The State of Boating Access: 2008

The State of Boating Access: 2008

Presented at the22nd Annual States Organization for Boating Access Conference

Mark Damian DudaResponsive Management

Responsive Management

Methodology

Nationwide telephone survey of registered boaters• n = 1,308

• conducted August – September 2008• results reported at a 95% confidence interval

• sampling error is + or – 2.7 percentage points


How would you describe your overall boating access in the past 5 years?

1

3

8

40

48

0 20 40 60 80 100

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don t know

Percent (n=1308)


Boating access issues have taken away from my enjoyment of boating in the past 5 years.

8

11

1

33

45

1

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree

Neither agree nordisagree

Moderatelydisagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent (n=1308)


Boating access issues have caused me to boat less than I wanted in the past 5 years.

9

10

1

26

53

1

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree


Moderatelydisagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent (n=1308)


Data Analyzed by Region



54

37

5

2

30

2

12

48

37

0

5

37

47

10

0

3

47

44

6

1

1

12

40

47

0

2

8

39

51

2

4

9

34

52

0 20 40 60 80 100

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don t know

Percent

Coastal Western

Mountain Western

Plains Northern

Great Lakes Northern

Northeast Northern

Interior Southern

Coastal Southern



8

9

0

36

45

30

46

29

2

14

9

0

37

41

15

7

0

1

44

35

7

12

1

2

42

37

2

10

7

0

51

34

3

4

8

1

47

28

2

14

8

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree


Moderatelydisagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent

Coastal Western

Mountain Western

Plains Northern


Northeast Northern

Interior Southern

Coastal Southern



9

8

1

27

53

33

51

22

2

12

10

0

46

27

17

8

2

1

54

25

7

12

1

2

48

31

2

12

6

0

57

26

3

6

8

1

53

25

1

9

9

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree


Moderately disagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent

Coastal Western

Mountain Western

Plains Northern


Northeast Northern

Interior Southern

Coastal Southern


Data Analyzed by Type of Boat

16’ – 26’ motorboat Greater than 26’ motorboat Sailboat Fishing or row boat Canoe or kayak Personal watercraft



44

41

11

3

11

1

4

34

61

3

5

57

28

6

1

3

52

41

4

0

0

8

57

35

0

7

7

41

44

0 20 40 60 80 100

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don t know

Percent

16' - 26' motorboat

Greater than 26' motorboat

Sailboat

Fishing or row boat

Canoe or kayak

Personal watercraft



8

11

2

36

43

11

53

33

1

10

3

3

53

32

5

5

2

1

44

30

10

14

1

0

46

27

3

14

11

4

33

41

4

11

7

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree


Moderatelydisagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent

16' - 26' motorboat


Sailboat

Fishing or row boat

Canoe or kayak

Personal watercraft



9

9

2

28

51

02

56

29

1

6

6

4

58

25

6

5

2

1

55

22

8

14

1

3

49

19

0

22

8

4

37

22

4

19

15

0 20 40 60 80 100

Strongly agree

Moderately agree


Moderatelydisagree

Strongly disagree

Don t know

Percent

16' - 26' motorboat


Sailboat

Fishing or row boat

Canoe or kayak

Personal watercraft


Assessment of the Needs of Recreational Boaters

in Washington State

A Case Study


Why This Study? Boating interest groups were seeking money for Boating interest groups were seeking money for

more servicesmore services

State Parks needed more money for its safety and State Parks needed more money for its safety and law enforcement serviceslaw enforcement services

Legislative action resulted in SHB 1651Legislative action resulted in SHB 1651• Creates a “Boating Activities Program”Creates a “Boating Activities Program”• Features grants for boating services and facilitiesFeatures grants for boating services and facilities• Tells Washington State Recreation and

Conservation Office (RCO) to “complete an initial study of boater needs”


Overall Methodology Focus Groups of Boating Services Providers

Three Telephone Surveys

• boating services providers

• registered boat owners

• Washington state general population• unregistered boat owners (i.e., boats less than

16 feet in length with a motor smaller than 10 horsepower)

• non-owners who accompany others• non-owners who rent and/or charter boats

Boating Services Providers Survey Results



Ratings of the Amount of Resources Directed Toward State Boating Programs and Services


Q74-88. Percent who indicated that more time and money should be directed toward the following boating program and

services in his/her area of service in Washington.

