The Balearic social nautical sector, made up of 24 nautical clubs that mostly house boats of less than ten meters (66% of the total moorings are small boats), generates 627 million euros directly and another 210 million indirectly , in added value. In addition, it creates a fabric that, between clubs and related companies, employs a total of 3,883 people, just over 1,100 of them directly.
The data are part of the conclusion of a study carried out by the Department of Economics and Business of the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), three of whose professors -Rafael Crespí, María Antonia García and Margarita Alemany- have analyzed the data corresponding to the financial year 2019 , the last one before the pandemic.