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June 06, 2025
Dear Subscriber,
The 4.4-mile Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is this Sunday, June 8. The race begins from the shore of Sandy Point State Park, which is about 5 miles northeast of Annapolis, extends eastward between the two spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (U.S. Highway 50), and finishes on Kent Island immediately south of the Bridge’s eastern-shore causeway.
As described in Table 2 to Paragraph (i)(2) in 33 CFR § 100.501, on June 08, 2025, a regulated area is established for all navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay between and adjacent to the spans of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridges from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by a line drawn parallel and 500 yards north of the north bridge span that originates from the western shoreline at latitude 39°00′36.6″ N, longitude 076°23′55″ W, thence eastward to the eastern shoreline at latitude 38°59′14.2″ N, longitude 076°19′57.3″ W; and bounded to the south by a line drawn parallel and 500 yards south of the south bridge span that originates from the western shoreline at latitude 39°00′18.4″ N, longitude 076°24′28.2″ W, thence eastward to the eastern shoreline at latitude 38°58′39.2″ N, longitude 076°20′08.8″ W. The regulated area will be enforced from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on June 08, 2025. All coordinates reference Datum NAD 1983
The Captain of the Port (COTP) may assign one or more official patrol vessels, as described in 33 CFR § 100.40. The patrol vessels and Event Patrol Commander (PATCOM) can be contacted on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM Channel 16. The Event PATCOM may terminate the event, or the operation of any vessel participating in the marine event, at any time deemed necessary for the protection of life or property. The Event PATCOM or Official Patrol may forbid and control the movement of all vessels and persons in the regulated area. When hailed or signaled by an Official Patrol vessel, the person or vessel being hailed must immediately comply with all directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. The operator of a vessel in the regulated area must stop the vessel immediately when directed to do so by an Official Patrol and then proceed only as directed. A person or vessel must comply with all instructions of the Event PATCOM or Official Patrol. A vessel operator may request permission to enter and transit through the regulated area by contacting the Event PATCOM or Official Patrol on VHF-FM Channel 16. When authorized to transit through the regulated area, the vessel must proceed at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course that minimizes wake near the event area.
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