Canadian Boaters Do the Nautical Nookie



With the sweltering summer in full-swing, Canadian boaters are turning up the heat in the bedroom. According to a national Discover Boating survey, conducted by Angus Reid Strategies in June 2008, boaters report much higher levels of sexual satisfaction versus the general population.




The survey polled more than 1,000 boaters and non-boaters and compared their viewpoints on several quality of life aspects. When it comes to intimacy, participants were asked to rank their satisfaction with the quality of their sex lives. Two-thirds of boaters (63 percent) reported satisfaction with their sex lives, while only 54 percent of non-boaters held the same opinion.




While getting revved up in the bedroom may be reason enough for boaters to chart their course on the nearest body of water this summer, the survey also found that a whopping 68 percent of boaters believe that boating relieves their stress.




The survey also found that:



• Anglophones are more likely to engage in watersports than Francophones (21% vs. 14%):




• Those in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the most likely to go fishing while on a boat. (31% in MB/SK vs. 20% across Canada):




• In Canada, the percentage of the population that has been on a boat in the past year by province/area:




BC: 75%;
ON: 50%;
Atlantic: 60%;
AB: 51%;
QUE: 26%;
Prairies: 41%





“Boating is a great social activity that can help people bond with those they are closest to,” says Lindsay Rennie, Marketing Director, Discover Boating, NMMA Canada. “There is something undeniably romantic about being out on the water with that special someone.”




Discover Boating is a public awareness effort managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) on behalf of the North American recreational boating industry.




As Canada’s recreational boating industry program, DiscoverBoating.ca offers free tools and resources, including a Boat Selector that helps determine the style of boat that best suits your interests and budget, a rundown of boat shows across the country, and destinations across the country where you can enjoy all the stress-free stimulation boating has to offer.