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In 2024, where boat type was known, about what share of US boating deaths involved kayaks, canoes or paddleboards?
About 26 percent, second only to open motorboats.
- About 2 percent
- About 26 percent ✔
- About 60 percent
Why: Where vessel type was known, paddlecraft were 26% of deaths, with kayaks alone at 16%. Small, tippy boats can put paddlers in the water in an instant, so a worn life jacket matters.
Huh, didn't know that: NASBLA notes many states do not register paddlecraft, so writing your name and phone number inside yours helps rescuers if it is found adrift.
Kayak is spelled the same forward and backward, so you can't go wrong.
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Sources
- USCG Recreational Boating Statistics 2024 (COMDTPUB P16754.38) https://www.uscgboating.org/library/accident-statistics/Recreational-Boating-Statistics-2024.pdf
- USCG Recreational Boating Statistics 2024 (COMDTPUB P16754.38) https://www.uscgboating.org/library/accident-statistics/Recreational-Boating-Statistics-2024.pdf
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