Boaters warned about speeding

August 01, 2003

As part of a safety crackdown for the Tall Ships Festival, the U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters along the downtown lakefront to lower their speed.

On Wednesday, when the festival started, about a half-dozen boaters were given speeding citations.

A 5 m.p.h. speed limit and no-wake zone are in effect until Monday from the Adler Planetarium to inside the breakwalls of Chicago Harbor and extending to the Michigan Avenue Bridge on the Chicago River.

The tall ships, which arrived Wednesday and leave Monday, are docked at Navy Pier, DuSable Harbor and on the river.

Boats are not allowed within 20 feet of a moored tall ship or 100 yards of a tall ship at sail.

