Boat registrations sank faster on Long Island

Long Island boat registrations were down 20 percent between 2006 and 2015, according to data from the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles and the U.S. Coast Guard. During the same period registrations fell 13 percent in New York State and 7 percent nationally. Read more about the boating trend. This data posted on Aug. 26, 2016.

Note: A recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. Tropical Storm Irene struck in 2011 and superstorm Sandy struck in 2012. Figures include motorboats, sailboats with engines, jet skis and other mechanically-propelled boats used for recreation. Here are the raw numbers:

	On Long Island	New York State	National
2006	113,243	499,601	11,802,419
2007	111,833	495,623	11,966,627
2008	108,265	488,167	11,841,281
2009	104,863	479,161	11,834,872
2010	102,677	475,688	11,597,326
2011	100,074	467,828	11,326,848
2012	97,927	463,539	11,226,268
2013	96,081	458,773	11,128,052
2014	93,026	449,489	10,960,861
2015	90,419	436,698	11,034,479