The Balearics keep leading the Spanish sailing market

The Balearics keep leading the Spanish recreational boats’ matriculations market, in overall terms as well as in boat rental, according to the monthly report published by the National Association of Nautical Companies (ANEN) with date of the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine, corresponding to the 2025 January-September period.

The archipelago has registered during the first nine months of the year 589 matriculations of recreational boats, which means a decrease of 19’9% regarding the same period last year, 2024.

However, the balearic keeps the first position nationally, with over 13% of the total of registered matriculations in Spain. The archipelago is consolidated this way as the province with the most nautical matriculation activity in Spain, followed by Barcelona, with 527 matriculations, and Murcia, with 410 matriculations.

In the whole country, the nautical market has closed the nine first months of the year with 4.339 matriculation, a 3’9% less than in the same period of 2024, which, according to the report, affirms a stability tendency with a slight slowdown.

Regarding the boat rental market, it has registered 1.332 matriculations in Spain between January and September, which means a 19,4% less than in the same period of 2024.

Regarding the Balearics, it has accumulated 303 matriculations of boats destined to rental, keeping the leadership in the market, followed by Barcelona (186) and Alicante (167).