AC Boat Show Underway

The annual Atlantic City Boat Show kicked off Wednesday at the Convention Center. The Press of Atlantic City reports the event features a variety of boats for sale, fishing seminars, casting lessons, food vendors, lounges, family activities and more. It runs through Sunday. The show comes at a time when the boating industry is continuing to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Annual U.S. sales of boats, marine products and services totaled $59.3 billion in 2022, up 4.4% from 2021, according to National Marine Manufacturers Association. An estimated 85 million Americans go boating each year, according to the association.