Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe list 11 kayak launches within 16 miles of Yarmouth. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. One more is within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Yarmouth we list 11 kayak launches: Yarmouth Town Landing, Kayak Launch in Freeport, Mere Point Boat Launch, Hildreth Road Landing, Water Street Boat Landing #2, Holbrook Street Landing, Lincoln Street Boat Ramp, Pejepscot Boat Ramp, Durham Boat Launch, Little Sebago Lake Boat Ramp and Miller Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Sawyer Park Boat Launch (Bath, 16 miles).
Yes: in Maine, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Yarmouth, ME.