Columbus Day Regatta in Biscayne Nation Park Goes On

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Columbus Day Regatta in Biscayne Nation Park Goes On with the Park Rangers and Police looking the other way. Seems the Park Rangers did not want to mess with angry boaters.
I guess that is where they draw the line. I went fishing there last week and I was not bother at all by the Park Rangers or Marine Patrol. I think they are busy harassing the fishing guides in Florida Bay and the Everglades more than Biscayne National Park.

2013 Columbus Day in Biscayne Bay
ELLIOT KEY UPDATE: Offically the park is closed. Unoffically.... they will look the other way.

The park will remain closed as long as the government shutdown remains, but law enforcement doesn’t want to try to shut down the huge Columbus Day weekend party that attracts thousands of boaters each year.
“For any activities that occur related to Columbus Day weekend—the park is closed. We’ve got a whole host of partners here to help keep anybody that should come into the park as safe as possible; they may be cited for trespass. The park is closed,” said Supt. Brian Calstrom of Biscayne National Park.
But while law enforcement will look the other way when it comes to the gathering of the boats for the party, the Coast Guard said boaters who behave in an unsafe manner and those who drink and boat will be ticketed and possibly arrested.

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