(a) General. Special local regulations are established for the events listed in Table 1 of this section. Notice of implementation of these special local regulations will be made by publication in the Federal Register 30 days prior to the event for those events without specific dates or by Notice to Mariners 20 Days prior to the event for those events listing a period for which a firm date is identifiable. In all cases, further information on exact dates, times, and other details concerning the number and type of participants and an exact geographical description of the areas are published by the Eleventh Coast Guard District in the Local Notice to Mariners at least 20 days prior to each event. To be placed on the mailing list for Local Notice to Mariners contact: Commander (dpw), Eleventh Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Island, Building 50-2, Alameda, CA 94501-5100. Note: Sponsors of events listed in Table 1 of this section must submit an application each year in accordance with 33 CFR 100.15 to the cognizant Coast Guard Sector Commander no less than 60 days before the start of the proposed event. Sponsors are informed that ample lead time is required to inform all Federal, state, local agencies, and/or other interested parties and to provide the sponsor the best support to ensure the safety of life and property. A Coast Guard-National Park Service agreement exists for both the Glen Canyon and Lake Mead National Recreational Areas; applicants shall contact the cognizant authority for approval of events in these areas.
(b) Special local regulations. All persons and vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or as official patrol vessels are considered spectators. The ``official patrol'' consists of any Coast Guard, other Federal, state or local law enforcement, and any public or sponsor-provided vessels assigned or approved by the cognizant Coast Guard Sector Commander to patrol each event.
(1) No spectator shall anchor, block, loiter, nor impede the through transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated areas during all applicable effective dates and times unless cleared to do so by or through an official patrol vessel.
(2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, any spectator located within a regulated area during all applicable effective dates and times shall come to an immediate stop.
(3) The Patrol Commander (PATCOM) is empowered to control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area or to restrict vessels from entering the regulated area. The Patrol Commander shall be designated by the cognizant Coast Guard Sector Commander; will be a U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant officer, or petty officer to act as the Sector Commander's official representative; and will be located aboard the lead official patrol vessel. As the Sector Commander's representative, the PATCOM may terminate the event any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property. PATCOM may be reached on VHF-FM Channel 13 (156.65MHz) or 16 (156.8MHz) when required, by the call sign ``PATCOM.''
(4) The Patrol Commander may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
(5) The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, state, or local agencies.
Table 1 to Sec. 100.1102
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1. Lake Havasu Winter Water-Ski Race------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ National Water-ski Racing
Association.Event Description...................... Water-ski races.Date................................... Saturday and Sunday in late
February or early March.Location............................... Lake Havasu, AZ.Regulated Area......................... That portion of the lower
Colorado River on the Arizona
side between Thompson Bay and
Copper Canyon.------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Havasu Landing Regatta------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Southern Outboard Association.Event Description...................... Boat Races on closed course.Date................................... Saturday and Sunday in
February.Location............................... Havasu Lake, CA.Regulated Area......................... That portion of the lower
Colorado River on the
California side at Havasu
Landing Resort and Casino.------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Parker International Water-Ski Race------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ International Water-ski Race
Association.Event Description...................... Water-ski Show.Date................................... Second Saturday and Sunday in
March.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The entire water area of the
Colorado River beginning at
BlueWater Marina in Parker,
AZ, and extending
approximately 10 miles to La
Paz County Park.------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Desert Storm------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Lake Racer LLC.
Event Description...................... Boat Poker Run and Exhibition
Runs.Date................................... April weekend (3 day event).Location............................... Lake Havasu, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The waters of the lower
Colorado River encompassed
from the eastern line off of
Algoma Pier Head Lighthouse to
the Split Rock Lighthouse as
the western line, with the
following boundaries:
Eastern Boundary Line:
34[deg]26[min]51[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]41[sec] W to
34[deg]27[min]17[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]51[sec] W.
Western Boundary Line:
34[deg]27[min]18[sec] N,
114[deg]22[min]34[sec] W to
34[deg]26[min]55[sec] N,
114[deg]22[min]59[sec] W.------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Lake Havasu Grand Prix------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Pacific Offshore Powerboat
Racing Association (POPRA).Event Description...................... Boat Races on closed course.Date................................... April weekend (2 day event).Location............................... Lake Havasu, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The waters of the lower
Colorado River encompassed by
the following boundaries:
Boundary one from
34[deg]27[min]44[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]53[sec] W to
34[deg]27[min]51[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]43[sec] W.
Boundary two from
34[deg]26[min]50[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]41[sec] W to
34[deg]27[min]14[sec] N,
114[deg]20[min]55[sec] W.
