(a) The following regulations apply to the marine events listed in the Table to Sec. 100.100. These regulations will be enforced for the duration of each event, on or about the dates indicated. Notifications will be made to the local maritime community through all appropriate means such as Local Notice to Mariners or Broadcast Notice to Mariners well in advance of the events. If the event does not have a date listed, then exact dates and times of the enforcement period will be announced through a Notice of Enforcement in the Federal Register. The First Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners can be found at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
(1) Designated representative. A ``designated representative'' is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard who has been designated by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Long Island Sound (LIS), to act on his or her behalf. The designated representative may be on an official patrol vessel or may be on shore and will communicate with vessels via VHF-FM radio or loudhailer. In addition, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to inform vessel operators of this regulation.
(2) Official patrol vessels. Official patrol vessels may consist of any Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or local law enforcement vessels assigned or approved by the COTP.
(3) Spectators. All persons and vessels not registered with the event sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels.
(c) Although listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, sponsors of events listed in Table to Sec. 100.100 are still required to submit marine event applications in accordance with 33 CFR 100.15. Each application must:
(1) Be submitted no less than 60 days before the date of the proposed event.
(2) If the proposed event does not have a specified date the sponsor shall hold the event during the month it is listed in Table to Sec. 100.100.
(3) Any proposed event not being held on the specified date or within the month listed in Table to Sec. 100.100 shall be considered a new marine event and the sponsor shall submit a new marine event application in accordance with 33 CFR 100.15 no less than 135 days before the start of the event.
(d) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the regulated areas shall contact the COTP at 203-468-4401 (Sector LIS command center) or the designated representative via VHF channel 16.
(e) Vessels may not transit the regulated areas without the COTP or designated representative approval. Vessels permitted to transit must operate at a no wake speed, in a manner which will not endanger participants or other crafts in the event.
(f) Spectators or other vessels shall not anchor, block, loiter, or impede the transit of event participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated areas during the effective dates and times, or dates and times as modified through the Local Notice to Mariners, unless authorized by COTP or designated representative.
(g) The COTP or designated representative may control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a vessel shall come to an immediate stop and comply with the lawful directions issued. Failure to comply with a lawful direction may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.
(h) The COTP or designated representative may delay or terminate any marine event in this subpart at any time it is deemed necessary to ensure the safety of life or property.
(i) For all power boat races listed, vessels not participating in this event, swimmers, and personal watercraft of any nature are prohibited from entering or moving within the regulated area unless authorized by the COTP or designated representative. Vessels within the regulated area must be at anchor within a designated spectator area or moored to a waterfront facility in a way that will not interfere with the progress of the event.
Table to Sec. 100.100------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------1.1 Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, Event type:
New London, CT. Boat Race.
Date: Last
Saturday in May through second
Saturday of June, from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m.
Location:
All waters of the Thames River
at New London, Connecticut,
between the Penn Central Draw
Bridge
41[deg]21[min]46.94[sec] N
072[deg]5[min]14.46[sec] W to
Bartlett Cove
41[deg]25[min]35.9[sec] N
072[deg]5[min]42.89[sec] W
(NAD 83).
Additional
stipulations: Spectator
vessels must be at anchor
within a designated spectator
area or moored to a waterfront
facility within the regulated
area in such a way that they
shall not interfere with the
progress of the event at least
30 minutes prior to the start
of the races. They must remain
moored or at anchor until the
men's varsity have passed
their positions. At that time,
spectator vessels located
south of the Harvard Boathouse
may proceed downriver at a
reasonable speed. Vessels
situated between the Harvard
Boathouse and the finish line
must remain stationary until
both crews return safely to
their boathouses. If for any
reason the men's varsity crew
race is postponed, spectator
vessels will remain in
position until notified by
Coast Guard or regatta patrol
personnel. The last 1000 feet
of the race course near the
finish line will be delineated
by four temporary white buoys
provided by the sponsor. All
spectator craft shall remain
behind these buoys during the
event. Spectator craft shall
not anchor: to the west of the
race course, between Scotch
Cap and Bartlett Point Light,
or within the race course
boundaries or in such a manner
that would allow their vessel
to drift or swing into the
race course. During the
effective period all vessels
shall proceed at a speed not
to exceed six knots in the
regulated area. Spectator
vessels shall not follow the
crews during the races.
Swimming is prohibited in the
vicinity of the race course
during the races. A vessel
operating in the vicinity of
the Submarine Base may not
cause waves which result in
damage to submarines or other
vessels in the floating dry-
docks.------------------------------------------------------------------------1.2 Great Connecticut River Raft Race, Event type:
Middletown, CT. Boat Race.
Date: Last
Saturday in July through the
first Saturday in August, from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Location:
All waters of the Connecticut
River Middletown, CT between
Dart Island (Marker no. 73)
41[deg]33[min]8.235[sec] N
072[deg]33[min]24.459[sec] W
and Portland Shoals (Marker
no. 92)
41[deg]33[min]46.828[sec] N
072[deg]38[min]42.176[sec] W
(NAD 83).------------------------------------------------------------------------1.3 Head of the Connecticut Regatta, Event type:
Connecticut River, CT. Boat Race.
Date: The
second Saturday of October,
from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location:
All waters of the Connecticut
River between the southern tip
of Gildersleeve Island
41[deg]36[min]3.61[sec] N
072[deg]37[min]18.08[sec] W
and Light Number 87
41[deg]33[min]32.905[sec] N
072[deg]37[min]15.241[sec] W
(NAD 83).
