The Association of Sailors in Polynesia has been around since 1981!
It has registered up to 200 members.
Evolution of the number of sailboats passing through Polynesia since 2015:
Some figures on boating "In Transit" in Polynesia (official sources from the customs service). These figures do not include the importation of ships for local charter companies.
|
Year
|
Number of
boats entered |
Number of
boats out |
Boats in
transit (more than one year) |
Boats
Imported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2015
|
590
|
499
|
91
|
34
|
|
2016
|
635
|
541
|
94
|
40
|
|
2017
|
619
|
462
|
157
|
50
|
|
- July 2018
|
643
|
338
|
305
|
As of 30 July 2018, there were still 474 boats left on the territory out of the 1295 returned in the last two years (figures stopped at 30 July 2018).
Polynesian boating statistics
(source: Tahiti Tourism)
- Stat_Presentation_Plaisance2015
- Stats_Plaisance_2015
The income generated by boating in Polynesia:
In 2018, Yachting 8% and Placentia 7% is 2.5 billion economic benefits per year. Source: @Tahiti_Maritime
