[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR100.101]

[Page 248-249]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 100.101  Harvard-Yale Regatta, Thames River, New London, CT.

    (a) Regulated area. The Thames River at New London, Connecticut, 
from the Penn Central Draw Bridge to Bartlett Cove.
    (b) Effective period. This section is in effect on June 8, 1996, 
from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and each year thereafter on a date and times 
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the regatta is canceled due 
to weather, this section will be in effect on the following Sunday.
    (c) Special local regulations. (1) All persons or vessels not 
registered with the sponsor as participants or not part of the regatta 
patrol are considered spectators.
    (2) No spectator or press boats shall be allowed out onto or across 
the race course without Coast Guard escort.
    (3) No person or vessel may transit through the regulated area 
during the effective period unless participating in the event, or as 
authorized by the sponsor or Coast Guard Patrol personnel. The Patrol 
Commander may open up the regulated area to allow for vessel movement 
between scheduled races.
    (4) 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.
    (5) The last 1000 feet of the race course near the finish line will 
be delineated by four (4) temporary white buoys provided by the sponsor. 
All spectator craft shall remain behind these buoys during the event.
    (6) Spectator craft shall not anchor:
    (i) To the west of the race course, between Scotch Cap and Bartlett 
Point Light.
    (ii) Within the race course boundaries or in such a manner that 
would allow their vessel to drift or swing into the race course.
    (7) During the effective period all vessels shall proceed at a speed 
not to exceed six (6) knots in the regulated area.
    (8) Spectator vessels shall not follow the crews during the races.
    (9) Swimming is prohibited in the vicinity of the race course during 
the races.
    (10) 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 drydocks.
    (11) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel. Upon hearing five or more blasts from 
a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, the operator of a vessel shall stop 
immediately and proceed as directed. U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel 
include commissioned, warrant and petty officers of the Coast Guard. 
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to inform

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vessel operators of this regulation and other applicable laws.

[CGD3 85-16, 50 FR 23807, June 6, 1985, as amended by CGD1 87-08, 52 FR 
20387, June 1, 1987. Redesignated and amended by CGD 87-008b, 52 FR 
25219, July 6, 1987; CGD01-95-017, 61 FR 21960, May 13, 1996; CGD 96-
052, 62 FR 16702, Apr. 8, 1997]