Additional
stipulations: Vessels less
than 20 meters in length will
be allowed to transit the
regulated area only under
escort and at the discretion
of the Coast Guard patrol
commander. Vessels over 20
meters in length will be
allowed to transit the
regulated area, under escort,
from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
or as directed by the Coast
Guard patrol commander. All
transiting vessels shall
operate at ``No Wake'' speed
or five knots, whichever is
slower. Southbound vessels
awaiting escort through the
regulated area will wait in
the vicinity of the southern
tip of Gildersleeve Island.
Northbound vessels awaiting
escort will wait at Light
Number 87.------------------------------------------------------------------------1.4 Riverfront Regatta, Hartford, CT... Event type:
Regatta.
Date: The
first Sunday of October, from
8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Location:
All water of the Connecticut
River, Hartford, CT, between
the Putnum Bridge
41[deg]42.87[min] N
072[deg]38.43[min] W and the
Riverside Boat House
41[deg]46.42[min] N
072[deg]39.83[min] W (NAD 83).------------------------------------------------------------------------1.5 Patchogue Grand Prix, Patchogue, NY Event type:
Boat Race.
Date: The
last weekend of August Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, from 11
a.m. until 5 p.m.
Location:
All water of the Great South
Bay, off Shorefront Park,
Patchogue, NY from approximate
position: Beginning at a point
off Sand Spit Park, Patchogue,
NY at position
40[deg]44[min]45[sec] N,
073[deg]00[min]51[sec] W then
running south to a point in
Great South Bay at position
40[deg]43[min]46[sec] N,
073[deg]00[min]51[sec] W then
running south east to position
40[deg]43[min]41[sec] N,
073[deg]00[min]20[sec] W then
running north east to position
40[deg]43[min]54[sec] N,
072[deg]58[min]46[sec] W then
east to position
40[deg]43[min]58[sec] N,
072[deg]57[min]32[sec] W then
east to position
40[deg]43[min]57[sec] N,
072[deg]56[min]49[sec] W then
north to position
40[deg]44[min]18[sec] N,
072[deg]56[min]49[sec] W then
west to position
40[deg]44[min]18[sec] N,
072[deg]57[min]32[sec] W then
north west to position
40[deg]44[min]30[sec] N,
072[deg]58[min]32[sec] W then
north west to position
40[deg]44[min]33[sec] N,
072[deg]59[min]12[sec] W then
north west to position
40[deg]44[min]41[sec] N,
072[deg]59[min]51[sec] W then
north west to position
40[deg]44[min]46[sec] N,
073[deg]00[min]04[sec] W and
then closing the zone at
position 40[deg]44[min]45[sec]
N, 073[deg]00[min]51[sec] W
(NAD 83).------------------------------------------------------------------------1.6 Riverfront U.S. Title series Event type:
Powerboat Race, Hartford, CT. Boat Race.
Date: Labor
Day weekend, Friday and
Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6
p.m. and Sunday from 12:01
p.m. until 6 p.m.
Location:
All water of the Connecticut
River, Hartford, CT, between
the Founders Bridge on the
North approximate position
41[deg]45[min]53.47[sec] N,
072[deg]39[min]55.77[sec] W
and 41[deg]45[min]37.39[sec]
N, 072[deg]39[min]47.49[sec] W
(NAD 83) to the South.------------------------------------------------------------------------1.7 Hartford Dragon Boat Regatta....... Event type:
Boat Race.
Dates:
Saturday and Sunday during the
third weekend of August.
Time 8 a.m.
until 4:30 p.m. each day.
Regulated
area: All waters of the
Connecticut River in Hartford,
CT between the Bulkeley Bridge
41[deg]46[min]10.10[sec] N,
072[deg]39[min]56.13[sec] W
and the Wilbur Cross Bridge
41[deg]45[min]11.67[sec] N,
072[deg]39[min]13.64[sec] W
(NAD 83).------------------------------------------------------------------------1.8 Kayak for a Cause Regatta.......... Event type:
Boat Race.
Date: A
single day during the third or
fourth weekend of July.
Time: 8 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
Regulated
area: All water of Long Island
Sound within a nine mile long
and half mile wide rectangle
shaped regatta course
connecting Norwalk, CT and
Crab Meadow, NY. The regulated
area beginning in Norwalk CT
east of Shady Beach at
41[deg]5[min]32.24[sec] N,
073[deg]23[min]11.18[sec] W
then heads south crossing Long
Island Sound to a point east
of Crab Meadow Beach, Crab
Meadow, NY at
40[deg]55[min]37.21[sec] N,
073[deg]19[min]2.14[sec] W
then turns west connecting to
a point west of Crab Meadow
Beach at
40[deg]55[min]48.3[sec] N,
073[deg]19[min]51.88[sec] W,
then turns north crossing Long
Island Sound to the western
boundary of Calf Pasture Beach
Norwalk, CT at
41[deg]04[min]57.54[sec] N,
073[deg]23[min]53.21[sec] W
then turns east back to its
starting point at
41[deg]5[min]32.24[sec] N,
073[deg]23[min]11.18[sec] W
(NAD 83).
Additional
stipulations: 1) Spectators
must maintain a minimum
distance of 100 yards from
each event participant and
support vessel. 2) Vessels
that maintain the minimum
required distance from event
participants and support
vessels may transit through
the regatta course.------------------------------------------------------------------------ [USCG-2008-0384, 77 FR 6956, Feb. 10, 2012, as amended by USCG-2012-1036, 78 FR 31404, May 24, 2013]