[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: 33CFR100.119]

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                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. 100.119  Newport-Bermuda Regatta, Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI

    (a) Regulated area. The regulated area includes all waters of 
Narragansett Bay, Newport, RI, within the following points (NAD 83):

Latitude                             Longitude
41 deg.27'51" N                      071 deg.22'14" W
41 deg.27'24" N                      071 deg.21'57" W
41 deg.27'09" N                      071 deg.22'39" W
41 deg.27'36" N                      072 deg.22'55" W



In the event that weather conditions prohibit a safe race start within 
the approach to Newport Harbor, the race will begin offshore and the 
following regulated area applies (NAD 83):

Latitude                             Longitude
41 deg.26'04" N                      071 deg.22'16" W
41 deg.25'36" N                      071 deg.21'58" W
41 deg.25'45" N                      071 deg.22'40" W
41 deg.25'49" N                      071 deg.22'56" W


    (b) Special local regulations.
    (1) The Coast Guard patrol commander may delay, modify, or cancel 
the race as conditions or circumstances require.
    (2) No person or vessel may enter, transit, or remain in the 
regulated area unless participating in the event or unless authorized by 
the Coast Guard patrol commander.
    (3) Vessels encountering emergencies which require transit through 
the regulated area should contact the Coast Guard patrol commander on 
VHF Channel 16. In the event of an emergency, the Coast Guard patrol 
commander may authorize a vessel to transit through the regulated area 
with a Coast Guard designated escort.

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    (4) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Coast Guard on-scene patrol commander. On-scene patrol personnel may 
include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Upon hearing five or more short blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard 
vessel, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed. Members of 
the Coast Guard Auxiliary may also be present to inform vessel operators 
of this regulation and other applicable laws.
    (c) Effective date. This section is in effect on June 21, 1996, from 
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and biennially thereafter on a date and times 
published in a Federal Register document.

[CGD01-96-025, 61 FR 32332, June 24, 1996]