyed marinas, United States, 2025.[13]
  • 53% of surveyed marinas reported occupancy unchanged from the prior year, United States, 2024 survey.[13]
  • 56% of surveyed marinas reported occupancy rates above 95%, United States, 2024 survey.[13]

Customer acquisition in the boat storage industry

  • 69% of surveyed U.S. boat renters booked online, 2026.[16]
  • 44% of Dockwa reservations were made through the mobile app, 2025.[15]
  • 429,508 boaters used the Dockwa network in 2025, an increase of 17% year over year.[15]

Customer loyalty in the boat storage industry

  • 59,397 boaters had a relationship with their homeport marina through Dockwa, 2025.[15]
  • 4.6 reservations per user was the average on the Dockwa network in 2025.[15]

Lead generation in the boat storage industry

  • 500,000+ messages were exchanged between Dockwa boaters and marinas in 2025, up 12% year over year.[15]
  • 13% of surveyed U.S. boaters found their most recent booking through an AI assistant, 2026.[16]
  • 15% of surveyed U.S. boaters found their most recent booking through a booking website, 2026.[16]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Operators increasingly track service rate and revenue moves in reported surveys, with 35% of surveyed marinas raising service rates in the United States in 2025.

Marketing in the boat storage industry

  • 65% of surveyed marinas reported increased dry-storage revenue in 2019.[13]
  • 35% of surveyed marinas raised service rates, United States, 2025.[13]
  • 36% of surveyed marinas raised slip rates, United States, 2025.[13]

Digital marketing in the boat storage industry

  • 98% of surveyed marine dealers maintained a current-inventory list on their website, 2025.[37]
  • 44% of Dockwa reservations were made through its mobile app, United States, 2025.[15]
  • 74% of surveyed U.S. boaters would let an AI assistant make a booking in some form, 2026.[16]

Influencer Marketing in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • 55% of B2B companies used influencers in 2025, according to a global survey of marketing decision-makers.[38]
  • 53% of U.S. B2B marketers reported a growing dedicated influencer-marketing budget in 2024 survey data.[39]
  • 58% of B2B marketers selected authenticity and credibility as criteria for choosing influencers in 2025, globally.[38]
  • 49% of B2B marketers selected industry relevance as a criterion for choosing influencers in 2025, globally.[38]
  • 29% of B2B companies planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025, globally.[38]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational throughput signals appear through capacity and process measures, including 96 dry-stack spaces at Hidden Cove Marina with one scheduled forklift launch per day in 2026.

Process optimization in the boat storage industry

  • 96 dry-stack spaces were available at Hidden Cove Marina in South Carolina in 2026, with one scheduled forklift launch per day.[40]
  • 62% of U.S. boat and RV storage facilities accepted boats in 2026, indicating the scale of boat-compatible operating processes.[41]
  • Dry-stack facilities can stack boats five or six levels high, producing roughly two to four times the storage revenue per square foot of wet slips in one 2026 industry model.[42]
  • 56.67% of surveyed marinas replaced or renovated Wi-Fi infrastructure within five years, supporting digitally enabled operating processes.[13]
  • 43.33% of surveyed marinas replaced or renovated lighting within five years, indicating ongoing facility-process modernization.[13]

Operational efficiency in the boat storage industry

  • 56% of surveyed marinas reported occupancy above 95% in the 2024 survey, demonstrating strong capacity utilization.[13]
  • A 300-rack Lee County, Florida dry-stack model indicated 85% occupancy on monthly contracts produced 1.44x debt-service coverage.[43]
  • Small 10x20, 10x25 and 10x30 parking units recorded 5.6% year-over-year rent growth in September 2025, outperforming medium and large spaces.[44]
  • The largest U.S. boat and RV storage markets recorded 4.4% year-over-year parking-rent growth in September 2025 on a same-store basis.[44]
  • 14.6% of surveyed U.S. marinas had more than 750 slips in 2025, representing the large-facility segment.[13]

