2014 Annapolis Yacht Club Races Scheduled

Mariners are advised that the 2014 Annapolis Yacht Club Regattas (17 sail racing events) are scheduled to occur on the Chesapeake Bay and/or Severn River, most held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the following dates during 2014:
April 26 (Spring One Design) and April 26-27 (AYC Overnight);
May 2-4 (NOOD Regatta), May 16-18 (J/22 North Americans) and May 17-18 (Lippincott Regatta);
June 7-8 (CRAB Cup in Annapolis Harbor), June 14-15 (Annual Regatta);
July 2 (Junior Annual Regatta) and July 26 (Summer OD Regatta);
August 30-31 (Labor Day Regatta);
October 4 (Fall Series 1), October 11-12 (Fall Series 2), October 18-19 (Fall Series 3) and October 25-26 (Fall Etchells-Stars and Halloween Howl);
November 1-2 (J/105 Ches Bay Champs) and November 15-16 (I 420 Atlantic Coast).
Most races will occur near the mouth of the Severn River and the adjacent Chesapeake Bay, south of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial (Chesapeake Bay) Bridges and north of Curtis Point, Maryland.
For additional information, interested persons may link to individual events by contacting the AYC Regatta Manager at website www.race.annapolisyc.org or telephone number (410) 263-9147. Chart: 12270.

Corn and Cantaloupe Sailing Regatta Today on the Lafayette

     Norfolk, Va. -- Mariners are advised that the Norfolk Yacht and County Club will host its Corn and Cantaloupe Sailing Regatta today beginning at noon and ending at 4 p.m.

     The event will begin and end at the mouth of the Lafayette River and will round Newport News Middle Ground Light.

     Mariners are requested to use caution and bare steerage when transiting the area.

Annapolis Yacht Club Regattas Begin July 6

     Annapolis, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the 2012 Annapolis Yacht Club’s Regattas (15 sail racing events) are scheduled to occur on the Chesapeake Bay, most held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the following dates: July 6-8 and July 21; September 29-30; October 6, October 13-14, October 20-21 and October 27-28; and November 3 and November 17-18. The races will occur near the mouth of the Severn River, between the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial (Chesapeake Bay) Bridges and Bloody Point (Kent Island), Maryland. For additional information, interested persons may link to individual events by contacting the AYC Regatta Management website at www.race.annapolisyc.org. Chart 12270.

Rowing Regatta in the Northwest Harbor this Saturday

     Baltimore, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the annual “Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge” rowing regatta is scheduled to occur in the Northwest Harbor on June 23, 2012 (rain date June 24, 2012). Approximately 500 participants in 12-person paddling teams will race in vessels 42 feet in length on a designated course with 4 marked lanes located off Tide Point, between the American Sugar Refining wharf and North Locust Point Marine Terminal Pier 8 in Baltimore, Maryland.

     Course markers will be set from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., with racing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and course markers will be removed from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. As described in the Table to Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations Section 100.501, special local regulations establish a regulated area for all waters of Patapsco River, Northwest Harbor, in Baltimore, Maryland, from shoreline to shoreline, within an area bounded on the east by a line drawn along longitude 076°35’ W and bounded on the west by a line drawn along longitude 076°36’ W. This area will be enforced from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on June 23, 2012, and in the case of inclement weather, this marine event may be postponed and the regulated area enforced from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 24, 2012.

     The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. Coast Guard vessels enforcing this regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio channel VHF-FM 16 or 22A. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a vessel in the area shall immediately comply with the directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both.

     Mariners are urged to schedule their transits on this waterway beyond the enforcement times.

     Comments or questions should be directed to Coast Guard Sector Baltimore Waterways Management Division by telephone at (410) 576-2674 or e-mail Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12281.