52

55

62

74

71

70

70

66

63

46

45

36

32

29

23

0 20 40 60 80 100

Boater safety

Education

Public access

Development of new boat launch ramps

Law enforcement

Marine sanitation

Providing recreational boating opportunities

Management of existing boat launch ramps

Boating information and publications

Site operation

Development of new marinas

Navigation aids

Management of existing marinas

Registration and titling

Administration

Percent


Ratings of the Quantity of State Boating Facilities and Services


Q114-129. Percent who indicated that he/she would like to see more of the following facilities and services in his/her area of

service in Washington.

36

586262

726968

666363

5352

50494948

0 20 40 60 80 100

Parking at boat launch rampsBoat launch ramps

Boating safety coursesLaw enforcement on the water

DocksPumpout stations

Restrooms at boat launch rampsCourtesy tie-ups

Dump stationsMooring buoys

Camp sites or refuge sitesFish cleaning stations

MarinasParking at marinas

Info/pub on boating launch ramps/marinasRestrooms at marinas

Percent


Ratings of the Quality of State Boating Facilities and Services


Q91-106. Percent who rated the quality of the following facilities and services in his/her area of service in Washington

as excellent or good.

18

3537

41

5554

525251

47

3433

30282827

0 20 40 60 80 100

MarinasBoating safety courses

Law enforcement on the waterInfo/pub on boating launch ramps/marinas

DocksRestrooms at marinas

Boat launch rampsCourtesy tie-ups

Camp sites or refuge sitesParking at marinasPumpout stations

Mooring buoysRestrooms at boat launch ramps

Dump stationsParking at boat launch ramps

Fish cleaning stations

Percent


Boater Survey Results

Ratings of the Importance and Performance of State Boating

Programs and Services



Q110-121 Mean ratings of the importance of the following boating programs and services managed and provided in

Washington.

6.05

6.16

6.92

7.77

7.83

7.86

8.04

8.33

8.64

7.70

7.11

7.10

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0

Public access


Education


Navigation aids


Law enforcement





Administration

Mean


Q124-135 Mean ratings of performance in the following boating programs and services managed and provided in

Washington.

4.45

4.45

5.68

6.38

6.40

6.42

6.63

6.79

7.13

6.26

6.15

6.00

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0


Navigation aids


Public access

Law enforcement




Education

Administration



Mean


Ratings of the Amount of Resources Directed Toward State Boating Programs and Services


Q138-149 Percent who indicated that more time and money should be directed toward the following boating programs

and services in Washington.

33

35

37

60

56

54

48

47

46

27

11

11

0 20 40 60 80 100

Public access

Education




Law enforcement


Navigation aids



Administration


Percent


Ratings of the Quantity of State Boating Facilities and Services


Q175-190 Percent who indicated that he/she would like to see more of the following facilities and services in the county in

which he/she boats most often in Washington.

2829293131

3438

50505051

5455

494242

0 20 40 60 80 100

Parking at boat launch rampsBoat launch ramps

Courtesy tie-upsRestrooms at boat launch ramps

DocksCamp sites or refuge sites

Boating safety coursesLaw enforcement on the water

Info/pub on boating launch ramps/marinasMooring buoys

Parking at marinasRestrooms at marinasFish cleaning stations

MarinasDump stations

Pumpout stations

Percent


Information About Boating in Washington


Q203. What types of information on boating would you be interested in receiving?

3

1

0

0

0

0

27

32

32

32

34

34

22

22

1

0 20 40 60 80 100

Access info on boat launch ramp and marinalocations

None of these

Maps and charts

Boating safety in general

Boating rules and regulations

Fishing information

Wildlife information

Washington boating programs

Recreation

Facility locations

Camping

Navigation info

Fuel information

Other

Don't know

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