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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

WATERWAYS

BOATING WATERS


[photo, Sailboats at City Dock (State House dome in background), Annapolis, Maryland]
  • Boating in Maryland
  • Save Our Skipjacks Task Force
  • Maryland has 23 rivers and bays with more than 400 miles of water tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, and coastal bays. Some 35 miles of water are accessible to and from the Atlantic Ocean. In 2001, Maryland has 598 marinas; 43,341 wet boat slips; and some 250 public boat ramps and access points. The Department of Natural Resources provides information about public boat launch facilities in Maryland.

    Sailboats at City Dock (State House dome in background), Annapolis, Maryland, June 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Sailboat show, City Dock, Annapolis, Maryland] Annapolis, Maryland's capital city, hosts the Annual United States Sailboat Show, and the Annual United States Powerboat Show each October at the City Dock.

    Information about licensing, boat titles, and boat registration is available from the Licensing and Registration Service of the Department of Natural Resources.

    Sailboat show, City Dock, Annapolis, Maryland, October 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    [photo, Sailboats docked at Nabbs Creek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland]

    In 2000, Maryland registered 211,923 pleasure boats; 9,098 federally documented vessels (principally used in Maryland); 3,737 commercial boats; and 17,154 other kinds of vessels. Annually, recreational boating expenditures in Maryland, total over $1 billion, providing a net addition of over $980 million each year.

    Sailboats docked at Nabbs Creek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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