Quality management in the boat storage industry

  • 53.91% of surveyed marinas reported no weather or climate challenges in the 2025 survey.[13]
  • 10.94% of surveyed marinas reported windstorms as a source of damage in the 2025 survey.[13]
  • The average rating across more than 1 million Google reviews for U.S. boat and RV storage facilities was 4.62 out of 5 in 2026.[41]
  • 24-hour video surveillance was included with both dry-stack and wet-slip storage at Hidden Cove Marina in South Carolina in 2026.[40]
  • Annual employee training was the most common training schedule reported by marinas in the 2024 industry survey.[13]

Supply chain in the boat storage industry

  • Houston had 172 tracked RV and boat storage properties and 11.5% trailing-36-month supply as of April 2025.[44]
  • Trailing 12-month new supply equaled 3.7% of U.S. RV and boat storage inventory in September 2025, down from 5.3% one year earlier.[44]
  • Phoenix had 13.9% of inventory delivered during the prior 36 months as of April 2025, the highest share listed in the Yardi Matrix market table.[44]
  • National acreage delivered to U.S. RV and boat storage increased from 250 acres in 2015 to 850 acres in 2023.[44]
  • Yardi Matrix tracked 2,186 completed or pipeline U.S. RV and boat storage stores as of April 10, 2025.[44]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the transportation and logistics sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across surveyed logistics companies in Germany, the rest of Europe and Latin America, 57% planned outsourcing projects in warehousing in 2026.[45]
  • Across surveyed logistics companies in Germany, the rest of Europe and Latin America, about 60% had fully outsourced transportation services in 2026.[45]
  • Across surveyed logistics companies in Germany, the rest of Europe and Latin America, 25% had fully outsourced warehouse operations in 2026.[45]
  • Across surveyed logistics companies in Germany, the rest of Europe and Latin America, 65% expected outsourcing to continue increasing in 2026.[45]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Published pricing is measurable and region-specific, with a U.S. median of about $108 per month in 2026 across 2,480 facilities publishing rates.

Pricing strategy in the boat storage industry

  • The U.S. national median boat and RV storage price was approximately $108 per month in 2026 across 2,480 facilities publishing rates.[41]
  • Wet-slip storage had a U.S. median price of $175 per month in 2026 in the FindBoatStorage facility sample.[41]
  • Advertised annualized parking rents reached $6.38 per square foot in September 2025 across tracked U.S. RV and boat storage markets.[44]
  • Hidden Cove Marina charged $300 per month for standard wet slips under 28 feet in South Carolina in 2026.[40]
  • Hidden Cove Marina charged $350 per month for covered dry-stack storage for boats up to 32 feet in South Carolina in 2026.[40]

Cost reduction in the boat storage industry

  • A 2026 Gulf Coast dry-stack model showed the facility could absorb a 10% payroll increase while remaining above its year-three coverage floor.[43]
  • In 2025, 44.09% of surveyed marinas reported higher employee-training costs.[13]
  • In 2025, 69.29% of surveyed marinas cited increased maintenance and renovation costs.[13]
  • In 2025, 38.89% of surveyed marinas reported higher equipment costs.[13]
  • In 2025, 73.23% of surveyed marinas cited higher insurance expenses as a cause of budget pressure.[13]

Profitability in the boat storage industry

  • 28.91% of surveyed marinas reported increased dry-storage revenue in 2025.[13]
  • 35.16% of surveyed marinas reported increased transient-slip revenue in 2025.[13]
  • Only 44% of surveyed marinas reported increased profits in 2024, while 22% reported a profit decline.[13]
  • A 1998 dry-stack appraisal example reported $55,120 of annual net operating income before depreciation and debt service after $65,000 of costs.[46]
  • A 2026 dry-stack business guide estimated annual storage revenue of approximately $1.3 million for a 300-boat facility at full occupancy.[42]

