33 C.F.R. § 100.505 New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) Regulated area. The Manasquan River from the New York and Long Branch Railroad to Manasquan Inlet, together with all of the navigable waters of the United States from Asbury Park, New Jersey, latitude 40 degrees, 14 minutes north; southward to Seaside Park, New Jersey latitude 39 degrees, 55 minutes north, from the New Jersey shoreline seaward to the limits of the Territorial Sea. The race course area extends from Asbury Park to Seaside Park from the shoreline, seaward to a distance of 8.4 nautical miles. (b) Effective Period: This section is effective annually on the third Wednesday in July. If the event is canceled due to weather, this section is effective the following day. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander will announce by Broadcast Notice to Mariners the specific time periods during which the regulations will be enforced. (c) Special local regulations. (1) The regulated area shall be closed intermittently to general navigation during the effective period. No person or vessel may enter or remain in the regulated area while it is closed unless participating in the event or authorized by the sponsor or regatta patrol personnel. (2) All persons or vessels not registered with sponsor as participants or not part of the regatta patrol are considered spectators. (3) The spectator fleet shall be held in spectator anchorage areas marked by patrol vessels. The sponsor provided boats shall fly colored pennants to aid in their identification. Spectator anchorages areas are established as follows: (i) Asbury Park, NJ south to Manasquan Inlet, NJ. The spectator fleet will be held behind (west of) a line running north to south from the Asbury Park Convention Center to the north jetty at Manasquan Inlet. At the Asbury Park Convention Center the spectator fleet shall be held behind a line north of the Convention Center Pier. These lines will be set up by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander on the day of the race. (ii) Seaside Heights. The spectator fleet shall be held behind a line south of the Seaside Funtown Pier. This line shall be set by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander on the day of the race. (4) No spectator, press or commercial fishing boats shall cross the race course without the permission of the Patrol Commander. Those vessels wishing to cross the race course shall obtain permission to do so by contacting the nearest Coast Guard patrol vessel. (5) No vessel shall proceed at a speed greater than six (6) knots while in Manasquan Inlet during the effective period. (6) 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 vessel operators of this regulation and other applicable laws. [CGD3 85–19, 50 FR 28574, July 15, 1985. Redesignated and amended by CGD 87–008b, 52 FR 25219, July 6, 1987; CGDO1–96–016, 61 FR 26105, May 24, 1996; CGD 96–052, 62 FR 16702, Apr. 8, 1997; CGD 05–98–006, 63 FR 39236, July 22, 1998]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 100.505 New Jersey Offshore Grand Prix.
