The Final Update of the table below was on 2/7/2015  (Note: the new Excel Spreadsheet that you can download (just below) is now more up-to-date than this table, which only includes kayaks stolen from 1991 though 2014, but not kayaks stolen after the end of 2014. Unfortunately, the table below has become so large and so extremely time consuming to update that I've been forced to abandon updating it as of 2/7/15)  

For 2015 and beyond I've converted this complete table into an Excel spreadsheet. This new Excel spreadsheet includes all the information in the table below and will continue to be updated quickly whenever I receive notice of a stolen kayak.
Click here to download and view the new continuously updated Stolen Kayaks Spreadsheet.

NOTICE: Extra rewards are being offered for certain kayaks stolen in California. They are identified by a "No XXX" designation in the "Found?" column and "special" in the "Reward" column of the tables below. If you bought a used kayak in the SF Bay Area (or anywhere within 100 miles of SF) in 2007 or 2008 check the database below to see if it may have been stolen and then click here to see the details of the special rewards being offered for turning one of them in to us. It is easiest to see these models listed in the yellow background section "Most Recent Kayaks Added" below (check as far back as the 7/07 dates).

Unclaimed Found Kayaks (Pink background color in table below) Could it be yours?
Recovered Kayaks (Light green background color)
There is hope, many of these kayaks were recovered because of this list (and the 
unparalleled honesty of paddlers)

Check the lists below to see if the kayak you bought
or are about to buy is "Hot").
Lost or Stolen River Kayaks (White background color)
Note: Due to my lack of time to search them out on the web, stolen river kayaks 
will no longer be included here unless they have been reported directly to us.

Lost or Stolen Touring or Rec. Kayaks (Light blue background color)
In all the above groups the kayaks are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, then model.
Most Recent Kayaks Added (mostly Yellow background color with Salmon color column heading rows)
The most recent additions are at the top of this group (Note: all are also listed in one of the above lists organized alphabetically by manufacturer and model) Some kayaks listed here (those with NoXXX in the found column and "special in the "Reward" column) have some generous rewards being offered by several kayak related businesses  in order to encourage anyone who may have inadvertently purchased one of them to turn it in and provide some much needed information about its purchase. You could help put a serial kayak thief behind bars. Click here for the reward details on those stolen California kayaks.

How to Avoid Buying a "Hot" Kayak & How to Safeguard Your Kayak
provides information on how to avoid becoming a victim. If you bought a kayak that is on this list please read the above link and then call (206)367-2831 or E-mail us at marinerkayaks@msn.com

If your kayak has been lost or stolen, and want have your kayak added to this list of lost or stolen kayaks, mail, call, or E-mail us as much of the following information as you can:

1) Your name, address, phone numbers and e-mail addresses where you can be reached so that if we find your kayak, or get a tip about it, we can contact you ASAP (this info will not be published).
 
2) As much information about the kayak as you can, including if possible, make, model, colors, construction material (fiberglass, plastic, wood, skin-on-frame, folding), the Coast Guard hull identification number (HIN), and any distinguishing features about your kayak that could help someone identify it as being your kayak. 

3) Tell us the range of dates (and or time of day) when the theft occurred

4) The police agency, date reported, and case number, along with the officer's name and phone number where the theft was reported. That information means we can contact the police quickly and talk to an officer who knows about the theft and get them to respond as quickly as possible if your kayak has been spotted. 

5) So we can track a serial thief's MO, please tell us, in detail, where and how the theft occurred and if any security measures were defeated during the theft. 

6) Do you want to offer a reward for the kayaks return (and for cooperating with the justice system)? A reward might encourage an innocent new buyer to come forward and return it to you.

Note: The only information that will be published here will be the kayak identification information, the month, year and state where the theft occurred along with any reward amount you choose to offer.

Please, let us know if you later move so we can find you if your kayak is found. It took me months trying to return a recovered kayak to one victim who had moved. Also, if your kayak is recovered and returned to you by some other way than through this website, please let me know that as well, so I can update this list with the good news (and not have someone later thinking that YOU are paddling a stolen kayak).