I was at the Newport RI boat show. I saw lots of people looking but not
buying. I wonder if the
Annapolis boat show was the same? Any ideas.

People 'need' houses, they don't 'need' boats. The markets aren't directly
related. At least not once you get into larger boats. I'd venture
powerboating might be more closely related than sail but that's a whole
other debate.

I'm not sure the sailboat shows are 'deal closers'. Certainly not to the
extent one finds at powerboat shows.