CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER G—REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES (parts 100 to 100) > PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS > 100.1103—Northern California annual marine events.

100.1103—Northern California annual marine events.

(a) General. Special local regulations are established for the events listed in table 1 of this section. Further information on exact dates, times, and other details concerning the number and type of participants and an exact geographical description of the areas are published by the Eleventh Coast Guard District in the Local Notice to Mariners at least 20 days prior to each event. To be placed on the mailing list contact: Commander (oan), Eleventh Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Island, Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501-5100.

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Note to Paragraph (a): Sponsors of events listed in Table 1 of this section must submit an application each year as required by 33 CFR Part 100 , Subpart A, to Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Yerba Buerna Island, San Francisco, CA 94130-9309.
(b) Special local regulations. All persons and vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or with Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco as official patrol vessels are considered spectators. The “official patrol” consists of any Coast Guard, other Federal, state or local law enforcement, and any public or sponsor-provided vessels assigned or approved by Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, to patrol each event.
(1) No spectator shall anchor, block, loiter, nor impede the through transit of participants or official patrol vessels, in the regulated areas during all applicable effective dates and times, unless cleared to do so by or through an official patrol vessel.
(2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, any spectator located within a regulated area during all applicable effective dates and times shall come to an immediate stop.
(3) The Patrol Commander (PATCOM) is empowered to forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. The Patrol Commander shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; will be a U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant officer or petty officer to act as the Sector Commander's official representative; and will be located aboard the lead official patrol vessel. As the Sector Commander's representative, the PATCOM may terminate the event any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property. PATCOM may be reached on VHF-FM Channel 13 (156.65MHz) when required, by the call sign “PATCOM”.
(4) The Patrol Commander may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
Table 1 to § 100.1103
[All coordinates referenced use datum NAD 83.]
San Francisco Grand Prix
Sponsor Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association.
Event Description Professional High-speed powerboat race.
Date Saturday or Sunday in April.
Location San Francisco Waterfront to South Tower of Golden Gate Bridge.
Regulated Area 37°−49′−10″ N, 122°−24′−07″ W; thence to
37°−48′−50″ N, 122°−24′−07″ W; thence to
37°−48′−56″ N, 122°−28′−48″ W; thence to
37°−48′−48″ N, 122°−28′−48″ W; thence returning to the point of origin.
Blessing of the Fleet
Code of Federal Regulations 311
Sponsor Corinthian Yacht Club.
Event Description Boat parade during which vessels pass by a pre-designated platform or vessel.
Location Raccoon Strait.
Regulated Area The area between a line drawn from Bluff Point on the southeastern side of Tiburon Peninsula to Point Campbell on the northern edge of Angel Island, and a line drawn from Peninsula Point on the southern edge of Tiburon Peninsula to Point Stuart on the western edge of Angel Island.
Opening Day on San Francisco Bay
Sponsor Pacific inter-Club Yacht Association and Corinthian Yacht Club.
Event Description Boat parade during which vessels pass by a pre-designated platform or vessel.
Date Sunday in April.
Location San Francisco waterfront, Crissy Field to Pier 35.
Regulated Area The area defined by a line drawn from Fort Point (37°48.66N, 122°28.64W); thence easterly approximately 5,000 yards to a point located at 37°49.15N, 122°25.61W; thence easterly to the Blossom Rock Bell Buoy (37°49.10N, 122°24.20W); thence westerly to the Northeast corner of Pier 35; thence returning along the shoreline to the point of origin.
Special Requirements. All vessels entering the regulated area shall follow the parade route established by the sponsor and be capable of maintaining an approximate speed of 6 knots.
Commercial Vessel Traffic Allowances. The parade will be interrupted, as necessary, to permit the passage of commercial vessel traffic. Commercial traffic must cross the parade route at a no-wake speed and perpendicular to the parade route.
Race the Straits Offshore Grand Prix Festival
Sponsor Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association.
Event Description Professional high-speed powerboat race.
Date Sunday in July.
Location Carquinez Strait and San Pablo Strait.
Regulated Area 38°02′12″ N, 122°08′31″ W thence to
38°02′38″ N, 122°10′00″ W thence to
38°03′20″ N, 122°10′20″ W thence to
38°03′48″ N, 122°13′32″ W thence to
38°03′36″ N, 122°17′37″ W thence to
38°03′19″ N, 122°17′34″ W thence to
38°03′35″ N, 122°13′32″ W thence to
38°03′24″ N, 122°12′01″ W thence to
38°02′58″ N, 122°10′58″ W thence to
38°01′55″ N, 122°09′47″ W thence to
38°01′58″ N, 122°08′31″ W thence returning to the point of origin.
Delta Thunder Powerboat Race
Sponsor Pacific Offshore Power Racing Association.
Event Description Professional high-speed powerboat race.
Date Sunday in September.
Location Off Pittsburgh, CA in the waters around Winter Island and Brown Island.
Regulated Area The water area of Suisun Bay commencing at Simmons Point on Chipps Island; thence southwesterly to Stake Point on the southern shore of Suisun Bay; thence easterly following the southern shoreline of Suisun Bay and New York Slough to New York Slough Buoy 13; thence north-northwesterly to the Northwestern corner of Fraser Shoal; thence northwesterly to the western tip of Chain Island; thence west-northwesterly to the northeast tip of Van Sickle Island; thence following the shoreline of Van Sickle Island and Chipps Island and returning to the point of origin.
Festival of the Sea
Sponsor San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Event Description Tugboat Race.
Date Sunday in September.
Code of Federal Regulations 312
Location From Crissy Field to Aquatic Park.
Regulated Area San Francisco Bay approximately 500 yards offshore of Golden Gate Yacht club, Gas house Cove, and extending east to Pier 45. All mariners may proceed with caution but must keep at least 500 foot distance from the competing tugboats.

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[CGD11-99-007, 64 FR 39029, July 21, 1999, as amended by USCG-2006-25556, 72 FR 36328, July 2, 2007]