Regulations for boating in Guantanamo Bay are established to
provide maximum safe recreational use of the bay. All personnel
operating privately owned or MWR vessels in Guantanamo Bay shall
adhere to the harbor limits listed in COMNAVBASEGTMOINST 1710.10F.
Live fire boundaries:
· Live fire or bombing exercises, impacting within the
perimeter of the base, are announced by local messages and signaled
by the display of the alphabetical Bravo flag, numerical Six (6)
pennant and numerical One flag at the marina. Boaters should
call Port Control to find out current conditions on the bay prior
to going out on the water.
· Live fire to seaward is signaled by the display of the
alphabetical Bravo flag and the numerical Nine (9) pennant.
· Live fire exercises impacting only in the Hicacle impact
area are announced by local messages and by displaying the alphabetical
Bravo flag and Pennant Six (6). All areas north of a line drawn
from the entrance to St. Nicholas Channel to the hospital are
closed to all boating during this period. The Guantanamo River
is also off limits during live fire on exercises on Hicacle range.
· Live fire exercise impacting only in the Granadillo impact
areas are announced by displaying the alphabetical Bravo flag
plus Flag One (1) below Pennant Six (6). All areas north of a
line drawn from Granadillo Point to Caracoles Point are closed
to all boating during this period.
· Vessel operators should check with Port Control prior
to getting underway to check for possible changes to live firing
schedules. Do not rely on marina schedules.
Industrial Area:
· The Industrial Area is the area southeast of an imaginary
line drawn from Fisherman’s Point to Evans Point. The Industrial
Area is restricted to all recreational vessels, with the following
exceptions:
· Vessels transiting to or from the PWD boat launch.
· Private vessels transiting to or from MWR piers at Fleet
Post Office Landing and Port Services Boat Shed, Building 761.
Additionally, the Flag Landing, Officer Landing, Corinaso Marina,
Bulkeley Landing, Port Services Boat Shed, Port Services Hurricane
slip and all condemned and/or abandoned piers and dock are off
limits to recreational vessels, unless transiting to Boat Shed
for inspection or rental berthing.
No Wake zones:
The following areas are designated as No Wake Zones.
Vessel operators shall decrease boat speed sufficiently so as
not to create a wake.
· The Windward Point Industrial Area.
· Leeward Point Day Marker #4 to the Leeward Ferry Landing.
· MWR Marina/Fleet Landing/MWR piers.
· TW-8 Small Boat Ramp.
· Deer Point Channel.
· All other channels, inlets and coves.
· Entire Guantanamo River.
· Within 100 yards of any shoreline.