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title: "Storable Marine Industry Report: The Booking Gap"
description: Get the free 2026 Marina Industry Report. See what 1.2M+ marina and boat-rental reservations reveal about the booking gap and where operators lose revenue.
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**56% of boaters gave up on a booking in the past year.**

650 boaters.  
More than 1.2 million reservations.  
  
*A look at where marine businesses lose bookings they were already close to winning — and what operators can do about it.*

Download The Booking Gap

- 56% gave up on a booking in the past year because they couldn't reach anyone or couldn't complete it online.
- 45% move on to another business after one unanswered call when there’s no way to book online.
- 9.2% vs. 18.2%: cancellation rates for reservations paid up front versus those with deferred payment.

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Inside the Guide:

- The two issues tied for the top reason boaters walk away
- Why paid-up-front reservations cancel at roughly half the rate of those with deferred payment
- Why 86% say a future credit would make them more likely to rebook after weather disrupts a trip
- Where bookings are coming from now — including the 13% who found their last one through an AI assistant
- Specific moves operators can make across booking, pricing, cancellations, response time and follow-up

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*The Booking Gap* combines a national survey of 650 boaters with data from more than 1.2 million marina and boat-rental reservations to show where bookings fall apart — from the unanswered phone call to the dead-end calendar to the reservation that gets cancelled weeks later.

[See where the booking breaks](https://info.storablemarine.com/thebookinggap#the-booking-gap)

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