33 C.F.R. § 100.902   Macomb Daily Offshore Classic, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair Shores, MI.


Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters


Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS

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§ 100.902   Macomb Daily Offshore Classic, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair Shores, MI.

(a) Race course. Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair enclosed by:

   Latitude           Longitude42°34.2[min]   082°48.3[min] W, to        N42°33.8[min]   082°47.5[min] W, to        N42°31.2[min]   082°49.7[min] W, to        N42°31.5[min]   082°50.5[min] W, thence        N           to42°34.2[min]   082°48.3[min] W.        N

Datum: NAD 1983.

(b) No entry zone. Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, on the outside of the race course area from Point Huron southwest to:

 
   Latitude           Longitude42°32.9[min]   082°47.8[min] W, thence        N           to42°33.9[min]   082°50.3[min] W, thence        N           northeast along the                    shoreline to Point Huron.

Datum: NAD 1983.

(c) Regulation: No vessel may enter the “No Entry Zone” or “Race Course” without prior approval of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The “No Entry Zone” will include all of the L'anse Creuse Bay area.

(d) Caution area—(1) Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, on the outside of the race course area from a west-northwest line between:

 
   Latitude           Longitude42°32.9[min]   082°47.8[min] W, and        N42°33.9[min]   082°50.3[min] W,        N           southwest along the                    shoreline to:42°31.5[min]   082°52.3[min] W, thence        N           to42°30.5[min]   082°49.6[min] W, thence        N           to42°32.9[min]   082°47.8[min] W.        N

Datum: NAD 1983.

(2) Regulation: All vessels transiting the “Caution Area” will be operated at bare steerageway, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, and exercise a high degree of caution.

(e) Vessel spectator areas: Two Vessel Spectator Areas will be established by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, on the east and west side of the race course.

(1) Location: That portion of Lake St. Clair, rectangular in shape, enclosed by:

Western Spectator Area:

 
   Latitude           Longitude42°33.6[min]   082°49.5[min] W, to        N42°33.4[min]   082°49.1[min] W, to        N42°31.8[min]   082°50.8[min] W, to        N42°32.0[min]   082°51.2[min] W, thence        N           to42°33.6[min]   082°49.5[min] W.        N

Eastern Spectator Area:

 
   Latitude           Longitude42°32.9[min]   082°47.6[min] W, to        N42°32.7[min]   082°47.2[min] W, to        N42°30.9[min]   082°48.4[min] W, to        N42°31.2[min]   082°48.8[min] W, thence        N           to42°32.9[min]   082°47.6[min] W.        N

Datum: NAD 1983.

(2) Regulation: Vessels will be permitted to anchor to watch the race. All vessels transiting the “Vessel Spectator Areas” will be operated at bare steerageway, keeping the vessel's wake at a minimum, and exercise a high degree of caution.

(f) Patrol Commander—(1) The Coast Guard will patrol the regulated areas under the direction of a designated Coast Guard Patrol Commander (Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores, MI). The Patrol Commander may be contacted on channel 16 (156.8 MHZ) by the call sign “Coast Guard Patrol Commander”.

(2) The Patrol Commander may direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any boat or vessel within the regulated area. A succession of sharp, short signals by whistle or horn from vessels patrolling the area under the direction of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Commander shall serve as a signal to stop. Any vessel so signaled shall stop and shall comply with the orders of the Patrol Commander. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.

(3) The Patrol Commander may establish vessel size and speed limitations, and operating conditions.

(4) The Patrol Commander may restrict vessel operation within the regulated area to vessels having particular operating characteristics.

(5) The Patrol Commander may terminate the marine event or the operation of any vessel at any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life, limb and property.

(g) General regulations18490 applicable to all areas—Commercial vessels desiring to transit the regulated areas shall provide prior notification to the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Any vessel traffic desiring to transit the regulated areas may do so only with prior approval of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Vessels in the regulated areas shall comply with the directions of the Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

(h) Effective date: These regulations will become effective from 11 A.M. (EDST) until 2 P.M. (EDST), on May 20, 1995, unless otherwise terminated by the Coast Guard Patrol Commander (Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores, MI), and thereafter annually on the third weekend in May, at the same prescribed times unless otherwise specified in the Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners.

[CGD09–93–009, 60 FR 29757, June 6, 1995]

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