Union Boat Club Stake Race, Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7:30AM

Please alert your memberships to the following event taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7:30AM. Please avoid the race course outllined below, and use caution if in the area. Union Boat Club stake race, Start from the Union Boat Club Lagoon - race directly across the basin towards memorial drive - turn around a stake and head towards Mass Ave Bridge, make another turn before Mass Ave around another stake, and race home to a finishing dock just outside the UBC lagoon. The turns will be marked and we will have extra launches to guide rowers. CRAB fine print and legalese.... CRAB is not the boss of you. We cannot tell you what to do. We offer information that we believe to be true in a good faith effort to improve awareness, communication and boating safety. And we do this because we believe that the boaters of the Charles River want a safe boating environment for all. This is not an official document from CRAB, it is informational only.

Anderson Bridge ALERT, traffic pattern changes coming.

See the note from Mass DOT below regarding changes to the arch closure at Anderson Bridge. We'll have to do some adjustments through the fall as they plan on Monday, Sept 16 to open Boston and close the center for a week. On Monday, Sept 23, they plan to open the Center and close Cambridge. Note the use of the word 'approximately', so please keep your eyes open in case these changes happen a little early, or a little late. and finally, the ever evolving CRAB fine print and legalese.... CRAB is not the boss of you. We cannot tell you what to do. We offer information that we believe to be true in a good faith effort to improve awareness, communication and boating safety. And we do this because we believe that the boaters of the Charles River want a safe boating environment for all. This is not an official document from CRAB, it is informational only. ----- Forwarded Message ----- Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 8:49 AM Subject: Anderson Bridge barrel move MassDOT’s contractor plans on switching barrels in the river on Monday, September 16, 2013, to have the middle barrel closed for approximately one week and the Boston and Cambridge side open. At this time they plan on switching again on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, to have the middle barrel and the Boston barrel open and the Cambridge side barrel closed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Longfellow Bridge work, NOTICE from dcr.

Boaters, This week the joint venture White, Skanska, Consigli (WSC) is scheduled to be working in the water in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge. Specifically, barges will be beneath span 5 and span 7 (the spans immediately on either side of the “salt and pepper” towers). Next week it is planned that the navigation channel will be relocated to span 5 (the span immediately on the Boston side of the “salt and pepper” towers on the Boston-side of the Bridge). At that time the usual navigation channel between the “salt and pepper” towers is scheduled to be closed to navigation for several months. Additionally, there will be continued frequent barge activity in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge. Mariners should exercise heightened care in the area. Please convey the above information to any and all interested parties. Thank you. William A. Gode-von Aesch, Director Flood Control Management and Navigational Operations Section Bureau of Engineering Department of Conservation and Recreation Charles River Dam 250 Warren Avenue Charlestown, MA 02129