Financial planning in the boat storage industry

  • Nine U.S. RV and boat storage properties had sold for approximately $505,000 per acre by the time of the Q2 2025 report.[47]
  • 55 U.S. RV and boat storage properties sold in 2025, compared with 57 in 2024 and 85 in 2023.[44]
  • 60% of surveyed marinas increased service rates in 2024, reflecting financial planning for inflation and operating-cost growth.[13]
  • 70% of surveyed marinas increased slip fees in 2024 as operators responded to higher costs.[13]
  • 78.13% of surveyed marinas expected expenses to increase in 2025, while 52% expected revenues to increase.[13]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Facilities emphasize enclosure and rack density signals, including 67% of surveyed dry-storage facilities with fully enclosed dry-stack buildings in the United States in 2020.

Product development in the boat storage industry

  • 67% of surveyed dry-stack facilities in the United States operated fully enclosed buildings in 2020, indicating enclosed structures were the dominant facility-development format.[13]
  • 392 vessels per acre is the vessel-density characteristic cited for rack boat storage in the U.S. Navy marina guidebook.[48]
  • 43.3% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack buildings had four storage levels in 2020, while 28.9% had three levels.[13]
  • $773.9 million is the projected U.S. dry-stack boat-storage market revenue in 2030, compared with $390.5 million in 2024, representing a 12.2% forecast CAGR from 2025 to 2030.[49]
  • 83% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities used forklifts with negative lift to move boats in 2020.[13]

Product lifecycle in the boat storage industry

  • 56.67% of surveyed U.S. marinas had replaced or renovated Wi-Fi within the previous five years in the 2025 survey.[13]
  • 56% of reservations on Storable Marine platforms occurred within one week of departure in 2026, including 20% within 24 hours.[14]
  • 74% of surveyed U.S. boaters said they were willing to pay a deposit or the full amount at booking in 2026.[16]
  • 29% of surveyed U.S. dry-stack facilities were more than 40 years old in 2020, while another 29% were 11 to 25 years old.[13]
  • 86% of surveyed U.S. boaters said a credit toward a future visit would make them more likely to rebook after a weather cancellation in 2026.[16]

After-sales in the boat storage industry

  • 36% of U.S. marina survey respondents raised service rates in the 2025 annual survey.[13]
  • 45% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used software for work-order management in 2020.[13]
  • 73% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities communicated with customers through technology in 2020.[13]
  • 44% of surveyed U.S. marina and boatyard facilities used software for inventory and parts management in 2020.[13]
  • 35% of U.S. marina survey respondents raised slip rates in the 2025 annual survey.[13]

Value proposition in the boat storage industry

  • 36% of surveyed marina customers ranked clean facilities among the most important marina attributes in 2025.[36]
  • 47% of surveyed marina customers ranked convenience among the most important marina attributes in 2025.[36]
  • 30% of surveyed marina customers ranked security among the most important marina attributes in 2025.[36]
  • 64% of surveyed marina guests preferred text updates in 2025.[36]
  • 78% of surveyed marina guests expected high-speed Wi-Fi in 2025.[36]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Environmental risk appears in damage drivers: 12.50% of surveyed marina operators reported flooding as a cause of facility damage during 2025.

Sustainability in the boat storage industry

  • 5 rack levels is the maximum summarized for typical dry-stack storage facilities in U.S. marina planning guidance, 2012.[48]
  • 12.50% of surveyed marina operators reported flooding as a cause of facility damage during the survey year, 2025.[13]
  • 392 vessels per acre is the stated density for dry-stack rack storage in U.S. marina planning guidance, 2012.[48]
  • 67% of surveyed dry-storage facilities had fully enclosed dry-stack buildings in the United States, 2020.[13]
  • 53.91% of surveyed marina operators reported no weather or climate challenges affecting their business during the survey year, 2025.[13]

ESG in the boat storage industry

  • 14.6% of surveyed marinas had more than 750 slips in the United States, 2025.[13]
  • 72.66% of surveyed marinas had fewer than 500 slips in the United States, 2025.[13]
  • 25% of surveyed marina businesses were boatyard or service-center facilities in the United States, 2025.[13]
  • 33% of surveyed marina businesses offered both wet slips and dry storage in the United States, 2025.[13]
  • 49% of surveyed marinas were coastal facilities and 50% were inland facilities in the United States, 2025.[13]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-border and portfolio expansion shows up in network figures, including Sun Communities’ portfolio holding 48,760 wet slips and dry-storage spaces across the U.S., Canada and the U.K. in 2024.

