Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Local Notice to Mariners:Smith Island Crab Skiff Race on the Patuxent

     Patuxent River, MD -- Mariners are advised that a “Smith Island Crab Skiff Race” is scheduled to occur in the Patuxent River on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The replica crab netting skiff racing demonstration to support the Calvert Maritime Museum’s Classic & Antique Boat Show consists of five inboard powered high-speed boats (18-21 feet in length) operating on an ovalshaped, marked course located near the Pavillion at Solomons Island, Maryland. The official patrol on scene can be contacted on marine band radio channel 16 VHF-FM, if necessary. For any comments or questions, contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12264.
For the complete Local Notice to Mariners visit http://navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm05192011.pdf

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