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Oregon Economic Impact of Boating
Our Goals
Our Bios
What watersport-friendly region has 353 miles of coastline,
thousands of miles of rivers and bays, hundreds of lakes and reservoirs, over
200,000 registered boat owners and a staggering $1 billion in boating and
fishing direct expenditures. That's
right, OREGON!
Sportfishing and boating is a $ 108 billion industry
nation-wide and the total economic impact in Oregon is almost $ 1.2 billion.
Recreationists Escape
to the lakes and rivers of Oregon for fishing and boating activities almost 8
million times a year. Yet,
there is still no comprehensive guide to boating and fishing activities in
Oregon.
Until now!
Boat Escape is the Ultimate
Internet Resource for Boaters in Oregon.
It contains a comprehensive, searchable database of information on Oregon
lakes and rivers, camping, marinas, ramps, fishing, boat dealers, RV dealers,
outfitters, and general boating and safety
information.
For the first time, all of the boating information that
boaters need is available free, in one place, literally at your fingertips 24
hours a day, seven days a week from Boat
Escape. This
information was compiled from numerous federal, state, and local sources.
Boat
Escape provides complete boating and recreation information, in
one spot, tailored to the needs of the boater, camper and angler.
Recreationists will be able to find their favorite boating
and camping sites, or find information about new recreation opportunities on Boat
Escape. They will be
able to access over 420 lakes and rivers, over 1200 campground facilities,
over 180 marinas and over 1400 boating related businesses in Oregon. They will be able to find that perfect site for their tent or
RV and will be able to find information about facilities, fishing, and weather
on all the waters in the state. They
will also be able to find links to boating and recreational agencies, boat
dealers, boat manufactures and other boating related information.
Search the powerful
Boat Escape database for over 420 lakes and rivers by county, by city,
by OSMB Area, or by boating or camping attributes, or just select the water
resource directly. Within each
water resource the boater can look at the different campgrounds and marinas.
The boater then can look at specific campground information such as
accessibility, types and sizes of camping available, amenities, find directions,
and even make reservations on-line where applicable.
Just want to look for campgrounds? Use
the powerful Boat Escape search
to locate any one of over 1000 campgrounds and boat launches.
Boat Escape also has
fishing information, weather, and mapping to your favorite site. Want more?
How about a searchable list of boat and RV dealers?
And even more? Boat
Escape has a searchable list of Oregon outfitters and lodging coming
soon. But, in order to make the
ultimate resource for Oregon, we have also included web site listing and hosting
for boating, camping and fishing related businesses.
Boat Escape is
really Oregon's Ultimate Boating Resource
for boating, camping and fishing.
(Check out the power of boating and fishing in Oregon on the attached
sheet)
Boat Escape facts
28.2 million people can't all be wrong!!!
Power boating is ranked 11th among the most popular sports in
the U.S. in 1997, fishing was 7th,
and camping was 4th. Canoeing,
water skiing, snorkeling, sailing and kayaking/rafting followed at 35th,
36th, 44th and 48th.
Some boating facts in Oregon (latest figures available are
from 1996):
| Total Economic Impact to Oregon |
$ 1,173,234,473 (Yes, that is one billion dollars!) |
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| Angler Expenditures |
$ 622,806, 450 |
| Freshwater
Angler Expenditures |
$
453,877,941 |
| Saltwater
Angler Expenditures |
$
118,795,195 |
| Total Fishing Days in Oregon |
7, 989,172 days |
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| Equipment Purchases |
|
| Motor
Boats |
$ 35,870
829
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| Boat
Motors& boating accessories |
$ 17,948,839 |
| Canoe/non-motor
boats |
$ 2,747,340 |
| Clothing |
$ 5,138,060 |
| Binoculars |
$ 1,018,449 |
| Camping
equipment |
$ 4,589,632 |
| Sportfishing
Equipment: Rods & Reels, tacklelures, bait, |
$ 63,978,669 |
| Depth
finders, electronic devices |
$ 2,979,
534 |
| Pickup,
van, camper, trailer, motor home |
$ 127,489,522 |
| Books
& Magazines |
$ 2,339,919 |
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| Boat Launching fees |
$ 2,684,066 |
| Boat Mooring and Storage |
$ 18,053,052 |
| Equipment Rental |
$ 7,131,407 |
| Outfitters and Guides |
$ 13,819,111 |
| Lodging |
$ 25,255,538 |
| Food, Drink, refreshments |
$ 70,744,981 |
| Boat Fuel |
$ 20,334,108 |
(Source: American
Sportfishing Association)
Our Goals
Develop an internet site that will provide comprehensive, searchable boating,
fishing and camping information for Oregon state. BOATESCAPE.COM will
become the starting point for recreationists to begin planning their next
ESCAPE. To accomplish this, we will:
- Provide a wealth of free information to the boater, camper and angler.
- Develop a comprehensive Oregon database of lakes and rivers and the ramps
and facilities associated with them
- Develop a comprehensive Oregon database of campgrounds.
- Develop a comprehensive Oregon database of marinas.
- Develop a comprehensive Oregon database of boating, fishing and camping
businesses to assist recreationists.
- Provide links to state, federal and local agencies that provide boating,
fishing and camping facilitites.
- Provide boating safety information.
- Provide weather, maps, and other important boating information.
- Provide general boating links that will be interesting to recreationists.
Our Bios
Bob
VanderLinden: Bob
is currently the Administrative
Officer for the Siuslaw National Forest in Corvallis, Oregon.
Bob has worked for the Forest Service for over 27 years and has been
able to live and work in some of the most beautiful places in Oregon,
Washington, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming.
In 1999, Bob began development of
www.BoatEscape.com combining
two of his favorite "Escapes"; boating and the Internet.
Bob's career with the Forest Service has
involved engineering, administration and currently management.
Bob manages the business services for the Siuslaw National Forest,
which has a $14 million budget.
One of Bob's most memorable experiences was organizing and directing a
Centennial Celebration for the National Forest System in 1991 in Cody, Wyoming
that included participants from all over the nation in multiple
ceremonies that covered two weeks.
Bob@boatescape.com
Brian Platz:
Brian currently owns "The Web Doctor", a computer consulting company in
Salem, Oregon, specializing in providing Internet solutions since 1996.
In September of 1999, Brian
resigned from his Web Master position for the Oregon Department of Education
to pursue the full development of www.BoatEscape.com
Prior to working at Education, Brian was Oregon Department of
Correction's Web Master and Systems Analyst, specializing in design,
development, and implementation of client server applications. His experience
in database applications and dynamic implementation to the web provide
the needed skills in making Boat Escape a reality.
Brian@BoatEscape.com
http://www.dbwebdoctor.com/
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