Globalization in the boat storage industry

  • 138 marinas operated across the United States and Puerto Rico in Safe Harbor Marinas' 2024 network.[23]
  • 48,760 wet slips and dry-storage spaces were held across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in Sun Communities' portfolio in 2024.[62]

Cultural adaptation in the boat storage industry

  • 10 regional locations offered berthing through Premier Marinas' 2025 network, with dry-stack berthing available at selected sites.[63]
  • 13 Florida marinas and more than 3,000 slips were added by Suntex in 2026 while preserving the distinctive character of each destination.[19]
  • 25 marinas made up Suntex's California portfolio in 2026, spanning lake-based, coastal and harbor boating markets.[64]

Supplier management in the boat storage industry

  • 38.89% of surveyed U.S. marina operators reported higher equipment expenses in 2025.[13]
  • 56.67% of surveyed U.S. marina operators had renovated or replaced Wi-Fi infrastructure within the previous five years.[13]
  • 66.93% of surveyed U.S. marina operators reported higher payroll expenses in 2025.[13]
  • 69.29% of surveyed U.S. marina operators reported higher maintenance and renovation costs in 2025.[13]

Stakeholder management in the boat storage industry

  • 51.56% of surveyed U.S. marina businesses were privately owned in 2025, compared with 20.31% owned by corporations or management firms and 25% by government.[13]
  • 86% of surveyed U.S. marinas had operated for more than 20 years in 2025, including 40.63% operating for more than 50 years.[13]
  • 49% of surveyed U.S. marinas were coastal and 50% were inland in the 2025 industry survey.[13]

Distribution channels in the boat storage industry

  • 15% of surveyed U.S. marine customers found their most recent booking through a booking website in 2026.[16]
  • 69% of surveyed U.S. boat renters booked online in 2026.[16]
  • 86% of surveyed U.S. boaters said a credit toward a future visit would make them more likely to rebook with the same marine business in 2026.[16]
  • 13% of surveyed U.S. marina customers found their most recent booking through an artificial-intelligence assistant in 2026.[16]

Key questions about the Boat Storage Industry

What is the current size of the global dry-stack boat storage market?
The global dry-stack boat storage market was estimated at $1.2539 billion in 2024.
How fast is dry-stack storage expected to grow?
It is forecast to expand at a 12.2% CAGR through 2030, reaching $2.4863 billion by 2030.
Which companies lead the boat storage industry?
D-Marin leads Gitnux's 2026 boat storage ranking with an Overall score of 9.9, with 26 marinas, 14,000 berths, and 2,000+ dry dock spaces. Premier Marinas is the highest-ranked marina dry-stack storage provider at 8.9, driven by operating 22 UK locations after acquiring Boatfolk, including dry-stack facilities.
What technology shifts show up in operator adoption signals?
Digital booking is tied to improved retrieval efficiency in the 2026 trends, while data and accounting software are widely adopted in marina and boatyard facility surveys.
How concentrated is the market structure?
Available sources identify Safe Harbor as the largest U.S. marina and superyacht servicing business with 138 marinas in 2025, but they do not provide a reliable market-wide concentration ratio for boat storage.
What pricing benchmarks are published for dry storage in 2026?
The U.S. national median boat and RV storage price was about $108 per month in 2026. Example dry-stack pricing includes $350 per month for covered dry-stack up to 32 feet in South Carolina in 2026.
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