Boundary three from
34[deg]26[min]10[sec] N,
114[deg]18[min]40[sec] W to
34[deg]25[min]50[sec] N,
114[deg]18[min]52[sec] W.------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. BlueWater Resort and Casino Spring Classic------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Southern California Speedboat
Club.Event Description...................... Professional High-speed
powerboat race, closed course.Date................................... Saturday and Sunday in April.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The Lake Moovalya area of the
Colorado River in Parker, AZ.------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. BlueWater Resort and Casino Southwest Showdown------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Arizona Drag Boat Association.Event Description...................... Professional High-speed
powerboat drag race, on a
measured course.Date................................... Saturday and Sunday in March.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... Adjacent to the BlueWater River
Casino, Arizona side of the
Colorado River in Parker, AZ.------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. BlueWater Resort and Casino West Coast Nationals------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ RPM Racing Enterprises.Event Description...................... Professional High-speed
powerboat race, closed course.Date................................... Saturday and Sunday in April.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The Lake Moovalya area of the
Colorado River and the portion
of the Colorado River adjacent
to the BlueWater River Casino,
in Parker, AZ.------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Great Western Tube Float------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ City of Parker, AZ.Event Description...................... River float.Date................................... One Saturday in June.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The navigable waters of the
Colorado River from La Paz
County Park to the BlueWater
Resort and Casino, immediately
before the Headgate Dam.------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. IJSBA World Finals------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ International Jet Sports
Boating Association (IJSBA).Event Description...................... Personal Watercraft Race.Date................................... Second Saturday through third
Sunday of October (10 Days).Location............................... Lake Havasu City, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The navigable waters of Lake
Havasu, AZ in the area known
as Crazy Horse Campgrounds.------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Parker Enduro------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Parker Area Chamber of
Commerce.Event Description...................... Hydroplane, flatbottom, tunnel,
and v-bottom powerboat race.Date................................... Late October.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... Between river miles 179 and 185
(between the Roadrunner Resort
and Headgate Dam).------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. BlueWater Resort and Casino Thanksgiving Regatta------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Southern California Speedboat
Club.Event Description...................... Boat Races.Date................................... Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday during Thanksgiving
week.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The Lake Moovalya area of the
Colorado River and the portion
of the Colorado River adjacent
to the BlueWater River Casino,
in Parker, AZ.------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Lake Havasu City Boat Parade of Lights------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ London Bridge Yacht Club.Event Description...................... Boat parade during which
vessels pass by a pre-
designated vessel and then
transit through the London
Bridge Channel.Date................................... First Saturday and Sunday in
December.Location............................... Lake Havasu, AZ.Regulated Area......................... A pre-determined course that
travels through the waters of
North Lake Havasu, London
Bridge Channel and Thompson
Bay.------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Mark Hahn Memorial 300 PWC Endurance Race------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ DSM Events.Event Description...................... 300 Nautical Mile PWC Race Loop
Track.Date................................... Late February.Location............................... Lake Havasu City, AZ.Regulated Area......................... A 10 mile course on Northern
Lake Havasu from London Bridge
to North Lake Havasu Landing.------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. Lake Havasu Triathlon------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Tucson Racing.Event Description...................... Swim race.Date................................... March.Location............................... Lake Havasu, AZ.Regulated Area......................... Waters North of London Bridge
to waters just north of Crazy
Horse Camp Ground.------------------------------------------------------------------------
16. Bullhead City River Regatta------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Bullhead City.Event Description...................... River float.Date................................... One Saturday in August.Location............................... Bullhead City, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The navigable waters of the
Colorado River from Camp Davis
to the Rotary Park.------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. BlueWater Triathlon------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Blue Water Resort & CasinoEvent Description...................... Swimming Portion of Triathlon
Race.Date................................... One Saturday in October.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... The waters of the Colorado
River between river between
the BlueWater Resort & Casino
Amphitheater and just North of
Headgate Rock Dam in Parker,
AZ.------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. BlueWater Resort and Casino 300 Enduro------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ RPM Racing Enterprises.Event Description...................... Boat Race.Date................................... Late October.Location............................... Parker, AZ.
Regulated Area......................... Between river miles 179 and 185
(between the Roadrunner Resort
and Headgate Dam).------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. Another Dam Race------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsor................................ Blue Water Resort and Casino.Event Description...................... Kayak, surbboard, surfski,
stand up paddle board race.Date................................... A Saturday in November.Location............................... Parker, AZ.Regulated Area......................... Between river miles 179 and 185
(between the Roadrunner Resort
and Headgate Dam).------------------------------------------------------------------------ [USCG-2013-0361, 79 FR 6462, Feb. 4, 2014]