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Thompson Boat Center Regatta Guidelines

A Regatta Application (PDF)* must be submitted by applicants seeking to hold a regatta at Thompson Boat Center.

Required information:

  • Sponsoring Organization Information
  • Fee Requirements
  • Site Diagrams
  • Review of National Park Service Rules & Regs Pertaining to Thompson Boat Center

Fees:

Administration

Fees cover labor costs of TBC personnel during regatta planning and management

Dockmaster

Fees cover labor costs of TBC personnel dockmaster duties including safety, orderliness and supervision of dock.

Grounds Maintenance

Fees cover labor costs of TBC personnel required to maintain good housekeeping practices for grounds and facility during and after regatta.

Parking Support Personnel

Fees cover labor costs of TBC personnel required for parking lot supervision.

Portable Toilets

Covers cost of additional portable toilets to support regatta attendants.

Additional Trash Service

Covers cost of increased trash removal generated by regatta. Also supports the Environmental Mission of the National Park and Concessionaire in recycling products wherever possible.

National Park Service Rules & Regs Pertaining to Thompson Boat Center:

36 CFR 5.3: Business operations

Engaging in or soliciting any business in park areas, except in accordance with the provisions of a permit, contract, or other written agreement with the United States, except as such may be specifically authorized under special regulations applicable to a park area, is prohibited.

36 CFR 7.96 (h): Soliciting

Soliciting or demanding gifts, money, goods or services is prohibited.

36 CFR 7.96 (k): Sales (1)

No sales shall be made nor admissions fee charged and no article may be exposed for sale without a permit except as noted in the following paragraphs.
(2) The sale or distribution of newspapers…without the aid of stands.
(3) The sale or distribution of newspapers…from fixed locations within the Kennedy Center.

36 CFR 2.13: Fires

(a) The following are prohibited:
(1) Lighting or maintaining a fire, except in designated areas or receptacles and under conditions that may be established by the superintendent.
(2) Using stoves or lanterns in violation of established restrictions.
(3) Lighting, tending, or using a fire, stove or lantern in a manner that threatens, causes damage to, or results in the burning of property, real property or park resources, or creates a public safety hazard.
(4) Leaving a fire unattended.
(5) Throwing or discarding lighted or smoldering material in a manner that threatens, causes damage to, or results in the burning of property or park resources, or creates a public safety hazard.

 

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