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More than 63,000 recreational boats were damaged or destroyed asa result of both Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, with a combined dollardamage estimate for the boats of $655 million, according to theBoat Owners Association ofthe United States (BoatUS).

Sandy remains single largest boat loss event


BoatUS said that this was “strikingly close” to 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, which remains the singlelargest industry loss with more than 65,000 boats damaged and morethan $650 million in estimated losses.

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