In 2006, there were 1,050 water sports (sailing, surfing, canoeing, rowing and motorboat cruising) clubs in the Netherlands. Over the past decade, the number of water sports clubs has risen by 10 percent. The number of canoe and rowing clubs in particular rose distinctly by 40 percent from 185 in 1997 to 265 in 2006. Membership of canoe and rowing clubs rose by 40 percent to 33 thousand over the same period.
Canoe and rowing clubs in the Netherlands