[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: 33CFR100.108]

[Page 252]
 
                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. 100.108  Great Kennebec River Whatever Race.

    (a) Regulated Area. That portion of the Kennebec River, extending 
bank to bank, between the Maine Route 126 bridge (at latitude 44-14 
North, longitude 69-46-15 West connecting Randolph and Gardiner, Maine) 
to the U.S. Route 201-202 bridge (at latitude 44-18-43 North, longitude 
69-46-26 West in Augusta, Maine).
    (b) Special Local Regulations. The following requirements will be 
placed on vessels operating within the regulated area during the 
effective period of regulation:
    (1) All persons on board any vessel which does not possess a valid 
state registration or federal documentation shall at all times wear a 
Coast Guard approved Type I, II, or III personal flotation device 
(lifejacket).
    (2) Spectator and/or transiting vessels shall not exceed five (5) 
mph or ``NO WAKE'' speed, whichever is slower.
    (3) All vessels shall exercise extreme caution when operating near 
parade participants and shall be alert for disabled craft and persons 
possibly falling overboard.
    (4) All vessel operators shall immediately follow any instruction 
given by Coast Guard patrol personnel.
    (5) Coast Guard Auxiliarists will be patrolling the regatta to 
advise participants, spectators, and transiting vessels of the content 
of these regulations.
    (c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 
p.m. on June 30, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times 
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to 
weather, this section is effective the following day.

[CGD1 89-026, 54 FR 30036, July 18, 1989, as amended by CGDO1-96-016, 61 
FR 26105, May 24, 1996; CGD 96-052, 62 FR 16702, Apr. 8, 1997]