BEVERLY — The U.S. Coast Guard and local harbormasters are handing out free orange stickers this boating season in an effort to increase safety and save taxpayers money.

In Ohio, for example, kayaks, canoeists and others must pay a $20 registration fee every three years and affix registration stickers and boat registration numbers on their vessels.

The stickers go inside the kayak, where weather conditions can not cause it to fade away. The Coast Guard Auxilary provides them, but if you can not get ahold of one, Taylor says you can also use ...

The Housatonic River Estuary Commission, which Rock serves on, is providing identification stickers for kayaks at the "big box'' stores and sporting goods shops where they are sold.

The owner of a kayak found floating and unmanned has now been located. Around 3 p. m. , the Pensacola Police Department (PPD) says the kayaker called them and said that he was okay. WEAR. PPD ...

Simply labeling your canoe or kayak with your name and phone number could save the Coast Guard from a massive search headache--and help you get a lost boat back.

Most neighboring states do not require registration stickers for canoes and kayaks, or only require them on larger boats. “How are they supposed to know about this?” Graham asked.