12.8 million: Number of boats registered in 2004

11.7 million: Boats registered in 1995

8.6 million: Boats registered in 1980

4,904: Boating accidents reported in 2004

5.3: Number of fatalities per 100,000 registered boats in 2004

Source: Insurance Information Institute, www.iii.org/media/facts/statsbyissue/recreation/